currently under construction near bugis junction, the new national library is no architectural wonder, but erm.. at least it isn't an eyesore.

http://202.172.240.235/media/pict-building1.jpg

http://202.172.240.235/media/pict-building2.jpg

http://202.172.240.235/media/pict-building-interior.jpg

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it replaces the old National Library, which is going to be torn down to make way for the city campus of singapore management university (?-i think). sad :( such an pleasant harmless old building.

http://www.huayinet.org/image/NLB%20Building.JPG

http://www.hklib.org.hk/newsletter/2002jun/national2.jpg

and here's a large and nice pic of the new national library.

http://www.mfa.gov.sg/experience/Apr2002/Images/pg6_1.jpg

Awesome! I love it! It looks so huge and cool for a library..BUT I will miss the old brick building..I like having a drink or makan at the S-11 next door.

i like this. it looks so cool. the old one is ok too. charming.

wow it is huge!! i like it very much. the old one looks quite OK too

Too bad its too short to qualify as a scraper? :D Anyway its named as such bec downtown brances have similar names lah..like Library@Orchard, Library@Esplanade and so on.

then why not name it library@bugis or something..

coz its the MAIN library building....DUH? ;)

nice..looks very modern.

Originally posted by heirloom

currently under construction near bugis junction, the new national library is no architectural wonder, but erm.. at least it isn't an eyesore.


You gotta give credit to NLB for not choosing a boring design. ;)

This is the nicest library so far! :)

This one is by Ken Yeang, famous for his bio-climatic skyscrapers.

Originally posted by Kit

This one is by Ken Yeang, famous for his bio-climatic skyscrapers. Oh..he does go abit over-the-top sometimes, but if there were only a few of such works around, it should be more palatable. ;)

It looks huge! And very nice design, but I do miss the old one.

I didnt realize it was by Ken yeang, at least not in the renderings. I thought it looked too nice:D

More works by Hamzah and Yeang........ http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/

Originally posted by Kit

More works by Hamzah and Yeang........ http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/

Check out this project page for more renders!

http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/project/large-buildings/nlb01.html

in case u guys havent realised, the new library is actually located in a location where it becomes part of the skyline, it is actually tall enough!

I discovered this when i was walking around the marina bay/merlion/fullerton area. i saw this massive contruction site (and its gigantic structures) alongside the Raffles City/Parkview/Gateway/Bugis Junction/Suntec City/Shaw Tower part of the skyline.

so its not just a building hidden amongst all the skyscrappers, it has become one of them.

very nice ... i like
if you want an eyesore library come to hk ...
that central library is definitely anl eyesore ...

Originally posted by InitialD18

very nice ... i like
if you want an eyesore library come to hk ...
that central library is definitely anl eyesore ...

oh cmon dude, u guys have got the scrappers!

Originally posted by InitialD18

very nice ... i like
if you want an eyesore library come to hk ...
that central library is definitely anl eyesore ... Is it? Dont be too harsh on it. Maybe its comparable to our existing National Library Building, which was due for demolition. The authorities think its not of any architectural merit to worth keeping it. But it actually started a huge howl of protest from the public! Sometimes the people just want to attach sentiments to anything, no matter if it looks good or not. ;)

no ... the central library in hk ... is very tacky ... seriously ...
they try to add classical touches ... it failed horribly ...

i think the old one in sing is quite nice ... looks like a very nice place to read books and to do researches ...

Originally posted by InitialD18

no ... the central library in hk ... is very tacky ... seriously ...
they try to add classical touches ... it failed horribly ...

i think the old one in sing is quite nice ... looks like a very nice place to read books and to do researches ... You have seen it before? Well the thing is that they upgraded the interior just about 2 years ago I think. It dosent feel that different inside anymore from other libraries. And of coz, it makes me wonder why the freak they spend that money when they are going to demolish it soon anyway?? :bleep: :D

You have a photo of the library in HK?

Originally posted by huaiwei

Is it? Dont be too harsh on it. Maybe its comparable to our existing National Library Building, which was due for demolition. The authorities think its not of any architectural merit to worth keeping it. But it actually started a huge howl of protest from the public! Sometimes the people just want to attach sentiments to anything, no matter if it looks good or not. ;)

Agree.. Singaporeans are very sentimental. Just look at the Cathay Building eposode. (Although not as dramatic as the National Library, I think :tongue3: )

That's good, at least it shows that they DO care.:)

the old national library wasn't an eyesore.. it was actually quite pleasant.. not like the hk central library (i just saw a pic of it - it's utterly disgusting). i still think they shouldnt demolish the national library.

Originally posted by heirloom

the old national library wasn't an eyesore.. it was actually quite pleasant.. not like the hk central library (i just saw a pic of it - it's utterly disgusting). i still think they shouldnt demolish the national library.

See, another sentimental Singaporean. :D

Do you guys think that a building's value is only determined by its appearance?

no but appearance plays a very huge part. in fact now i can't think of any othe rfactors, but i'm sure there are.

Yes, appearance is very important, or else why does Forbidden City have Yellow Roofs, or why must Cathedrals have double domes to me them look higher?:)

does anyone know where the Repository Used Book Collection is?

Originally posted by Kit

Do you guys think that a building's value is only determined by its appearance? Well....quite naturally that statement would be false, just as any other generalisation would be false too. But do be aware, that we cant "force" people to appreciate a building's value by imposing it on them....different people respond to different things differently, and ultimately, it just depends on how they choose to act on those feelings. (there could be alot more people being sentimental about drab HDB blocks, but if they keep silent, no one's gonna noe about it)

i am only 1% sentimental for those blocks. knock them all down (the more cloney and ugly ones) but keep one of which as a um... so that we can see them in case i miss them.

Originally posted by heirloom

i am only 1% sentimental for those blocks. knock them all down (the more cloney and ugly ones) but keep one of which as a um... so that we can see them in case i miss them. Haha very funny! Anyway I felt they should have kept that block in Queenstown, which was said to be oldest high-rise HDB block or something. They are building 40 storey blocks in its place now.....

Construction images
26 Dec 2003

This thing is huge! I counted at least 4 concrete cores for the structure. I cant imagine the space the library will contain.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/103nl.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/103nl2.jpg

OMG!
Just compare the building with the cars on the road!
HUGE!

I almost took photos of it just last week....it was within sight of where I was, but then...the heavens poured! :cry: :bash: :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

I almost took photos of it just last week....it was within sight of where I was, but then...the heavens poured! :cry: :bash: :D

Haha..it was almost going to rain this evening when I took the pics..in fact there were some droplets that almost got quite bad. Luckily I could just snap away from the shelter of the neighbouring HDB Block;)

Originally posted by Cliff

OMG!
Just compare the building with the cars on the road!
HUGE!

OMG!
Just compare the CORE with the men standing next to it!
HUGE!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/103nl3.jpg

The building looks surprisingly tall for its number of floors dosent it? ;)

Originally posted by huaiwei

The building looks surprisingly tall for its number of floors dosent it? ;)

Must be the high floor-floor heights. Might also be due to having each floor connected by ramps, one of the features of Ken Yeang's designs.

Hm..considering its only 16 floors, it looks almost as tall as the 25 floor HDB flats beside it! :D

Wow! Its big!

Anyway, i was hoping they'd build a library near my home in Upper Thomson. Right now the closest one is 15 minutes away in Toa Payoh. I'm not that free you know.... :bleep: ;)

there should be libraries like the esplanade library all over the island.. it's so troublesome to have to go all the way there to borrow a score / cd...

which is why I never bother applying for membership...

oh but you should... i've gotten like hundreds / thousands dollars worth of music on my comp and photocopied scores from there... yes i know i'm cheap:righton:

Originally posted by heirloom

there should be libraries like the esplanade library all over the island.. it's so troublesome to have to go all the way there to borrow a score / cd... Actualy you can borrow scores in the central branch, and multimedia stuff from most other brances.

Heck, its not as thou those things dont exist before the explanade branch opened! :D

Originally posted by heirloom

oh but you should... i've gotten like hundreds / thousands dollars worth of music on my comp and photocopied scores from there... yes i know i'm cheap:righton:


Now THAT'S an idea........... hmm.....

And you proudly declared that online....not bad! :D

Eh..... whatever...... :colgate:

What sort of music do they have? CLassical?

oh... i didn't know they had scores at other branches... i rarely went to the library before the esplanade branch opened.. they've got mostly classical, some pop. i was surprised to find to rococo rot there. got vids of ballets too.

I dont see whats so hard to use the system. I remember from my home computer I could check the different branches to see what was available and then reserve a book. So far I have used the library at Toa Payoh and Orchard (Takashimaya). And membership is free.

I think the website is www.nlb.gov.sg

Originally posted by heirloom
they've got mostly classical, some pop. i was surprised to find to rococo rot there. got vids of ballets too.

I think i'm going to the library on Saturday.... Muahahahahahha!

You will be surprised what you can find there. My friend was telling me how he has a friend who found a "classic" HK movie....u noe those fantastic action movies made in the late 1980s period, and he would rather report it lost and pay for it, coz its almost impossible to find it here at all! :D

It looks luvely, just like the new library in Copenhagen. I'm not sure about the name though.. will the '@', while easy to change, possibly sound outdated in a couple of years time?

Originally posted by huaiwei

You will be surprised what you can find there. My friend was telling me how he has a friend who found a "classic" HK movie....u noe those fantastic action movies made in the late 1980s period, and he would rather report it lost and pay for it, coz its almost impossible to find it here at all! :D

Plenty of those available in DVDs in aussie. You pay a premium of course.

Originally posted by Jo

It looks luvely, just like the new library in Copenhagen. I'm not sure about the name though.. will the '@', while easy to change, possibly sound outdated in a couple of years time?

Many here are very trend orientated they don't think more than 2 years ahead.

*hush* Too bad my CD-writer is broken :rant:

Originally posted by Kit

Many here are very trend orientated they don't think more than 2 years ahead.

agree very very much. it's embarrassing how hard these government bodies try to come up with trendy sounding names. tourism 21, those @s... and stuff like that.. and they are so found of adding 'polis' to the end of words. my mom told me changi airport used to be called singapore aetropolis something something something. so ridiculous.

28 Jan 2004

By Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: By April, book lovers will have to bid a fond farewell to a Singapore institution. That's when the National Library at Stamford Road will move out of its 44-year-old home. But the new $200 million building at Victoria Street won't be ready until late 2005.

From 1st April, the National Library at Stamford Road will shut its doors to the public for good.

And everything in it, will go.

About 200,000 reference books will be moved to the Jurong Regional Library.

The rest will go to a warehouse in Changi or other community and regional libraries.

Before the end of this year, the library will be demolished.

But that's not the end.

You can own a piece of Singapore history when the trademark red bricks go on sale later this year.

So does the move also mean a disruption of library services?

Said Deputy Chief Executive, National Library Board, Ngian Lek Choh: "In terms of borrowing and returning, they can do it at any of our libraries so on April 1st, they can go to any library to return and borrow books from 22 libraries on the island."

The big move was originally supposed to happen 3 years ago.

"They've already had plans to redevelop the site here to accomodate the SMU and the Fort Canning Tunnel. Obviously being major projects, they had strict timelines to adhere to.

"As a result, we had numerous meetings with the authorities to explain the situation and I'm glad they've been most supportive and agreed on the extension of the timeline to June 2004," said Senior Director of Management Services, NLB, Lim Theam Siew.

The library's opening hours have also been extended for the month of March.

And for the first 2 weeks in February, there'll be guided-tours.

This is the Heritage Room and it's usually closed to the public, but on the guided tour, you'll get a glimpse of some of Singapore's rare publications.

The oldest collection that's kept here is actually more than 400 years old.

The tour is free and it'll be your last chance to be re-acquainted with the National Library. - CNA

Er...I dont think you are in Singapore during those two wees for the tour?!

Anyway I heard the news on TV today that the books will be moved to Jurong Regional Library during the interim period.

Originally posted by huaiwei

Er...I dont think you are in Singapore during those two wees for the tour?!


No!!:rant:

I think everyone should go for the tour. I wonder what could be 400 years old :sly:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

No!!:rant:

I think everyone should go for the tour. I wonder what could be 400 years old :sly: I think I am gonna book a chance to go! ;) I doubt they will allow photography thou? :rant:

Originally posted by RafflesCity
I wonder what could be 400 years old :sly:
If the librarians are anything like they are here then I think I know :D

Originally posted by Jo

If the librarians are anything like they are here then I think I know :D

all librarians are a bit weird, but seriously Singapore isnt that old I wonder what documents they might have if theyre not archaeological records.

Originally posted by RafflesCity

all librarians are a bit weird, but seriously Singapore isnt that old I wonder what documents they might have if theyre not archaeological records. Brother....I am an alumni from the library club in school! :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

Brother....I am an alumni from the library club in school! :D

But..you ARE weird! :D :runaway:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

But..you ARE weird! :D :runaway: :bash: At least I dont have wierd avatars! :sly: :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

:bash: At least I dont have wierd avatars! :sly: :D

har? Weird? Um...

Nevermind. All this talk about libraries and books reminds me: i ned to visit the library soon. Running out of decent books to read.

Originally posted by EyeToEye

har? Weird? Um...What do you have to say, sir? Out with it! :D

the old stuff... can't it be like some um bach manuscript or something?

Originally posted by RafflesCity

all librarians are a bit weird, but seriously Singapore isnt that old I wonder what documents they might have if theyre not archaeological records.
hmm.. you are right. But some people, Malays I suppose must have lived there before Raffles arrived, right? Maybe they had something written down. Or some imported British documents, mentioning plans for Southeast Asia or something?

Originally posted by Jo

hmm.. you are right. But some people, Malays I suppose must have lived there before Raffles arrived, right? Maybe they had something written down. Or some imported British documents, mentioning plans for Southeast Asia or something? .

I remember reading in an article somewhere that some pots were found in Singapore dating back from 700 years ago. That's a long time for a red dot, dun'cha think?

Originally posted by EyeToEye

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I remember reading in an article somewhere that some pots were found in Singapore dating back from 700 years ago. That's a long time for a red dot, dun'cha think? yeah...supposedly some ancient Chinese civilisation here in the 13th century or something?

Yeah that sounds like a long time ago E2E!

I guess we'll find out what this 400 year old thing is after you guys have been on that tour.

8 Feb 2004

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/imagegallery/store/phpT1D1bF.jpg

By Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Time is running out for the old National Library building on Stamford Road but library lovers can still get one last peek at the historic building on a guided tour this weekend and the next.

Guided tours were conducted from February 6th to 8th and more will be organised from February 13th to 15th.

Mr Tang Chung Zu, 89, has been a member of this library since it opened in 1960 and he is wistful about its impending demolition.

He told our reporter: "I feel sad it's a beautiful building, it's historical, and now it's going to be demolished I feel very sad."

Others too were sentimental about the old building.

"It's a pity because there's so much history here," said one visitor.

"Very sad like I think many others too, because all our memories are here although you may transplant the whole library there but you can't bring all the memories there," said another.

Pungut Sapii, Library Staff, Central Community Library, said: "I feel very very sad because in a way it's a nostalgic building to me, and I grew with the National Library, when I first joined in 1971. It's a unique by itself, you cannot get the shape of this kind of building anymore in Singapore. So I think it's a pity if this building is demolished but we can't help it."

"Although it look a bit like a factory, I'm sure there is a lot a new things there like computers, Internet and all that will make the young generation feel in, compared with this old building."

But for many, their sentiment did not extend to the building's bricks which will be offered up for sale after the building is demolished.

"It's not something that can give you some knowledge or give you some memory about the library, it's just a piece of brick you can find it anywhere, especially construction site," said one library lover.

"For me, I think buying a brick doesn't really make a difference," added another

"Bricks are so common everywhere, no I don't think I would buy it."

But many were happy with the guided tours which provided members of the public a chance to get a rare peek into rooms that are usually closed to them.

These included the Stacks - a collection of all the printed material in Singapore since 1955 as well as the microfilm room, where newspapers are carefully archived for future generations.

A spanking new 16-storey library is set to replace the red brick building.

But not everything will go: for instance, the St Andrew's Cross at the foyer will be moved to the new building. - CNA

Hiho. I know this is an old topic but heck.

I went on the library tour today! Awesome!

Too bad i didn't take any pictures though(save for those on my brother's phone, but i have no idea how to transfer them to the computer).

Now i'm really sad that they'll be tearing it down. It's just so grand and old, and it has so much history in it. Walking through its dark, winding corridors and riding it's grille-door elevators really make me want to cry.

I never knew so much went on behind the scenes. The old library is truly a treasure. It's older than Singapore, and it gives a senseof warmth, age, authority and grandeur that no truly modern building can offer.

Its really sad that it has to go. Of course, it's not like i'm against it or anything. Change, in this case, is a good thing. Still, i wish it could stay. It's really such a pity.

i'm sorry if this question has been answered but why couldnt it be integrated into smu?

I suppose it would look pretty out-of-place

not really.. glass and brick combinations can work very well.. an example would be the bang & olufsen headquarters in struer, by KHR AS Architects.

http://www.*************/architects/khr/BO/Photo-1.jpg
http://www.*************/architects/khr/BO/Photo-6.jpg
http://www.*************/architects/khr/BO/Photo-9.jpg

Originally posted by EyeToEye

Hiho. I know this is an old topic but heck.

I went on the library tour today! Awesome!Gee....any idea if the tour is still on, and how do I go about joining it?

Sounds like the ideal thing could be to convert the old library for other use and build the new library somewhere else.. or build it as an extension of the old building. But maybe there isn't enough space nearby?

It's sad to hear the old style elevator will go as I suppose there are not many of that kind in SE Asia, right? :?

E2E, did they show the 400 year old thing?

SINGAPORE: Due to the overwhelming public interest, the National Library at Stamford Road has extended its guided tours to 29 February.

The tours had initially been scheduled for two weekends, from 6-8 February and 13-15 February.

The tours will now be extended by another two weekends, from 20-22 February and 27-29 February.

So far, 644 visitors have attended the tours, the majority of whom gave the thumbs-up.

The tours allow visitors to learn about the history of the library and participants can also access areas restricted to the public previously.

The National Library Board (NLB) organises the tours as part of several initiatives before the Stamford Road building makes way for the Singapore Management University (SMU).

In addition to the guided tours, there is also a photography contest to involve members of the public who may wish to capture and preserve the memories of the library prior to its demolition.

Held from 3 February to 4 March, the focus of the photography contest, themed "Moments and Memories", is the architectural features of the National Library building.

The winner stands to walk away with a Kyocera camera and a cash prize.

The winning entries will be displayed at the National Library, Stamford Road on 31 March and at the new National Library at Victoria Street subsequently.

Entry forms for the contest are available at all regional and community libraries (except Sengkang Community Library), the Photographic Society of Singapore and from the NLB's website. - CNA

I'm posting this from school, where the computers are often stuffed with keyloggers, but i really want to reply. ;) so if a day from now a i start posting threads containing hundreds of notorious 'f' words, please understand that it's probably not me. Muahaha..

Yeah! They showed us 400 year old thing! It was really cool and old. There were also some letters from Raffles to his business partner in London. Read them, and they sounded like love letters... eek...

what was the 400 year old thing?

Originally posted by heirloom

what was the 400 year old thing?

A book. Its really huge. I don't think it would fit on my study desk...

ummm what was it about... historical records of temasek? who wrote it? how can a book not fit on a desk? more details?

Is it the Quaran?

Very very good news. I hope to sign up ASAP!! ;)

Eyetoeye is being cryptic and is relishing it! :D

BTW, anyone else planning to make the trip?

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Eyetoeye is being cryptic and is relishing it! :D

What do you mean? lol

Originally posted by huaiwei

BTW, anyone else planning to make the trip?

I suggest you do it fast. Time slots get booked up really really fast, and the library is also packing up its stuff so if you go to late you might not be able to see very much.

Originally posted by EyeToEye

I suggest you do it fast. Time slots get booked up really really fast, and the library is also packing up its stuff so if you go to late you might not be able to see very much. Oh shit.i read they only have like 4 slots per weekend?

Originally posted by EyeToEye

What do you mean? lol

Oh sorry..I thought you were deliberately witholding information about that 400 year old book to keep us in suspense:D

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Oh sorry..I thought you were deliberately witholding information about that 400 year old book to keep us in suspense:D

I'm not that mean.... :rant:

hey..you said your church is near the construction site? Can you report on how it looks next time you pass there? Thankssss :okay:

Oh..and please remember to bring cameras....we live by pictures! ;)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

hey..you said your church is near the construction site? Can you report on how it looks next time you pass there? Thankssss :okay:

I took a pic last week, but that was from a road junction 2 blocks away, so it's mostly blocked. But it seems to have progressed wuite abit. It's now taller than many of the surrounding buildings.

I just walked by this place today too...photos coming up soon! :D

@E2e & huaiwei:

YAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:dooby: ;)

Good news means also got bad news...:D

Dont bother visiting the exhibition of the new library...they wont let u take photos, and there is nothing much to see other then that model! :bash:

And I decided not to sign up on the library tour when I saw this line "Photography is not allowed" :bash: :bash:

They had a model of the old or new library?

Guess you were on a tight schedule? Seems like you did a lot:colgate:

New one. Old one make model for wat? Maybe dispay in the new one. :D

Wat I did was walk up from Euro-Asia to Victoria street loh, going to two main venues and targetting construction sights along the way. I missed a few sites thou, like Cathay, and the two NDT projects. Too tired to walk all the way there! :colgate:

Excellent! (waiting for pics:cool: )

Originally posted by huaiwei
And I decided not to sign up on the library tour when I saw this line "Photography is not allowed" :bash: :bash:

Huh? But the lady who conducted the tour said it was perfectly fine to take pictures as long as we didn't use them for commercial use. In fact, she had taken a camera herself! Snapped like a hundred photos! Muahaha!

Originally posted by EyeToEye

Huh? But the lady who conducted the tour said it was perfectly fine to take pictures as long as we didn't use them for commercial use. In fact, she had taken a camera herself! Snapped like a hundred photos! Muahaha! Walao.............

Looks like we have to rely on your photos then.........

Originally posted by huaiwei

Walao.............

Looks like we have to rely on your photos then.........

Sorry, pal, i didn't take any photos because it was a school day and i won't risk brining a $700 gadget to school. Especially not when i have PE that day and have to leave it in class during the one hour and ten minutes that my class is outside running around.

My brother took photos on his phone, but i don't know how to transfer them to computer. :p

http://www.geocities.com/daydreamer89sg/one/library1.jpg.txt

Here's the pic i took. It's not very good because the library is mostly blocked. It wasn't the main subject of the picture so i didn't bother to look for a better angle.

Sorry i resized it. I was afraid it wouldn't fit on my host. Lol. If you really really want a bigger one just PM me or something and i'll get a bigger one.

Here's a zoomed in shot. Still not a good angle. My excuse this time is that i was late for Bible study and had no time to get a better angle. Yeah.

:baaa: :baaa: :baaa:

http://www.geocities.com/daydreamer89sg/one/library2.jpg.txt

You look like u are too shy to go nearer to the site or wat? :D

his excuse was that he was late for Bible study;)

anyway from looking at your pic I can conclude that it is HUGE! Although its hard 2 track the progress from the last time:cheers:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

his excuse was that he was late for Bible study;)

anyway from looking at your pic I can conclude that it is HUGE! Although its hard 2 track the progress from the last time:cheers:

I used the word 'excuse' but it's an actual fact. Hehe.

Ok...here are some of my less-shy photos then..taken 25/02/2004 :D

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/246724.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/246726.jpg

Hmm..can see some changes..like the concrete wall seems higher and the floors seem to have some fittings to them:cheers:

Originally posted by huaiwei

Ok...here are some of my less-shy photos then..taken 25/02/2004 :D

Ok ok fine... i admit i feel shy about snapping photos ion public because it draws alot of attention to me. I don't like attention. I like to blend into the background. I like to go unnoticed.... Happy? ;)

But the thing about the bible study was really true. I took that photo like 5 minutes before the class started. Luckily my church was just a minute's walk away.

So shy about admitting that? I dont see it as a problem, because I suffer from the same thing! :D It is really stressful to take photos without ppl noticing! :colgate:

At least that place not so bad. Try going to Raffles Place and kneeling on the ground to snap pics amidst the office crowd:D

You get used to it.

Originally posted by RafflesCity

At least that place not so bad. Try going to Raffles Place and kneeling on the ground to snap pics amidst the office crowd:D

You get used to it. One way to overcome the shyness? Kinda parodoxical, but try to LOOK like a photographer! :D

gasp you actually dare to kneel on floor and take pic arh... that will be interesting to see hahaha .. i also have very thin skin... take picture and run away... maybe dat's why my pics always blurry...

Originally posted by heirloom

gasp you actually dare to kneel on floor and take pic arh... that will be interesting to see hahaha .. i also have very thin skin... take picture and run away... maybe dat's why my pics always blurry...

LOL..or crouch. Of course its not so bad if you are in a group:cheers:

Er...yes indeed I kneeled on the floor before, but it really depends alot on circumstance and so on. And yeah....being in a group always helps! :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

One way to overcome the shyness? Kinda parodoxical, but try to LOOK like a photographer! :D

What? You mean bring along lots of heavy lamps and diffusion lighting things? JK.

Originally posted by heirloom
gasp you actually dare to kneel on floor and take pic arh... that will be interesting to see hahaha .. i also have very thin skin... take picture and run away... maybe dat's why my pics always blurry...


Hey! I do that too! Take and run, i mean. I usually partially conceal my camera in my bag and take the photo with only the lens poking out. To the not-so-observant passerby it looks like i'm just searching my bag for something. I sometimes use my brother's old schoolbag also. Lot's of holes i can stick the lens through. The thing is, though, that if i get caught it'll be even more suspicious. Like i'm a spy or terrorist or something. :colgate:


Going in groups definately helps, because then the attention is drawn on one person but the whole group.

ummm you are more extreme than me... i always take photos with a friend around... so i can have the camera out and pointing nicely at its target...

i think it helps further if you are short like me... :colgate: the taller you are the more people notice if you kneel down...

one when i was in osaka in some short viewing tower my friends got me to lie on the ground and pose as umm mermaid-ish thingy .. haha i bet that beats any of your embarrassing poses.

Originally posted by heirloom

ummm you are more extreme than me... i always take photos with a friend around... so i can have the camera out and pointing nicely at its target...

i think it helps further if you are short like me... :colgate: the taller you are the more people notice if you kneel down...

one when i was in osaka in some short viewing tower my friends got me to lie on the ground and pose as umm mermaid-ish thingy .. haha i bet that beats any of your embarrassing poses.

I had to do a sailor moon pose with a friend in a crowded MacDonald's outlet. Does that count? ;)

what is a sailor moon pose?! did anyone concuss and die?:lol: post pics please!

Originally posted by heirloom

what is a sailor moon pose?! did anyone concuss and die?:lol: post pics please!

It's not with me anymore. I gave it to my friend as a birthday card. Hehe. Good riddens... :angel1:

awww :ohno: ask your friend scan lar

Er...actually if you carry a tripod..it is usually enough to stop the stares....provided yr tripod iosnt the one attracting attention! :colgate:

But then, even if it resolves the actual problem, don't you think it'll still exist psychologically? I mean, it doesn't matter that nobody is really staring at me as long as i think everybody is.

Hm...in a sense, thats true. Anyway, I do find it a real worry of not getting too much public attention for another reason.....I am worried they would cal the police! :colgate:

Originally posted by huaiwei

Hm...in a sense, thats true. Anyway, I do find it a real worry of not getting too much public attention for another reason.....I am worried they would cal the police! :colgate:

*Is reminded of the J8 security gaurd experience*

:bash: :bash: :bash:

Originally posted by EyeToEye

*Is reminded of the J8 security gaurd experience*

:bash: :bash: :bash: Well...I am not too worried about that. The thing is I go all over the island to take photos, and the popencit of me being sited all over the place is quite high. I fear sooner or later, I will be arrested by the ISD for intense questioning! :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

Well...I am not too worried about that. The thing is I go all over the island to take photos, and the popencit of me being sited all over the place is quite high. I fear sooner or later, I will be arrested by the ISD for intense questioning! :D

Do what i do lah! Hide the camera in a big bag or something. Maybe disguise youself with a fake moustache or something.. ;)

Originally posted by EyeToEye

Do what i do lah! Hide the camera in a big bag or something. Maybe disguise youself with a fake moustache or something.. ;) Or maybe I should just wear my full uniform.........:D

Originally posted by huaiwei

Or maybe I should just wear my full uniform.........:D

Fantastic idea! But that would be misusing it, right?

Originally posted by EyeToEye

Fantastic idea! But that would be misusing it, right? Hmmm................well..............maybe I can say I am on my way to and from work? :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

Hmmm................well..............maybe I can say I am on my way to and from work? :D

But you'd still be misusing it, right? ;)

Originally posted by EyeToEye

But you'd still be misusing it, right? ;) Why so? :D

Because you'd still be lying...

Originally posted by EyeToEye

Because you'd still be lying... We arent supposed to lie?? :?

haiz.. so mei2 you3 daoo4 de2 xin1... fight with students for ice cream... den misuse uniform... :ohno:

stupid ssc can't show chinese

SSC CAN show chinese....

cannot!
see

??????

maybe cannot show mac chinese

I suppose it depends on the encoding u used. And I tink u copied it the wrong way too.

um i didnt copy... i type.. i dunno what format of chiense mac uses

I just visited the old National Library for the first time in my life.

Very beautiful ,quiet place ,especially the courtyard.Nothing would be able to recreate the abience there.

Wakao...u dont go out often ah? U jus said u only have been to the National Stadium once as well! :D

Aiyoh ,I never expected it to be demolished.It is also rather inconvienient.The National Stadium ,I didn't have the chance (and reason) to go inside.:D

Aiyoh......I tot you are the architectural police? :D

Yah ,but honsetly speaking ,the National Library ,National Stadium ,Cathay Building has no architectural value ,but the former has a very rich historical value.:D

hrmm actually i dont mind the architecture of national library... it's very humble and honest.... (impression) i like it a bit actually

It looks so peaceful ,serene ,like the St George's Church.

I wonder if peacefulness can be created in modern architecture too? ;)

Yah ,but non can create the ambience like that of the NL ,trees everywhere ,fresh air...

But why cant new buildings have fresh air, trees, and stuff too?

Originally posted by heirloom

what is a sailor moon pose?! did anyone concuss and die?:lol: post pics please!

Yup post please, and heirloom post your mermaid pose too:devil:

Originally posted by huaiwei

But why cant new buildings have fresh air, trees, and stuff too?

Of course they can! Changi T3 anyone?

and no one has seen the potential of the new library yet. Dont forget its by Ken Yeang, a leading designer of bioclimatic scrapers

:cheers:

Ummmmm mermaid pics somewhere in singapore.... let it fade into oblivion...

the fusionpolis building by kisho kurokawakikokukrkriekreokokaoeowekwok (it's kurokawa is it?) is very green tooo

But I tot you hated that building??

The old nat. library has lot's a winding, dark corridors that the public usually never gets to see. During the tour, the guide took us down a flight of steps from the 7th floor, only we went down 11... imagine that....

Wat u mean by 7 floors...and then 11?? :?

Originally posted by huaiwei

Wat u mean by 7 floors...and then 11?? :?

The building was 7 stories high, but we climbed down 11 stories worth of stairs....

Originally posted by EyeToEye

The building was 7 stories high, but we climbed down 11 stories worth of stairs.... Er...there is a secret underground chamber of secrets?

Originally posted by huaiwei

Er...there is a secret underground chamber of secrets?

KInd of. Archives containing every single newspaper published in Singapore since before the PAP existed, in PAPER....

Originally posted by huaiwei

But I tot you hated that building??

i dont hate it - i just dont really like it... but even if i do hate it i was just citing example of bio-skyscraper mar..

i pity the person who's in charge of that underground section... 11 stories of stairs...that's unbelievable... must be deeper than dhoby ghaut mrt station?

Is the tour sitll on?When?

Originally posted by heirloom

i dont hate it - i just dont really like it... but even if i do hate it i was just citing example of bio-skyscraper mar..

i pity the person who's in charge of that underground section... 11 stories of stairs...that's unbelievable... must be deeper than dhoby ghaut mrt station?

i meant 11 stories from the top floor, level 7. I guess that makes the lowest basement 4 levels down. Hardly Dhoby Ghaut. Hehe.

Still deep though for such an old building.

Originally posted by redstone

Is the tour sitll on?When?

I honestly have no idea. They've already extended it once. Maybe they'll do it again?

Originally posted by EyeToEye

KInd of. Archives containing every single newspaper published in Singapore since before the PAP existed, in PAPER.... Oh.,....I tot the microfilm is good enough...now this...

Definitely they will transfer all the treasures to the new building. The contrast of 50+year old newspapers and swanky new interior will be intoxicating!:cool:

Originally posted by huaiwei

Oh.,....I tot the microfilm is good enough...now this...

The tour guide said something about it being the responsibility of the library to preserve the history of Singapore for future generations. Those newspapers have to go through a special fumigation process before being vacuum-packed under 2 layers of plastic and stored under pitch-black lighting conditions. They're only opened for major court cases etc.

I would have expected them using the best preservation systems available to store that......I hope they did digitise the papers as well?

Yes, I hope they scan the stuff to keep forever, cos paper can only last so long. My ten year old newspapers have since crumbled into pieces. I have the article of the Merlion Tower when it was just completed, which is yellow now.

I also have an article on Titanic, which I photocopied.:)

My most treasured newspaper is a New Zeland one, the first newspaper for the Millenium, 1st Jan 2000:D

I still have the set of papers commemorating ST's 150 year anniversary thingy......

Originally posted by Cliff

Yes, I hope they scan the stuff to keep forever, cos paper can only last so long. My ten year old newspapers have since crumbled into pieces. I have the article of the Merlion Tower when it was just completed, which is yellow now.

I also have an article on Titanic, which I photocopied.:)

My most treasured newspaper is a New Zeland one, the first newspaper for the Millenium, 1st Jan 2000:D

They keep both the original copies and the microfilm ones.... For historic reasons...

I have only kept three papers.

1. Sapporo Star
2. Asahi
3. This monday's Education section special on JCs.... :colgate:

I got the first two in my hotel room in Osaka 5 years ago. They're really old and yellow, but i can't bear to throw them away. The manga comics in the entertainment section are really funny too!

I think I still have the very first ranking issue for schools.....from the year 1992??

This monday got JC special meh? How come I didnt seem to see it....

Originally posted by huaiwei

I think I still have the very first ranking issue for schools.....from the year 1992??

This monday got JC special meh? How come I didnt seem to see it....

1992?!?!?! Gosh! I was only four then! Btw, it's sam's birthday today....

Yeah. There was a JC special. Not very obvious. I only noticed because everyone in school was carrying a photocopy of it on tuesday.... lol

Originally posted by EyeToEye

1992?!?!?! Gosh! I was only four then! Btw, it's sam's birthday today....

Yeah. There was a JC special. Not very obvious. I only noticed because everyone in school was carrying a photocopy of it on tuesday.... lol Yeah...dunno if the copy is still surviving or not thou....

Remember to put sam in the toilet bowl.

And wats inside the JC special? Got ranking meh? Or jus boliao writeups?

Originally posted by huaiwei

Yeah...dunno if the copy is still surviving or not thou....

Remember to put sam in the toilet bowl.

And wats inside the JC special? Got ranking meh? Or jus boliao writeups?

You know.. the general info of every JC in Singapore, like the entry aggregate thingy... and their locations.. etc etc etc.... btw, does anyone know how to get from upper Thomson to SAJC? It's affliated to my school, and one of my potential choices, but it's located in a very inconvenient place from my home... I was hoping there would be an indirect bus at least...

Originally posted by EyeToEye

You know.. the general info of every JC in Singapore, like the entry aggregate thingy... and their locations.. etc etc etc.... btw, does anyone know how to get from upper Thomson to SAJC? It's affliated to my school, and one of my potential choices, but it's located in a very inconvenient place from my home... I was hoping there would be an indirect bus at least... 166. Good luck to your bum thou.

What did they say about SRJC? I wonder how much they have "progressed" by now. :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

166. Good luck to your bum thou.

What did they say about SRJC? I wonder how much they have "progressed" by now. :D

Originally posted by THE STRAITS TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Serangoon JC
Location: Upper Serangoon ROad(Kovan MRT)
Uniform: Beige Tops and brown trousers/skirts
Entry Points: 20 for arts and science
Special Programmes and Features: Rock-climbing wall, special programmes for repeat students
Niche CCAs: Dance, band, rock-climbing, soccer
http://www.srjc.moe.edu.sg/

Cut of point is still 20? Oh my goodness....:D

28 March 2004

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Wow. Looks so messy and huge... can't wait for it to be done. Then i can visit it every sunday after church. It'll be done by mid 2005, right?

intercontinental hotel guests will soon have a better view :)

I wished they finished this before the closure of the old library.....

Yes. That would have been better. To have a gap in between is so annoying. Especially one of more than a year...

yeap...it would be more meaningful being able to troop over to a new establishment, and might help pacify sad individuals...haha!

Yeah.. i had been so looking forward to borrowing books from the new library.. i mean, it's so convenient for me... gues i'll have to wait a year more...

intercontinental hotel guests will soon have a better view :)

was that sarcastic? Cos there is a good and bad about that comment;)

was that sarcastic? Cos there is a good and bad about that comment;)
From what I know of him, he is clealry sarcastic...hahhaa! :D

um... well i wasn't being sarcastic... haha... not really... having a view of the national library isn't really all that great... but better than looking at bras basah complex... upgrade from eyesore to no view :)

LOL that was the idea but heirloom has a distinct style indeed ;)

ANyway I think those massive columns havent finished growing taller since you can see the steel rods sticking out at the top?

Yeah....the building is amazingly tall for a 16 floor building. It has very tall ceilings!

i think the national library should have underground links to both city hall and bugis mrt stations... it is THE national library after all...

Gee. Isn't that a bit too much? I mean, Bugis is okay, but isn't City Hall kind'a too far away? The tunnel would have to be really long....

actually i think they are equidistant... let me get the map...

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ok... not really but quite nearly equidistant... i often walk between the two places...

Kk.. but it's still kind'a long lor... Maybe when more stuff are built around the area lah. I mean, tunnels are expensive and troublesome to build leh...

looks pretty challenging to build an underground tunnel to City Hall

hehe maybe they should add a little sidelane to the east west line tunnel for pedestrians since it seems to be perfect for the route...

yup..or build travellators, or just an underpass crossing bras basah road because the other areas are more or less indoor walking.

It might not be that impossible, if Raffles Hotel allows an underpass below the their development? :D

Looks nice,

Though I prefer libraries to have the old look instead of modern. Worked part time in NLB for a few years, so I love the old feeling instead of the newly renovated libraries. Still remember the days where they use paper and chops and the monochrome Opac machines for the borrowing and returning of books, those were the days and how libraries look best, but queue will be long lor. haha.

Little ones give big thank-you on last library visit

THE LITTLE ones could not stand still nor could all of them remember the words to their songs. That did not matter at all, judging from the big smiles on the librarians' faces.

The 18 pre-schoolers aged between 18 months and six years, from Montessori at Little Children's House along Cairnhill Road, made a special trip to the National Library on Friday because they wanted to thank the librarians.

Every Friday for the past three years, the librarians have held storytelling sessions for the children of this school at the library premises. The children would come in for the sessions two hours before the library opened at 10am.

This was the children's last visit to the Stamford Road building as it shuts its doors tonight.

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Library assistant Renganathan Sundari, 38, shows her thanks for a bookmark gift from Raefe Philips, four. -- STEPHANIE YEOW

Looks nice,
Still remember the days where they use paper and chops and the monochrome Opac machines for the borrowing and returning of books, those were the days and how libraries look best, but queue will be long lor. haha.

I'm not a library person, so I havent been visiting libraries for a couple of years until I wanted to borrow a book at the Toa Payoh Library. After selecting the book I had difficulty finding a libararian and I was stuck. I didnt even know I had to use the auto-machines with my ID and a 50+ auntie had to show me how the technology worked. I was assuming it was still the paper and chop style :bash:

are such systems common around the world? or unique to a few cities?

dunno leh..I havent tried borrowing at other cities. But nowadays I imagine a card that can be read electronically should suffice.

Like EZLink? Tapping instead of inserting. Barcodes can be such a bother...

I think our poor Raffi will need staff assistance when he steps into the library today. :D

I am already enjoying the thrills of borrowing DVD movies and watching them for free as often as I want!

my membership expired :( i enjoy borrowing CDs and ripping them onto my comp for free :D almost my entire classical music collection comes from the library... and i got lotsa free music scores also...

my membership expired :( i enjoy borrowing CDs and ripping them onto my comp for free :D almost my entire classical music collection comes from the library... and i got lotsa free music scores also...
Tsk tsk....no wonder.........:D

I think our poor Raffi will need staff assistance when he steps into the library today. :D

I am already enjoying the thrills of borrowing DVD movies and watching them for free as often as I want!

and I needed assistance to use the MRT machine too
:rofl:

and I needed assistance to use the MRT machine too
:rofl:
Its alright, dear.....no one can tell u are a Singaporean! :D

Har? Tap and go only what, MRT machines....

Har? Tap and go only what, MRT machines....
Its easier said then done. The uninitated might panic wondering where the hole is!! :D

Oh yeah! And when the red light starts to flash..... :rofl: Or when you try to tap the screen... Muahahaha!

Construction signboard
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Aiyah the text is so small. :D Anyway I realised this building is highly visible even from Esplanade Bridge. It is going to be a huge glass monster! :eek:

Its a nice density filler and kind of kills the ugliness of its surroundings :banana:

Its a nice density filler and kind of kills the ugliness of its surroundings :banana:
Hopefully it influences surrounding buildings to buck up or get pulled down! :D

they should aactually make it into skyscraper and have offices above!

they should aactually make it into skyscraper and have offices above!
Abit the too late to ask for that now right? :D

I pass by Bugis lately and saw the structure of the new National Library......My foreign friend commented: "Wow....it's huge, when will it be completed?? I have to come back and see it for myself!!!!"

Looks like this structures has a role to play to promote our tourism industry....haha.....:D

hmmm...interesting architecture can never go wrong. In fact this is funky!

naw i dont think its funky... just up-to-date...

I pass by Bugis lately and saw the structure of the new National Library......My foreign friend commented: "Wow....it's huge, when will it be completed?? I have to come back and see it for myself!!!!"

Looks like this structures has a role to play to promote our tourism industry....haha.....:D
You have a foreign friend here? Wow! :D

You have a foreign friend here? Wow! :D

No lah....he came to visit me last time.....he was a tourist.....

Somehow I prefer libraries to look like those European buildings. Those old, medival buildings. Feels more library like than those new age ones.

Somehow I prefer libraries to look like those European buildings. Those old, medival buildings. Feels more library like than those new age ones.
Wah...very "old-style" thinking eh? :D But i wonder if we can have one looking like the forbidden city instead? :)

Wah...very "old-style" thinking eh? :D But i wonder if we can have one looking like the forbidden city instead? :)

Don't think I want to be like forbbiden city.....it feels like a copycat??:D

This story was printed from TODAYonline
Monday • May 17, 2004

Derrick A Paulo
derrick@newstoday.com.sg

FOUR months before the Nicoll Highway collapse, the main contractor involved in the project had been hit with a stop-work order at another worksite.

Nishimatsu-Lum Chang Joint Venture (NLCJV) was found to have safety problems in its construction of the new National Library at Victoria Street last December.

The National Library Board (NLB) told Today that the concerns of the stop-work order were "mainly related to the safety of the scaffolding erection and overhead protection of the periphery of the building under construction".

The problems were discovered following an inspection by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). It issued the stop-work order on Dec 5 and it was lifted seven days later.

Said an NLB spokesperson: "The company informed us verbally of the order on the very day and followed up with an email and a letter to us."

She added that NLCJV had completed all the rectification works on Dec 8.

Its staff and workers were also sent for training programmes on construction safety to reinforce a safety awareness mindset.

Only 13 stop-work orders were issued last year, out of about 3,975 construction sites registered with the MOM.

The longest order was in effect for 316 days, as the company had to "re-modify the design of the construction platform of a building", said an MOM spokesperson. She declined to name the company or the project.

The Ministry issues stop-work orders when conditions at a workplace are grossly unsafe.

"If the work carried out poses imminent danger to the life and limb of workers, a stop-work order is issued," said the then Minister of State for Manpower, Dr Ng Eng Hen, at the launch of the Construction Safety Campaign in 2002.

Under the debarment scheme for contractors with a bad safety record, every full stop-work order incurs 10 demerit points. When a contractor has accumulated 30 demerit points within a 12-month period, he will be issued with a warning letter.

If the contractor incurs another 24 demerit points within the next 12 months, he will be deregistered from the Building and Construction Authority's Contractors Registry System, for which contractors must qualify before they can bid for public sector projects.

Although NLCJV declined to speak to Today, its client, the NLB, said all major excavation works for the project have been completed and that the rest of the construction activities on the new National Library site were proceeding as scheduled.

"NLB has always emphasised the importance of site safety to the contractor and continues to reinforce this at regular meetings, site visits and dialogues with the contractor," she said.

Copyright MediaCorp Press Ltd. All rights reserved.

New National Library (taken on 25/6/04; opp bras basah complex)

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New National Library (25/6/04; opp Bugis Junction; traffic junction of North Bridge Road and Middle Road.)

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um those white stuff are going to be peeled off right?

wow! Thanks for the update pics baby! :cool:
The white thing will be peeled off and the facade will look like Ken Yeang's other new buildings. No pic now..I'll find later :)

I am worried that the white stuff is going to be part of the facade...hope not or it will be cheesy :bash:


Great updates btw! It has progressed a lot since I last saw it 3 months ago :yes:

Thanks for the compliment......hopefully we can see the real stuff soon.....:D

Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 26 June 2004 1855 hrs

NLB embarks on book to remember Stamford Rd library
By Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia

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SINGAPORE: The National Library Board is working on a book to remember the Stamford Road National Library.

It has been collecting contributions in the form of a story, photographs, visual illustrations for the book called "My Fond Memories".

One contributor is Michael Wee who is sharing his collection of pictures of the National Library.

Pictures of the library in 1962 - they have been part of Michael Wee's family for decades.

"It kind of reminded me of my earlier visit to my family business which was to make bricks and I was told that we turned clay to bricks and these bricks represented income for the family," said Mr Wee.

The library was also the source for him to satisfy his thirst for knowledge.

"You must remember that in those days we did not have enough money to buy books for ourselves. We frequented the library to get what we wanted. We also frequented the second-hand bookstores at Bras Basah Road."

Another contributor to the book project is Santi Yeo, a budding writer.

In the past, she and other women writers would meet at the library's courtyard every alternate Friday to share readings and writings.

"I shared with fellow women writers who wrote but whose works never got published. But it was fun knowing that even the loneliest writers have a face and a voice."

The National Library Board has extended the submission deadline for contributions to the book project till mid August.

Members of the public can submit their contributions online at http://www.nlb.gov.sg or at any NLB library. - CNA

Copyright © 2004 MCN International Pte Ltd

wow! Thanks for the update pics baby! :cool:
The white thing will be peeled off and the facade will look like Ken Yeang's other new buildings. No pic now..I'll find later :)
You sound certain it will be peeled off....how did you know? :?

It was designed by Swan & Maclaren, the oldest architecture firm here.:)

is it? i'm quite sure it's by ken yeang... i saw on his website... i didnt know swan & mclaren still around?

Ken Yeang?Never heard of it...
Any likns?

here
http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/



and nlb
http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/project/large-buildings/nlb01.html

Actually there are "three" architects for this project, so both of you are right! :D

Swan is also one of the firms?I wonder if it is still around.

View from Equinox(30/6/04):

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OMG!!!!!!!:eek:

Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 30 June 2004 2157 hrs

Crane boom topples at construction site of new National Library
By Joanne Leow and Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia

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SINGAPORE : The boom arm of a crane fell from the 13th storey of the new National Library building that is being built at Bugis.

Fortunately no one was injured.

The construction company involved is Nishimatsu-Lum Chang, which was also the main contractor at the Nicoll Highway cave-in.

There are 4 tower cranes at the National Library construction site.

The boom arm of one crane collapsed as it was hoisting a container of debris.

Eyewitnesses said that around midday they heard a loud noise from the construction site and rushed out just in time to see something falling from one of the cranes.

"We heard a loud noise and a cable snapped from the crane up there and a bunch of stuff dropped into the work station," said one eyewitness.

Nishimatsu-Lum Chang says the new National Library Building was not damaged.

Dennis Khoo, Senior Project Manager, Nishimatsu-Lum Chang, said: "The load that is being lifted is within the capacity of the tower crane. Currently we're investigating the cause, and we think it's a one-off case of accident."

The construction company says it is not sure how the incident happened and is still investigating. - CNA

Copyright © 2004 MCN International Pte Ltd

Erm...where is the toppled crane in your photo?

^
I don't think can see from my photo....seems like too far away.......:)

Never expect that to happen when I took the picture......:eek:

this year seems to be very accident filled....