Some Key Educational buildings being built:

The Singapore Management University (SMU) City Campus

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The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) city campus will be the first of its kind in the historic Bras Basah district. The SMU campus is part of an ambitious city planning exercise now underway to revitalise community life in the heart of the city. The city campus is expected to be ready by 2005.

Flanked by museums, theatres, art galleries, cafes, restaurants and a range of shopping choices, planning for the campus site has involved a broad spectrum of professional, community, civic and public groups. Planners are bent on creating a unique city campus directed towards the challenges of the new Millenium, yet centred on the historic origins of this dynamic district.

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Perspectives of the City Campus

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Construction Progress Photos

View 1 - Aerial view of School of Economics & Social Sciences (East Direction)

End July 2003

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View 2 - Aerial view of School of Information Systems/Campus Centre (South East Direction)

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View 3 - Aerial view of Li Ka Shing Library (North Direction)

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View 4 - Aerial view of School of Accountancy (North Direction)

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View 5 - Aerial view of School of Business (North East Direction)

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Project Consultants List

PROJECT MANAGER PM Link Pte Ltd
ARCHITECT KNTA Architects
DESIGN CONSULTANTS KNTA Architects and Edward Cullinan Architects
CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Maunsell Consultants (Singapore) Pte Ltd
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Davis Langdon & Seah Singapore Pte Ltd
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT CICADA Pte Ltd
RISK AND FIRE ENGINEER Arup Energy
IT ENGINEER Arup Communication
TRAFFIC ENGINEER WS Atkins Singapore Pte Ltd
ACOUSTIC ENGINEER Acviron Acoustics Consultants Pte Ltd
SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER CCD Australia (S) Pte Ltd
SPECIALIST LIGHTING CONSULTANTS Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte Ltd

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I believe that this is the project that we walked along the fringes of the construction area - inches away from fast-moving traffic!!! ( courtesy of HUAIWEI....right Raffles? :D )


:laugh: .....luckily we survived........ :D

LOL..you got good memory szehoong!

We walked from Singapore Art Museum, up to No.2, then towards the History Museum and down to No.4.

We couldve just used Queen Street instead! Maybe huaiwei fancied getting upclose with roadworks! :lol:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

LOL..you got good memory szehoong!

We walked from Singapore Art Museum, up to No.2, then towards the History Museum and down to No.4.

We couldve just used Queen Street instead! Maybe huaiwei fancied getting upclose with roadworks! :lol: Well well......I wanted to use Queen Street...but the road was unexpectedly closed, if you guys didnt recall!! (the two of u only remember certain things, er? ;)) My mistake was not using Victoria street! :D

Originally posted by szehoong

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I believe that this is the project that we walked along the fringes of the construction area - inches away from fast-moving traffic!!! ( courtesy of HUAIWEI....right Raffles? :D )


:laugh: .....luckily we survived........ :D

Hey... the future MRT station is which line one? circular line? is it under construction now?

Yes the future MRT line is Circle Line. It is under construction now:cool:

Here is a pic of that place where me, you and szehoong made a big roundabout. I think its either the MRT line or that new university.

I like this pic for it captures the theme of Past, Present, Future;)
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20 Oct 2003

by Lionel Low

A new buzz is set to return to Bras Basah and Bugis as URA's bold plan to transform the area into an arts, culture and learning hub takes shape. This is a particularly apt vision for the area, where Bras Basah was once the address of several of Singapore's premier schools and now fondly remembered for its old musty bookshops, and Bugis was known famously for its nightlife and colourful characters in the past. The students will be back but perhaps the colour and excitement will take a different form.

To start with, three new school campuses will open in the next few years. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) will consolidate its three campuses into one by 2004; Singapore Management University (SMU) will be ready the following year; and LaSalle-SIA College of Arts will open in 2006. Altogether, a total of 16,000 students are expected to congregate in the area once these campuses are fully up and running, not to mention those from several private schools already in the area. The new National Library at Victoria Street, when completed in 2005, will also draw a substantial crowd as it takes over from the grand old dame at Stamford Road.

More than just having students coming for classes and forming the transient population in the area, the URA plans to also encourage students to live in the area. The injection of live-in student population will be facilitated by budget lodgings such as student hostels, budget hotels and boarding houses, no doubt upping the effervescent and hip quotient a notch.

The growth of student population in the area over the past few years has already opened up opportunities for developments surrounding the Bugis and Bras Basah area. Bugis Village Development, for instance, will open a cluster of retail shops named Upstairs, taking 2,900 sq ft of space and housing 23 tenants targeted at the youth segment. Directly opposite is Parco Bugis Junction's The Edge, which is also expanding its floor space for youth by another 7,000 sq ft from its original 10,000 sq ft by March 2004. It is understood that the Bugis Street pasar malam will be set for a revamp upon its negotiation with STB on its lease extension.

The area will also witness further pedestrianisation of Queen Street, Waterloo Street and Prinsep Street to augment the pedestrian mall along Albert Street. Street-level retailing would be more prevalent as plans are made while taking references from Harvard Square in Massachusetts and Union Square in San Francisco.

Closer to Bras Basah, the redeveloped Cathay Building will stand tall again at 17-storeys with 80 apartments and some 180,000 sq ft retail space come 2006/07. Adjacent to Cathay Building is Cathay Apartments, which stands a good chance of being redeveloped into a 60,000 sq ft apartment tower with ground floor retail to take advantage of the renewed buzz in the area brought about by the presence of the SMU. Centrepoint Properties' Mount Sophia site will generate 280 units and add to the variety of housing forms and choices available once completed. This cluster of new developments will add to the city-living developments in the area like The Bencoolen, Burlington Square and Sunshine Plaza. It will not be a long shot to say that a sizeable portion of the built-up space in the new developments could be designed with the teaching professionals and student population in mind such as the two-bedroom units planned for the Cathay Building project.

The ongoing and planned rejuvenation of Bugis and Bras Basah to be an arts, culture and learning hub will probably bring renewed optimism to property owners in these areas. Developers, landlords and investors can look forward to greater demand for their properties and a positive impact on rentals and values as the teaching and student population make their presence felt even more significantly in the coming years.

Cheers to the new Bras Basah & Bugis areas! Those sleepy places need to be given a buzzzzz. :D

I have a feeling that they will soon become Singapore's second Orchard Road. :)

Reminds me of "student precincts" in Melbourne like Carlton and some other inner city suburbs which evolved over a period of time. Would be interesting to see the effects of this "forced / slammed" in project have on the existing conditions. Not sure if I'll fancy it though.

again........ "HUB" is used. When are they going to grow out of that word?

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I actually didnt like this area before due to me associating it with boring temples and never-ending shopping when I was little...but now, I am begining to learn to appreciate it for what it is. ;)

Originally posted by huaiwei

I actually didnt like this area before due to me associating it with boring temples and never-ending shopping when I was little...but now, I am begining to learn to appreciate it for what it is. ;)

It used to be a rather 'sleepy' part of Orchard Road in comparison to the area around Orchard and Somerset MRTs.

But with the new Dhoby Ghaut interchange and all these new schools sprouting up, that will soon be a thing of the past. :cheers:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

It used to be a rather 'sleepy' part of Orchard Road in comparison to the area around Orchard and Somerset MRTs.

But with the new Dhoby Ghaut interchange and all these new schools sprouting up, that will soon be a thing of the past. :cheers: Hm...and add to that, they pedestrainised the most busy shopping areas, cleared out incompatable uses, and injected new developments into the area...this place is begining to get a new character all of its own. ;)

26 Jan 2004

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SINGAPORE : The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts' city campus at Bencoolen Street has almost been completed.

Built at a cost of S$76 million, the three new buildings will house NAFA's visual arts, performing arts and fashion studies programmes.

With maximum capacity of 2,000 students in its new campus, NAFA is thinking of increasing its current enrolment of 1,500.

Bright and airy art galleries; skylight studios that will allow artists to work in evenly distributed natural light; and the largest experimental theatre in the city area -- complete with cutting edge lighting and sound technologies.

All these and more are some of the things that NAFA students will enjoy starting this year in June.

Among the world class facilities in this new arts school is its 388-seater Recital Hall, which has a rotating turntable on stage, the only one of its kind in Singapore.

But it is not just buildings that are set to change with the times.

"NAFA aspires to be one of the best arts teaching schools in this region, and I think all these state of the art hardware facilities are really a big help to us," said NAFA president Choo Thiam Siew.

"The challenge that faces us now is for us to improve on the current curriculum and especially the teaching methodology and our staff, and hopefully we will also be able to have new courses that will meet the industrial needs and the students' demands."

Ninety percent of the land and building cost was paid for by the Education Ministry, and NAFA still needs to raise S$4 million more to cover the cost.

And although it costs three times more to maintain these new buildings, school fees for local students are not going to go up this year. - CNA

NAFA is thoroughly ugly.:puke:

its an ARTS school - how can arts school have such ugly campuses??! it looks more like an industrial building built in the 70s

Kinda agree...its pure white?! :bash:

wow first time you explicitly agree with me that something is ugly!

Originally posted by heirloom

wow first time you explicitly agree with me that something is ugly! Why not....unless u want me to say someting like "well....its a small photo. Maybe we should not judge it too prematurely?" :D

It sure looks boring but the best bet would be to take a walk past it :cheers:

The new NAFA campus is a total joke at best. I've seen some warehouses that look better than that. Totally uninspiring. This staggered geometries remind me of the time I took their entrance test. Yup I was asked to draw perfect circles, squares, cubes, whatever. The cold white walls with some Disney colours smacked on is tasteless and lacks creativity and sensitivity. I think the building across the road with similar pastel colours looks better.

do you think if the public petitioned against it something could change? after all it worked against my chemistry teacher :sly: but... chemistry teacher and nafa campus so different....

you are an architect? have you designed any stuff? can see?

Originally posted by Kit

The new NAFA campus is a total joke at best. I've seen some warehouses that look better than that. Totally uninspiring. This staggered geometries remind me of the time I took their entrance test. Yup I was asked to draw perfect circles, squares, cubes, whatever. The cold white walls with some Disney colours smacked on is tasteless and lacks creativity and sensitivity. I think the building across the road with similar pastel colours looks better. I think this has to be the quote of the month!!! :colgate: Bravo!!! :D

Originally posted by heirloom

do you think if the public petitioned against it something could change? after all it worked against my chemistry teacher :sly: but... chemistry teacher and nafa campus so different....

you are an architect? have you designed any stuff? can see?

Me a recent archi grad. No jobs yet. The stuff I've designed are my uni work.

Originally posted by huaiwei

I think this has to be the quote of the month!!! :colgate: Bravo!!! :D

I went to see it with a friend of mine who was cursing and swearing while walking there from Bras Basah. When I saw it, I began to feel how he felt all this while. I have this haunting feeling that it is now trendy to propose major buildings with golden opportunities and entrust them to the wrong hands.

Now that is really bad news. I wanted to give the building the benefit of the doubt since the photo was small, and perhaps the pain job wasent finished or something.

Now it has all been confirmed. What an architectural tragedy!!!! :cry:

Yeah, the pic showed just the way it is now. It appeared on the news a few weeks ago also.

Now thats real bad. I dont seem to recall the renderings looking half as bad? How was the design stage carried out?

Originally posted by huaiwei

Now thats real bad. I dont seem to recall the renderings looking half as bad? How was the design stage carried out?

That I'm not sure. I wasn't in Singapore and didn't even know about the new campus till I came back recently. Btw, the designer is Liu Thai Ker, former head of HDB.

You can find a synposis and some renderings of the campus here.http://www.nafa.edu.sg/

ummm can we see some of your uni work? i'm really curious..

I'm actually in the midst of editing my portfolio for work interviews. I can post some here if you guys want to see but I need to find a host first or perhaps you guys can lend me your web space?

i dont have webspace but i suggest photobucket (www.photobucket.com) :)

Thanks already signed. Will try to post them sometime this weekend or early next week.

yay :D

Originally posted by Kit

You can find a synposis and some renderings of the campus here.http://www.nafa.edu.sg/ I might as well post the whole damn thing from there here...

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Synopsis

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1938 and is one of the most established arts institutions in the region. NAFA has four schools under its auspices; they are the School of Visual Arts, School of Performing Arts, School of Fashion Studies and School of Young Talents.

Despite her long-standing history, a student population of more than 3000 and a staff strength of over 250, NAFA still lacks her own permanent home. Our new purpose-built campus will generate an environment to continue our development towards becoming a world-class arts institution.

In April 1999, the Government upgraded NAFA to tertiary level and we now receive funding on par with local polytechnics, whilst continuing to enjoy our autonomy as a private institution.

Three parcels of land along Bencoolen Street will be the sites for our new campus. 28th July 2001 is an auspicious day for NAFA to break the ground to build her new campus. It is expected to be ready by early 2004 and we will commence teaching there from June 2004.

The land and construction costs are estimated to be around $115 million. The government will subsidise the majority of this. However, NAFA is expected to raise about $15 million to meet the cost. In order to raise sufficient funds, members of the NAFA Management Committee, staff and students have spearheaded various fund-raising initiatives. Nevertheless, regardless of our efforts, the amount raised so far is still far from meeting the targeted sum.

We sincerely appeal to you and others who have a vision to make Singapore a vibrant city for the arts. Your support is important towards the provision and maintenance of good infrastructure for arts. We therefore hope that you will help us sustain our artistic development throughout the new millennium.

Ground-Breaking Ceremony 28 July 2001

Mr Chng Heng Tiu
Former Chairman of NAFA Management Committee

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1999 was a watershed for NAFA. When the Government announced its plans to upgrade and fund the Academy, it brought about a new lease of life and hope.

Since her inception in 1938, NAFA's nomadic odyssey has taken her students and staff to several locations in the early years of her history to the present campus spreading over three locations at Middle Road, Short Street and Upper Wilkie Road. The thought of finally being able to settle in a new, permanent campus is an exciting one for us all.

To be located at Bencoolen Street, the new NAFA campus will comprise three pieces of land. New facilities and amenities include an amphitheatre, sky-light design painting studio, boutique gallery, window dressing, buyer's room, an auditorium with an orchestral pit and a 360-degree mobile piano pit, sound control, blackbox and a 300 sq m art gallery with a 15-metre run, visible from the main street.

With proposed facilities and amenities, NAFA will be better positioned to provide quality arts education, training and services to a cross-section of people, both amateurs and aspiring professionals alike.

The architect behind creating a visually captivating design for the new NAFA campus is none other than Mr Liu Thai Ker, a well-known architect and Director of RSP Architects Engineers and Planners Pte Ltd. Many accolades illuminate Mr Liu's illustrious career as an architect and town planner.

To meet the enormous cost of constructing our new campus, NAFA's Management Committee and staff have spearheaded fund-raising initiatives comprising a golf tournament, pledging by the Management Committee, teaching and non-teaching staff through donations and a gala dinner. To date, the amount pledged has exceeded $3 million, which is 20% of the total $15 million to be borne by the Academy.

Although raising $12 million may seem a little far-fetched given the economic downturn, we have faith that with support from the community and supporters, come 2004, our new campus will be more than just another landmark attesting to the Government's commitment in developing Singapore into a Renaissance City. The new NAFA campus will testify to the bold vision and courage of the spirit of "Nanyi".

Headquarters & School of Visual Arts

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NAFA Gallery (Parcel B) - Internal View

School of Performing Arts

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SPA 388-Seater Theatre (Parcel C)

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SPA 200-Seater Studio Theatre (Parcel C)

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SPA Dance Studio (Parcel C)

School of Fashion Studies

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SFS Boutique Gallery (Parcel A) - Internal View

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SFS Boutique Gallery (Parcel A) - External View

Cool renditions!

Now I get a clearer pic of the thing as I havent seen it in real life before. It doesnt look that bad although the colours seem tacky.
At least whats inside seems impressive?

Some updates from the SMU website - end of Jan 2004

Aerial view of School of Economics & Social Sciences (East Direction)
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Aerial view of School of Information Systems/Campus Centre (South East Direction)
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Aerial view of Li Ka Shing Library (North Direction)
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Aerial view of School of Accountancy (North Direction)
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Aerial view of School of Business (North East Direction)
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li ka shing library makes me um... abit amused.. i wonder what hkskyline would have to say to that...

With reference to all those buildings Raffi posted ... do they have a crazy building boom going on at SMU? :eek:

The Berkeley U has been building like crazy as well, and intends fully to continue to do so. :runaway:

no they're just building a whole new campus..

@WH, yes they are building a new campus. The idea is to have more educational institutes and facilities in the heart of the city to make Singapore more attractive to the lucrative overseas student market like China & India & SE Asia.

@heirloom, take a break. dont even think of him. At least Li Ka Shing invests in Singapore.

NAFA is quite a colourful and hip building. :cool:

It sat on what was shophouses at some places.

Yet another addition to the Bras Basah arts district.


Why don't they build a tower to hold SMU?

Three hge pieces of greenery and the National Library were sacrificed for it.One of the few pieces of greens there ,gone.:(

But you cant have a high-rise tower in the Brash Basah area either can we? The only solution I can think of is to get rid of those smallish buildings near Peninsular (The capitol comes to mind) and build a tower there!

Then ,built it somewhere else.

Look at the Moscow Uni.It's so tall.

Then ,built it somewhere else.

Look at the Moscow Uni.It's so tall.
I suppose you really should destroy Capital Centre then. Its location is almost perfect for a university skysraper. :D

Oh ,no.

We could tear down Funan and build it there.

The IT freaks will come after you if you destroy Funan, and destroying capitol will make someone here cry.

There's still Sim Lim Square & Tower.:)

The IT freaks will come after you if you destroy Funan, and destroying capitol will make someone here cry.
I am talking about Capitol Centre, not Capital Building! Who wants to see a bland square concrete block of 3 storeys stay should raise up your hands! :D

i'd rather see the euro asia building go... it's ugliness is even more noticeable because it's not 3 storeys tall

But planting a university there is a little impractical....

There's a huge plot of vacant land beside Central Fire Station.It should be made practical rather than sacrificing 3 pieces of greenery and National Library.

Yes ,Capitol CENTRE should go ,THEATRE should stay.:D

There's a huge plot of vacant land beside Central Fire Station.It should be made practical rather than sacrificing 3 pieces of greenery and National Library.

Yes ,Capitol CENTRE should go ,THEATRE should stay.:D
That was once ocucpied by a food centre. They are VERY unlikely to build a tall building there anyway.

Okay ,I noticed another vacant plot beside Burlington Square ,by a road called Prinsep Court.Used to be something called Albert House.Rather large.

Constrcution update(aerial view; 30/6/04):

http://img73.photobucket.com/albums/v222/ylstan03/City%20Landscapes/DSCN15563.jpg

looks like a low-rise china construction pic

china?

err..I dont think it will be that tacky. Notice they are restoring the dome of National Museum too.

no lar.. was referring to the volume of construction within a space... so many buildings at once..

good mar :O

yar... i didnt say bad mar.. haha

china?

err..I dont think it will be that tacky. Notice they are restoring the dome of National Museum too.

BTW, if I am not wrong, the construction - which u can see giant beams (similiar to structure of Nicoll Highway), behind the National Musuem is probably a Fort Canning tunnel that will start at the site of old National Library building (which will be demolished to make way for the underground tunnel) and emerge near Parkmall building.

The main road (Stamford Road) past the library and musuem will be altered too.

After LTA finishes construction of new tunnel, a new SMU building will be built over the tunnel entrance. (take a look at Fort Canning interactive documentary on how they construct the tunnel, by the Straits Times - http://www.straitstimes.com.sg/iagraphics/0,4995,5,00.html)

Another interesting to note, at same time as SMU buildings are being constructed, Circle Line station (Musuem Station) is being built - u can see , just next to 2 SMU buildings in second "row" from bottom of the picture. Over this rectangle section will be a pool of water - actually a roof of the station. So when you enter the station, u can see water above!

Thanks I didnt know what they were going to do with the old National Library..I guess that tunnel will be useful although it sure looks complex but impressive!

What a major change to one of Singapore's oldest locations! :eek:

@JediAlf
Woah....interesting details.....:eek:

21 August 2004

You can see the old National Library being demolished too.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103smu218.jpg

What are the two short old buildings beside the Cathedral?

not sure, I think theyre part of the church grounds? Whats the name of that church again?

Cathedral of the Good Sherpherd.Pretty long name to type.

There are only 3 cathedrals here, only 2 with their own buildings.

I will snap a pic of it if i get the chance....

SMU shapes up

19 Oct 2004

City campus will have roof-top swimming pool, underground walkway with shops

By Ho Ai Li

THE Singapore Management University (SMU) city campus at Bras Basah will have a underground walkway lined with shops and cafes linking its buildings.

The passage, which will be air-conditioned, will also link up to the new MRT station on the Circle Line.

Another unusual feature of the $426 million campus, part of which will be built on the site of the old National Library at Stamford Road, is a roof-top swimming pool.

The six buildings are already taking shape and will be ready in June.

The campus is designed to 'flow out' to the surroundings from a central underground concourse, which will be open to the public.

It will have lots of greenery, and efforts will be made to protect existing mature trees by transplanting them when the buildings are coming up and replanting them later.

SMU, which has 3,000 students now, hopes to have 8,000 students eventually.

At a topping-out ceremony yesterday, Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the campus will 'repaint not just the physical appearance of the Civic District, but the social, cultural and business environment of this microcosm of Singapore'.

October 19, 2004

SMU to enliven Civic District

Schools, art centres will bring 16,000 students, artists into the area

By Khushwant Singh

THE new city campus of the Singapore Management University will breathe new life into the already bustling commercial environment in the Bras Basah Road area when completed next June, Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday.

http://www.streats.com.sg/article/data/images/mr041019c.jpg

At a topping-out ceremony to signify the completion of structural works of the campus, he said that its presence there would also complement the nearby banking and business district.

"The campus will afford students the opportunity to interact with the business community at its doorstep. The business community, in turn, will have the opportunity to tap the university's vast database of knowledge and intellect, in the form of its teaching faculty, student body, research resources and its offerings of executive education and customised courses."

Mr Tharman saw the topping-out ceremony as a big step forward for the Civic District.

He said: "The district is already home to the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the numerous private educational institutions, and will be welcoming LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, the refurbished Singapore History Museum and the new National Library, making it a truly vibrant district."

The schools and arts-related establishments in the area are expected to bring in some 16,000 students and artists into the district.

The new SMU campus alone can accommodate more than 6,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students. Enrolment at its present Bukit Timah campus is about 3,000.

In his speech, SMU chairman Ho Kwon Ping said that work at the campus is "on schedule and on budget.

"We paid much attention to detail in the preservation of our "natural heritage' - most of the existing trees have been carefully transplanted and protected during the construction phase, and will eventually be replanted to form the overreaching landscape of this campus," he said.

The campus will comprise six separate buildings housing the School of Accountancy, the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Economics and Social Services and School of Information Systems, a library and an administration block.

Underground walkways will link the various parts of the campus with the existing historical, cultural and business surroundings.

Students and the public can use the underground walkways to the Art Museum MRT station when completed in 2006.

A key element of the new campus is to ensure that the public isn't denied the greenery that has become Bras Basah's hallmark.

A major attraction would be the Campus Green, an area measuring 60m by 200m with cafes and other student and public "hangouts" under a canopy of trees.

Copyright © Singapore Press Holdings, 2004. All rights reserved.

October 22, 2004

More info on SMU campus

WE refer to the letter by Mr See Leong Kit ("SMU campus: Tell me more", Streats, Oct 20).

We would like to thank Mr See for his interest in the development of Singapore Management University's (SMU) City Campus.

SMU receives funding from both the Government and private sector. For the City Campus development, the total project cost of approximately $426 million comes entirely from government funding.

The City Campus is a landmark institution for Singapore, blending in with and enhancing the historical and cultural district.

The conceptualisation and design has involved a highly talented mix of local and international consultants, executed jointly by Singapore's KNTA Architects and Britain's Edward Cullinan Architects, Master Architects for the Bras Basah project, in accordance with an Urban Redevelopment Authority-approved master plan.

The administrative building is being handled by Australia's Cox Architects and Planners and Singapore's DEG Architects.

The list of project consultants as well as the chronological development of the architectural project can be obtained from SMU's website (www.smu.edu.sg).

- Mr Foo Yit San,director, Campus Development, SMU

Copyright © Singapore Press Holdings, 2004. All rights reserved.

The City Campus is a landmark institution for Singapore, blending in with and enhancing the historical and cultural district.


Interesting, but I'll hold my breath till the buildings and grounds are fully completed, but I can imagine the increased buzz in the future.

20 Oct 2004

http://img33.exs.cx/img33/5656/smu2010.jpg

http://img40.exs.cx/img40/3539/smu2010a.jpg

i like the way the non glass part has turned out. i imagine green glass will becoem very passe very quickly. also it doesnt go to well with the non glass part.

I agree with you, but is green even the in-thing now?

The only reason why I think they chose green might probably have been to green the area and be easy on the eye.

i dunno.. it seems to be somewhat popular. ntuc building in green, and uhm the kitchen in residences 338a is surrounded by green glass walls too.

oh well..not as popular as blue!

Revenue House is also greenish

Some info on SMU:

Singapore Management University City Campus, Singapore

Completion Date: 2005

The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) City Campus will be the first of its kind in Singapore’s historic Bras Basah district. Due for completion in 2005, Arup has developed innovative performance-based fire safety solutions to meet the Fire Safety & Shelter Department’s fire safety regulations.

http://www.arup.com/IMAGEBANK/image3723.jpg
Li Ka Shing Library on the City Campus

These solutions have allowed cost-effective construction of the buildings, enabling the large inter-connected spaces that the architect and client desired. Stairs without enclosing construction were used as part of the means of escape from the basement concourse areas.

http://www.arup.com/IMAGEBANK/image3725.jpg
Singapore Management University, City Campus Centre

Typically, all exit stairs are required to be enclosed with fire rated construction. This solution enabled the normal open circulation stairs to be used as escape routes, saving some 14 metres x 2 metres wide exit stairs.

Smoke modelling prepared for the Parcel B fire strategy

In a Singapore first, a retractable roof over the Parcel B courtyard was used to provide smoke control to the building in lieu of specialised smoke control systems, saving considerable costs. Also, smoke venting to the basement concourse was achieved using the open-air wells penetrating each building parcel allowing the ceilings to be less cluttered.

The new campus is being developed on six separate parcels of land within Bras Basah with separate faculty, library and administration buildings located on each parcel.

Arup is also providing communications and IT services.

Arup Facade Engineering is supporting the facades
sub-contractors, and Arup civil and structural engineers have been working as accredited reviewers for the super-structure and geotechnical aspects of two parcels of land.

http://www.arup.com/australasia/project.cfm?pageid=4467

Beautiful Pictures! I wonder how much do they charge per year for an MBA course. :)

yeah..i would like to see how the adminstration block looks like when completed..hope it isnt a boring looking thing :)

Is the administration block gonna be this one ?

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/tour/050104_smu01.jpg

(Taken today).

yes..and its the tallest of all the blocks!

Great pic btw! I like the dome of Art Museum and the church steeple ^^

The area around SAM has some very interesting buildings...

and theyre quite colourful too..worth a snap ;)

6 months more towards completion! :)

Why is the campus so small? even smaller than a JC. Where are they gonna expand in the future? upwards?

Upwards? Good...we shall have more scrapers! :D

Actually its not very small leh....it occupies the entire area in Bras Basah!

Upwards? Good...we shall have more scrapers! :D

Actually its not very small leh....it occupies the entire area in Bras Basah!

Dun think it's that small too.......

http://www.smu.edu.sg/store_campus/images_campus/00_big.jpg

Some renderings......

http://www.smu.edu.sg/store_campus/images_campus/06_big.jpg

http://www.smu.edu.sg/store_campus/images_campus/02_big.jpg

http://www.smu.edu.sg/store_campus/images_campus/07_big.jpg

Might as well build it as a skyscraper, like Moscow Uni.

Saves space for ground greenery and the Nat Lib...

Yeah I think it's quite strange to take so much space inside the city centre for a university. I believe the land here must be some of the most expensive in Singapore...

I think it's not worth to build a huge sprawling uni campus in the city centre...
In the historic Civic District, and took up one of the last remaining pieces of field in the city centre.

Upwards? Good...we shall have more scrapers! :D

Actually its not very small leh....it occupies the entire area in Bras Basah!
According to a recent article, it's only 7.8ha. cf. RJC's 8.65ha Bishan campus......

Your RJC thingy is the whole site area ah...include RI or not?

Of course not. I think the combined area is around 20ha.

RJC is RJC mah......elitist people who need more space for their butts to sit on.

well for one thing, thr land on the SMU should definitely be worth much more

The govt forced prestigiuos schools like RI, RGS, CHIJ, SJI, CHS, SAS, Tao Nan, Victoria, etc out of their colonial buildings in the city centre in the 1980s.

Their excuse was that the land was far too valuable for educational use. This lead to the loss of RI & RGS's grand campuses.


And now they're putting SMU smack right in the middle of the city when land value now is higher?! :bash: :rant: :bleep: :cry: :?

The govt forced prestigiuos schools like RI, RGS, CHIJ, SJI, CHS, SAS, Tao Nan, Victoria, etc out of their colonial buildings in the city centre in the 1980s.

Their excuse was that the land was far too valuable for educational use. This lead to the loss of RI & RGS's grand campuses.


And now they're putting SMU smack right in the middle of the city when land value now is higher?! :bash: :rant: :bleep: :cry: :?
I thought they moved because there is no more space for expansion?

21 January 2005

the administrative block

http://img138.exs.cx/img138/2883/smu21016sa.jpg

They put up a big rendering of the finished building at the corner of the street. I've seen it yesterday, but couldn't take photograph.
It looks rather uninteresting :-(

hope its glassy..that area is full of concrete blocks

Hmm, yeah, it's glassy, and green ;-)

just like the other SMU Buildings then ^^

31 January 2005

http://img178.exs.cx/img178/9814/smu31018ge.jpg

signboard
http://img167.exs.cx/img167/9844/smu3101a1et.jpg

10 February 2005

http://img227.exs.cx/img227/6283/smu10023lb.jpg

Wow...they have roofts already! :eek:

Are they due for occupancy this June?

yeah..I think it is officially scheduled to open in June, most of the work left is on the administrative block

but the place needs a lot of landscaping...heard that one of the blocks might have a rooftop pool! :eek:

18th February

Some close-ups... Quality is not very good because it was raining ^^
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050218_smu01.jpg

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050218_smu02.jpg
...but some vehicles going to Chingay parade rehersal invited themselves on my shots ;-)

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050218_smu03.jpg

Cladding has started to go up on the administration block... So fast !
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050218_smu04.jpg

szehoong said that the design resembles a kampong house on stilts...interesting!

SMU (19/2/05):

http://img131.exs.cx/img131/7914/dscn245418up.jpg

Admin Block
http://img131.exs.cx/img131/7112/dscn245816va.jpg

The admin block is slightly interesting, the top floors are larger than the bottom ones, and the shape slopes down :cool:

Like Novena Sqaure...

5th March 2005

administrative block

working on roof feature

http://img196.exs.cx/img196/344/smu05032bp.jpg

19 April 2005

note the progress of the tunnel at Fort Canning

http://img258.echo.cx/img258/2037/smu19048dd.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

That's the entrance, but where's the exit ? ^^

red roofs are funny with green glass.

Is that a carpark being built next to the tunnel entrance ?

Isn't that the National Museum?

@Pengui, the exit is somewhere near ParkMall

@Cliff, yes it is, under renovation :)

@Pengui, the exit is somewhere near ParkMall

Ah ?! So short ?! What's the point ?!?

I think the idea is to reduce traffic congestion in town...Orchard Rd can get quite congested at times....unfortunately the old library had to go ^^

30 April 2005

the admin block

http://tinypic.com/4taam0

It has a nice reflection too. :)

Wow......it's opening soon?? :eek:

this year isn't it?

yah this year...already the lights of the city campus can be seen turned on at night :cool:

Nice.

The other side is more metallic, very impressive and good-looking ^^

A view from Dobhy Gaut:

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/ssc/050524_smu01.jpg

i think they are planting plants on the metal retangles... if they really do, wont the building look very 'bushy'?

Thats good isnt?

the SMU campus took away the Bras Basah Park so it should try to 'compensate'

This story was printed from TODAYonline

City hostel for SMU

Students may get to stay in HDB blocks near Bras Basah

Thursday • June 2, 2005

Lee U-Wen
u-wen@newstoday.com.sg

THEY are already preparing to study at a campus in the heart of the city. Now students of the Singapore Management University (SMU) may be able to live there as well.

SMU's provost, Professor Tan Chin Tiong, told Today that the Government will allocate several old Housing Development Board (HDB) blocks to SMU — "in the vicinity" of its new campus — to convert into residential facilities.

Later this month, SMU will start the move from its current location in Bukit Timah, where it has been operating since 2000, to a new $430-million facility in Bras Basah.

While these dormitories are most likely to appeal to SMU's international students, they will also be made available to Singaporeans who want to live near the campus.

Said Prof Tan, 56: "The Government is giving us different blocks of old HDB flats to renovate into residential and dormitory space. We are going to get quite a few of those to refurbish."

He harked back to how SMU had received negative feedback in 2003 when it had announced plans to build a 300-bed hostel in Jurong West, a 10-minute walk from the Lakeside MRT station. The main complaint was the distance between that location and the city campus.

At that time, SMU ruled out the possibility of a hostel near the city campus because land there was expensive and the high rental costs would be a concern for students.

"We had negative remarks (in the media) so we decided to kill that project," said Prof Tan. "Instead, the Government is giving us a few plots of HDB flats in the city. It will be interesting — for one of the plots (in particular), it will be very interesting."

While Prof Tan did not wish elaborate on the exact locations of the flats and the HDB and the Urban Redevelopment Authority could not comment at press time, players in the real estate business were willing to hazard educated guesses on the possible locations for the new dormitories.

Said Mr Wallace Chu, research manager for property adviser FPDSavills: "It won't be very far from the campus, that's for sure. Some locations I can think of are the old flats at Middle Road; Prinsep Street; and the Bugis and Selegie Road areas. There are also some old blocks behind Sim Lim Square — it could be any of these."

Property research consultant Nicholas Mak, however, is willing to put his money on the blocks of flats at Bras Basah Complex along North Bridge Road. "It's within walking distance, and it will appeal to the majority of students. I don't think rental costs will be high, because, after all, the leasing will be restricted to students," he said.

"The key consideration (for SMU) is to make the hostels accessible and affordable."

Copyright MediaCorp Press Ltd. All rights reserved.

I noticed that they are demolishing the Selegie Complex next to Peace Centre. This is also in walking distance from SMU. Maybe they intend to build a hostel there ?

02 June 2005

Singapore Management University officially takes over city campus
By Ashan Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: Singapore's first city campus, the Singapore Management University, officially took over its premises on Thursday.

The sprawling 4.5 hectare site at Bras Basah is expected to add buzz to an already busy area, teeming with arts facilities, entertainment, business and commercial areas, when the university is fully operational by August.

The new campus, built at a cost of over $420 million, is linked by an air-conditioned walkway.

Designers have made sure there are open courtyards and walkways that link it to the civic district nearby.

It will also be accessible to members of the public. - CNA /dt

Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

Great... then think a lot of security needs to be put in cuz of the ‘open to public’ concept... and im sure alot of pple will be there shooting like crazy when its offcially open...lolx...

02 June 2005

Singapore Management University to be operational in city campus by August
By Ashan Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: Singapore's first city campus, the Singapore Management University, officially took over its premises on Thursday.

The sprawling 4.5 hectare site at Bras Basah is expected to add buzz to an already busy area, teeming with arts facilities, entertainment, business and commercial areas, when the university is fully operational by August.

The new campus, built at a cost of over $420 million, is linked by an air-conditioned walkway.

"One of the great things about being in the city is that we have all the resources and life at out doorstep. And we also give back to the city by having thousands of student and faculty mix and add life. The campus will also be open to Singaporeans from all over for lectures, exhibitions and continuing education." said Howard Hunter, President of SMU.

SMU saids it is looking at renovating some low and medium-rise buildings as well as HDB flats in the Prinsep and Short Street areas as hostel spaces by 2006.

The aim is to have 25 per cent of its students in hostels.

"We talked to the government about getting sites and the government was very receptive to the idea . So we are renovating some space - primarily old buildings - those that have to be gazzetted or of old historical value. This would adds to the night life. It won't be dead at night. Students can study here and walk back to the hostels and the whole area will have a real buzz." said Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman, SMU.

The campus itself will also be inter-connected in other ways - to make movement easier not just between campus areas but also between the campus and surrounding areas.

All 5 blocks will be connected by air-conditioned underground passes.

For now, students will have to use City Hall MRT but there are provison for a new MRT station of their own when the Circle Line Stage 1 is completed.

The URA have made provisions for a link by private developers all the way through to Dhoby Ghaut and therefore, the Orchard Road area and to Citilink Malls and then to Suntec City in their plans - CNA /dt

Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

he sprawling 4.5 hectare site at Bras Basah is

sprawl is bad bad bad.

anyone went in already??? :D

I noticed that they are demolishing the Selegie Complex next to Peace Centre.

I'm glad..that building was so depressing!

I think its a good idea to have a live-in hostel in the area too...its going to make the city more lively

@hya...I have passed it but havent walked inside. I think the grounds may be a nice place to take pics. Also heard there will be an underground mall connected to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.

underground mall connected to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.

really? like a future project?

:lol: shopping and studying mix? :D

I've got this feeling that this area would turn out like Melbourne CBD, only much bigger.

@Kit
Meaning? Is good or bad?

11 Jun 2005 - SMU Admin Block
http://img175.echo.cx/img175/8505/dsc68054ff.jpg

it looks refreshing!

I kind of like the curve too..it reduces the bulk near street level

It's a good idea to build a university in the city... definitely liven up the area. :)

yup...we are going the way of some other cities..

I heard that the uni grounds are already open and open to the public? If so, it will be gd to take snaps :cool:

is it? I passed by this morning. It's still cordon off.

Yeah I went in tonight! But didn't bring my camera though... A lot of glass and open-air central atriums.

The underground connector is cool - it has spaces for shops and what seems like a foodcourt.

sounds really cool...

when will the shops and food stalls be open? is it connected to SAM, PS, park mall or raffles city?

what about the capitol building and rows of shophouses? Are they supposed to be used to cater to SMU students? Some of the shops over there have already moved out and i remember reading that some shops like bookstore, cafes, or watever caters to the students' interests will move in..

:runaway:

when will the shops and food stalls be open? is it connected to SAM, PS, park mall or raffles city?

from the article:

"The URA have made provisions for a link by private developers all the way through to Dhoby Ghaut and therefore, the Orchard Road area and to Citilink Malls and then to Suntec City in their plans"

oh my that's nice and i really should read articles in future :)

Nice to see the pics ... I'll be moving in there in August..yay! :)

About the hostel, last i heard about it is that it is going to be built in Jurong (which makes no sense). If its true that theyre building it in the city instead, that would be good news.

Nice to see the pics ... I'll be moving in there in August..yay! :)

About the hostel, last i heard about it is that it is going to be built in Jurong (which makes no sense). If its true that theyre building it in the city instead, that would be good news.

Oh goody! Post some interior pictures like the theatre, library etc here to share with us then. :)

Singapore Management University
Taken from a double-decker bus on 17 Jun 2005

Campus
http://img175.echo.cx/img175/3307/dscn00774lu.jpg

http://img175.echo.cx/img175/6041/dscn00787zc.jpg

Construction of CCL - Museum Station in the foreground
http://img175.echo.cx/img175/2811/dscn00811do.jpg

I think there is a central green space within the campus

i dont like the green glass and red roofs, but i like everything else about it. an di suppose i could get used to the green glass and red roofs. i'd also like to mention that even construction equipment could look quite beautiful in hyacinthus' pics, for example in the first one.

^

:lol:

I thought it was one of those weird comments by you again..but I looked and it fits in well!

actually I find the SMU buildings ugly! (except the tower block)

but I can get used to them after a while I suppose...

i'm weird? didnt know that :)

yeah that thing looks like an art installation or something.. prob cos its so clean

Hey all,

I was at the new SMU campus a few days back, and was lucky enough to have my camera with me. Here's some pics from outside and inside the compound...enjoy!

Exterior

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8141/smu19lr.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7450/smu27md.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

At the entrance to the School of Business building

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4672/smu30rz.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Inside the School of Business building

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8766/smu44kn.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5241/smu58oj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8743/smu64pl.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Thanks for the interior pictures :)

Looks lovely. Reminds me of new library.

wow great pics!

Looks so nice and new..I like the 2nd last pic

post more pics if you can, and also of the gardens :)

I won't be going to the SMU until school starts again (in August), but sure, I'll post more pics once i can access the lecture rooms n all.

Admin block from New national library

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2177/pic0345512tb.jpg

My cousin will be studying there in the new term. :) Its kind of cool, it will be connected to the up coming Bras Basah MRT station on the Circle line.

I think last time it was some old ugly 4 storey walk-up apartments...

31 July 2005

SMU moves into new City Campus at Bras Basah

The Singapore Management University finally moved into its new home at Bras Basah on Sunday.

After spending 5 years at the Bukit Timah campus, Singapore's third university marked its move with a colourful symbolic march to its City Campus.

Some 1,000 students and staff paraded down Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road and Stamford Road before entering SMU's spanking new premises.

Set up in 2000, SMU is Singapore's first private university funded by the government.

It has some 3,000 students in four schools: the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, the School of Accountancy, the School of Economics and Social Sciences and the School of Information Systems. - CNA /ch

Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

I really like this development, I was walking past it and the build quality is excellent; they certainly haven't skimped on the materials. You can tell they've spent a lot of money on it.

unlike the supreme court

LOL

While it is exciting to have a new university in the heart of the city, its a bit sad as well because the area occupied used to consist of a park/green open space (although a sleepy area).

I have mixed feelings about the design myself but in terms of development, I think this new campus will spur more redevelopment/property nearby.

4 August 2005

overview of the area

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7627/smu04081lx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Is that a tunnel behind Singapore History Museum?

yup I think theyre building a road tunnel there to divert some traffic from Orchard (which was why they demolished the old library)

can also see progress of the museum's restoration and addition works.

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2917/shm04089we.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:eek2:
OH WOW!!!

I see there's a new road thru SMU... or is it?

I see... I think it ends somewhere near Park Mall... cos I saw some hoardings up that area too...

It's supposed to open next year, right? Looks like there are much to be done.

@Redstone... I think it's a road that leads to SMU only.

I wonder what they're doing to the old Museum....

I wonder what they're doing to the old Museum....
dont wonder, u can always check it out from their website...

I mean it doesn't look like they need to restore it more...

whats that large cylindrical thing next to the tunnel?

New wing of the museum. ;) :D

More views from the SMU

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8851/smu16ei.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/5734/smu28li.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

These must be the original trees from Bras Basah park, retransplanted back in the campus' open space.
http://tinypic.com/a3mmu9.jpg

Indoor greenery. Looking down into the basement
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Post RGS gate! :)

Nice. Haven't seen those angles before :)

20 August 2005

SMU's new campus in city centre adds vibrancy to area
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Students said the Singapore Management University's new campus in the city centre had made the area more vibrant - with spillover effects for students and businesses alike.

This comes as 1,200 freshmen students start their new term, bringing the total number of students at the university to nearly 4,000.

Geraldine Goh, 20, likes the convenience of having her favourite shopping haunts near her school.

Geraldine said: "We definitely bring more life to the city...spurring the economy, more shopping, more life, more students, more young people walking around.

"We are moving towards more like other cities in other countries and it is very good, adds to the whole look of the city and a new angle."

Retailers too are happy as Geraldine and fellow students ring in the sales.

The city campus is just a stone's throw away from Raffles City Shopping Centre and City Hall MRT station.

And students said convenience was the key.

Just like Jasmyn Tan and her friends who say they now spend more time on the campus, studying or simply relaxing amidst the greenery.

Jasmyn said: "After school, we can go watch movies, and go and eat outside, there will just be more of us students here in town."

Susmit Gupta said: "It definitely has added a whole lot more vibrancy out here, the place was quite barren before, you would only see cars, now you see people.

"Definitely for students as well, it brings them really close to the CBD, the heart of the city compared to the other universities which are quite off the city limits, so what has happened is it increases interaction between the common man and the students."

The number of foreign students studying here is increasing - making up some 23 per cent of the freshmen batch this year.

The Singapore Management University said there were plans for student accommodation near the city campus, probably in the Selegie area.

While the exact location and details have not been finalised, one thing is for sure - such a move will make the city centre even more vibrant.

The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts is located nearby, and the LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts will be moving in next year.

So the more than 10,000 students expected in the area will definitely add colour to the city centre. - CNA/de

Copyright © 2005 MCN International Pte Ltd

hiya, i am looking for this particular article about the various building in the educational hub namely NAtional Library, NAFA, SMU and Lasalle ..

anyone got a copy of that ?

do you remember the source and estimated publish date/month?

This story was printed from TODAYonline

The 'mall' comes to SMU campus

Friday • October 14, 2005

Derrick A Paulo
derrick@newstoday.com.sg

It is not quite the sort of university campus Singaporeans have come to know.

There are the school buildings, the library and the expected food outlets, of course.

But how about two beauty boutiques, a moneychanger and an optical shop, among others?

With the increasing number of retail outlets appearing on — and under — its grounds, the Singapore Management University is beginning to grow into its city campus mould.

Although it is bound by the same regulations on commercial space as the other two local universities in Singapore — no more than 5 per cent of the campus — SMU has attracted a mix of tenants that would not be out of place in a shopping centre.

Perhaps, the most eye-catching of the lot is the opening of two outlets by the L'Oreal Group to carry two of its signature brands, Biotherm and Maybelline.

And the cosmetics company is not in it just for the money — at least not yet.

While its Biotherm line may be a little pricey for students, the idea is to get a head start with its future customers.

"They are young and may not know how to take care of their skin. And there are so many products out there. We want to make them feel at home. Because we are in their school, they may not feel intimidated, say, by huge counters and salesgirls charging at them," said a L'oréal spokesperson.

What also helped the company to clinch a place at the Bras Basah campus was its offer to collaborate with SMU on the university's "Finishing Touch" programme, which is designed to prepare students for the work place.

L'Oreal was not the only company to offer SMU such a deal. Others had done the same thing when they were jostling to get selected as tenants.

The UOB and OCBC banks have two branches at the university's basement concourse, at which students will get a chance to learn the ropes of banking management, said SMU director of finance Sim Teow Hong.

Mr Sim also sits on the university's retail leasing committee, which selects the tenants with help from their consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle.

The property consultancy did a survey among students, staff and the office crowd near the campus to gauge the type of services needed.

While food naturally came out tops and attracted a lot of bids, said Ms Pauline Tan, its associate director of retail, the company was surprised by some of the trades that wanted to set up shop at SMU.

"We had a lot of moneychangers knocking on our door. We didn't know where they suddenly came from," she said with a laugh.

In the end, SMU chose one because, as Mr Sim put it, "students do travel".

The other tenants include Watsons, publications vendor Buzz Kiosk, the Wywy phone shop and NTUC Medicare and Denticare. There will also be two 7-Eleven outlets.

The objective of SMU, said Mr Sim, is not to create a revenue-spinner, but to provide the necessary services to its staff and students. And since it is a public-access campus, Jones Lang has ensured the services do not duplicate others located nearby.

For example, although SMU received more than three bids to open a food court as the anchor tenant, it did not select the highest bid. In the end, it decided that Kopitiam would be a good partner.

So far, about 80 per cent of the 50,000 sq ft of commercial space has been snapped up, at an average of $7 per square foot.

Jones Lang is still looking for "interesting" trades for its client. One thing that is missing for sure, said Ms Tan, based on its survey of the students, is a fast-food restaurant.

Copyright MediaCorp Press Ltd. All rights reserved.

i'm sorrie but i can't really remember, i was told it's in Strait Times, possibley in the month of August or September.

i doubt anyone has posted the article here.

Each time I walk past the SMU Campus at night...it seems quite dead...no wonder the shops have bad business...didnt even know there were more shops underground!

They need more publicity...then again the food court there will be competing with the Kopitiam across the road!

i doubt anyone has posted the article here.

i did manage to find the article, but it's in the Zaobao. There is this architect that say NAFA is unfriendly. Do you guys think so ?

SMU underground pass

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Lots of greenery

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/5706/pic0425210da.jpg

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/7933/pic0425812qs.jpg

@Poetic of the space
No comments about that.

@babystan
SMU was featured in yesterday's zaobao too. Seems like business is bad for underground mall.

@babystan
SMU was featured in yesterday's zaobao too. Seems like business is bad for underground mall.

Hmm....thats weird......maybe they need more publicity.....:yes:

Oct 25, 2005
HDB flats in the city for SMU students

By Jane Ng

THREE blocks of vacant HDB flats near Singapore Management University (SMU) will be converted into hostels for its students by July next year.

Renovation work on Blocks 2, 3 and 7 - located between Short Street and Prinsep Street - will start by the end of the year. They are a 10-minute walk from the nearest campus building - the school of economics and social sciences.

Occupying a total area of 4,500 sq m, the four-storey buildings can accommodate up to 274 students.

The Education Ministry is funding the refurbishment of the three blocks, but SMU did not reveal how much money will be spent as the tender has not yet been issued.

The university is also speaking to various agencies as part of its plan to build more student hostels in the city.

SMU president Howard Hunter told The Straits Times he hopes every undergraduate will live on campus for at least some time to 'help build esprit de corps and a strong university community'.

'Hostel life completes the picture of a holistic university education. Living within a university community develops lifelong friendships,' he said.

Foreign students will get priority for hostel places, and a maximum of 17 per cent will go to Singaporeans.

The blocks will have four apartments - each the size of a three-room flat - per floor. There will be a total of 84 single rooms, 94 double rooms and two rooms for handicapped students, all of which will be air-conditioned.

Apart from a common reading room, the blocks will also share a courtyard with alfresco seating and barbecue pits.

The flats, which were built in 1952, were vacated in 2002 when residents relocated to new flats.

Rental rates have not been fixed but an SMU spokesman said they will be comparable to prices in the area. Property agents estimate a three-room HDB apartment there costs $1,000 a month to rent.

SMU's 600 or so foreign students, who make up 17 per cent of the student population, stay mostly in privately run student hostels, such as the ones in Mount Sophia and near Novena.

Copyright © 2005 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved.

good news for fans of old HDB flats at Short Street :yes:

SMU Administration Block at Night
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4519/dscn14496sr.jpg

Wah, Killer location, really close by the the Singapore Art Museum

gorgeous pic hya :)

Is the SMU campus finally completely finished yet?

eh it seems so, they are now also converting some abandoned HDB blocks into student housing at Prinsep Street.

SMU's law school to open its doors next year

18 Aug 06

Singapore Management University (SMU) hopes to welcome its first cohort of law students in August next year, but incumbent National University of Singapore (NUS) does not see the proposed new law school as a threat.

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SMU submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Education (MOE) to set up a law school late last year, and the government announced yesterday that it had given the university in-principle approval to proceed with the project.

The move is aimed at adding diversity and competition to the legal education landscape, as well as at stemming the falling number of practising lawyers here.

Opening a new law school was one of the recommendations made by a committee set up in December last year to review the supply of lawyers in Singapore. The committee proposed a second law school here to add an estimated 90 more students a year.

'The details of the SMU Law School and its enrolment will be finalised in the next few months between the MOE, the Ministry of Law and SMU,' the Ministry of Law said in a statement yesterday.

SMU president Professor Howard Hunter said the university hoped to leverage on its existing strengths to offer a programme that would add to the legal education landscape. 'We are excited to have the opportunity to start a new law school,' Prof Hunter said.

SMU already has a law department with 15 professors - part of its Lee Kong Chian School of Business - that offers law modules for students pursuing business degrees. The university teaches about 14 law courses a semester, and about 150 students are now doing law as a major.

Despite the increasingly competitive educational landscape in Singapore, NUS Law School dean Professor Tan Cheng Han does not view the new law school as a threat. 'NUS competes globally with other excellent law schools from the UK, North America and the Asia-Pacific, thus it is used to competition whether domestic or international,' Prof Tan said.

The new school will be a boon to the local law industry, given the current shortfall of lawyers in Singapore, he believes. 'A typical NUS graduate is sought after by both local and international law firms. In fact, foreign law firms have indicated that they would like to attract more NUS graduates,' he said.

'With the setting up of a new law school in SMU, many bright applicants who would otherwise have to pursue their law degree outside Singapore will now have an opportunity to study locally. Singapore can benefit greatly from having two law schools and NUS looks forward to working with SMU.'

According to Prof Tan, NUS Law School has been steadily increasing its intake each year. In 2001, the intake was 150 students. This year, the number has grown to 240, with more than 1,000 applicants competing for those places.

'NUS is looking at opening up more places to allow more bright applicants to pursue their law degree in Singapore,' Prof Tan said.

To remain competitive, the school has been collaborating with other top foreign universities to offer double degree programmes, such as its New York University-NUS double master's programme.

'NUS has also in the pipeline a new double degree programme in collaboration with a leading North American law school,' Prof Tan said, without providing further details.

'We believe that double degree programmes in law will become more important and popular because the law profession which started out as being almost domestic is becoming a globalised profession,' he added. 'Future lawyers must have working knowledge of the laws of other jurisdictions to survive and thrive in an increasingly more globalised world.'

By DANIEL BUENAS

Who's the architect of SMU?

That Admin block looks cool, Victoria Hotel looks drawfed. :lol:

'NUS competes globally with other excellent law schools from the UK, North America and the Asia-Pacific, thus it is used to competition whether domestic or international,' Prof Tan said.

Whoa, this counts as great modesty coming from NUS people. I would have expected them to claim that NUS is the best university in the solar system, the Milky Way, the entire Universe....or at least the best in southeast asia.....

SMU Residences @ Prinsep opens for students to enjoy living in city

5 Dec 06

SINGAPORE : University students can now live and study in the city.

The Singapore Management University's (SMU) new city hostel has opened its doors after a $13 million makeover - and the campus is just a 7-minute walk away.

And there are plans to set up more of such hostels to accommodate 2,000 students over the next few years.

Staying at SMU's new Residences @ Prinsep means more than just savings in transport costs for 22-year-old Filipino student Jose Paolo.

"Living in the hostel will actually save me a lot of time compared to living in Loyang which takes me about one hour to go to school. Here, it's just 7 minutes," says Jose Paolo, a final year student at SMU.

He is also looking forward to the excitement of living in the heart of the city.

"If you want to watch a movie at midnight, you don't have to worry about catching the last train or bus home or taking a really expensive cab ride home. So, I can go for a movie or going for a couple of drinks with my friends or supper. The area where the hostel is, has many places to go for supper. There's 'tau huay' down the road, prata, the famous chicken rice," says Paolo.

A room will cost about $100 per week and the hostel can accommodate some 261 students in 48 apartments.

Each apartment comes with a kitchen, dining area and is equipped with a refrigerator and microwave oven.

And they are all fully air-conditioned.

There is even an apartment to cater to disabled students.

The hostel's first housemaster Timothy Hsi has just moved in with his family, and he is looking forward to city-living.

"For the longest time, this area has been a historic district, with old schools St. Joseph's and CHIJ. They were here but they moved out. Now, we are moving back in, and the experience will be tremendous for all the people around here. Being youths, they will bring a lot of energy and to this district," says housemaster Hsi, SMU Residences @ Prinsep.

Since its launch two months ago, more than half of the rooms have been taken up and the university expects full occupancy in January when more international students arrive.

The three blocks used to be old HDB flats and were retrofitted earlier this year.

By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia

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Will there be an underground link between the CCL station and the basement level of the university?

Surely such a link would help business in SMU's underground mall as well.

Oh, when I watched the thread title, I thought it was my school, SMU ( Southern Methodist University). What is the Chinese name of Singapore's SMU? 南洋理工吗？

http://www.smu.edu/images/masthead.jpg

As far as I know there is no Chinese name, it's official name is Singapore Management University.

http://www.smu.edu.sg/

Will there be an underground link between the CCL station and the basement level of the university?

Surely such a link would help business in SMU's underground mall as well.

I am pretty sure there will be....not sure if the underground link extends all the way to Dhoby Ghaut. Perhaps someone knows for sure:cheers:

The official chinese name is 新加坡管理大学 . This is also the name quoted in papers whenever there are news on SMU.

The official chinese name is 新加坡管理大学 . This is also the name quoted in papers whenever there are news on SMU.

Oh ok, I stand corrected. Never found out about the Chinese name. All the actual signs on the buildings and the literature I've seen just refers to it as Singapore Management University or just SMU.

SMU Administration Block at Night
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4519/dscn14496sr.jpg


any1 knows wats the design intend for this building?
the pod seems out of place.