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Features
The Golden Mile
A new chapter unveils
Paula O'Callaghan – Ethnic Spaces
Partner and Designer at Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) speaks to the locals
The New Science Centre
Zaha Hadid Architects – A lesson in play
Singapore-ness in our architecture
Famous architects gives their views
Wohabeing
A sense of place
Lorong Buangkok
The last of kampung life
National Gallery Singapore
1 St Andrew's Road
National Gallery Singapore consists of the former Supreme Court and City Hall buildings, which were designed by British chief architect Frank Dorrington Ward in 1939. With its commanding classical Roman-Greco columns along its facade, the neoclassical beauty has been a landmark in many of Singapore’s historical events.
With minimal architecural intervention by studioMilou Singapore and CPG Consultants the buildings were linked together in a $532 million project, and reopened in 2005 as National Gallery Singapore to house cultural and art elements.
An interesting feature of the exterior is a concave canopy made from gold filigree metal and glass structure hangs over the entrance. It allows filtered, natural light to bathe the space, creating a unique atmosphere. This theme of natural light and interplay carries on throughout the interiors with water features, glass, steel and sculptural texture.
Food
Homegrown gin
Locals and expats brave the road less travelled by creating gin
Char kway teow
This popular local dish has origins in Guangdong in China, where it was a simple meal with noodles and ingredients fried together to fill the working man’s belly. Good Singapore char kway teow has a distinct wok hei or breath of the wok, as giant flames hiss and flare as they meet tossed flat rice noodles, lard oil, egg noodles, garlic, egg, Chinese sausage, beansprouts, caramelised soy sauce, chilli sauce, and broth. It is topped with fresh, barely-cooked cockles and plated. The whole process takes minutes, and control of the flames is key to the cook’s expertise.
Makan Kampung
Malay food at its best
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