Whither Singapore Icon.....any thoughts?

[RafflesCity]

Originally Posted by Kit

"empty vessels make the most noise".

How typically Singaporean!

ok I was joking but I'm sure we all know of at least someone whose like that -an apt symbol for Singapore perhaps

[Kit]

Originally Posted by heirloom

singapore needs some noise i guess...

Yeah, that's what I thought at first. We could only hope 600 million dollars can turn noise into music to our ears(no pun intended).

[Kit]

Originally Posted by RafflesCity

How typically Singaporean!

ok I was joking but I'm sure we all know of at least someone whose like that -an apt symbol for Singapore perhaps

Erm.... clue me in... I really don't know who you're talking about.

[heirloom]

well i already quite like it... mainly because of the library and the restaurants really...

[RafflesCity]

Originally Posted by Kit

Erm.... clue me in... I really don't know who you're talking about.

oh nvm..its just that recently I've encountered several people fitting that description

More generally it could also be one aspect of the 'Ugly Singaporean'

[redstone]

Aiyah, any landmark takes time to be accepted.

[heirloom]

uh.. maybe nkf shows... i think the stunts are so stale... i just donate anyway

[Kit]

Originally Posted by redstone

Aiyah, any landmark takes time to be accepted.

Erm..... being accepted in time to come and being acceptable at all is very different.

[redstone]

Better late than never, Kit.

[Kit]

Originally Posted by RafflesCity

oh nvm..its just that recently I've encountered several people fitting that description

More generally it could also be one aspect of the 'Ugly Singaporean'

I don't necessary think its an aspect of the Ugly Singaporean since they exist in different cultures too. Heck, I'm game enough to say we are all guilty of that at one time or another.

[Kit]

Originally Posted by redstone

Better late than never, Kit.

Hehe.. yeah better late than never... if it ever........

[RafflesCity]

Originally Posted by Kit

I don't necessary think its an aspect of the Ugly Singaporean since they exist in different cultures too. Heck, I'm game enough to say we are all guilty of that at one time or another.

of course, but having it descibed in local terminology makes it seem so localised after all...

I do agree with redstone on his point. The fact that the Esplanade keeps getting debated (whether you like it or loathe it) will eventually pay off for it as being the most famous building in Singapore for a long time to come

[Kit]

Originally Posted by RafflesCity

of course, but having it descibed in local terminology makes it seem so localised after all...

I do agree with redstone on his point. The fact that the Esplanade keeps getting debated (whether you like it or loathe it) will eventually pay off for it as being the most famous building in Singapore for a long time to come

Yes, but being remembered is one thing but being remembered for what it is....... that's where timeless pieces stand out from the crap really. Some buildings were demolished, some people miss, some people can't even be bothered.

[redstone]

Taking the Sydney Opera House.It was called a white elephant.

Now look at its fame.

[Kit]

Originally Posted by redstone

Taking the Sydney Opera House.It was called a white elephant.

Now look at its fame.

Its famed more for its built form.

But for a building that was promised to be a place for all Singaporeans, I just don't see how.

[Kit]

I would like to add that in architectonic terms, the opera house was much better built and designed.

[heirloom]

i would bother if the esplanade was to be demolished.. as i said, i quite like it.. even though i'm not particularly impressed by it.

[redstone]

Kit, that's what makes Esplanade unique.

SOH is so um, static?

Esplanade looks as if it is moving at some angles.

[heirloom]

huh? what makes esplanade unique?

[Kit]

Originally Posted by redstone

Kit, that's what makes Esplanade unique.

SOH is so um, static?

Esplanade looks as if it is moving at some angles.

Erm..... uniquely good or uniquely bad? Same as being remembered. Good or bad or the not so successful? How successful can a building be, let alone an icon if the most interesting thing about it is being spoken, both good and bad and not the actual experience of being in and using a well designed building.

Being aesthetically pleasant, which is highly subjectively is only skin deep.