SINGARAMAS 4!

hyacinthus · February 3rd, 2007, 01:33 PM

Pengui · February 4th, 2007, 05:32 AM

So detailed ! Way cool :-)

JoSin · February 4th, 2007, 06:24 AM

Now who says Singapore is neat and tidy?? It is so messy just like any other city!! And it has a unique taste to it too!

hyacinthus · February 4th, 2007, 12:35 PM

messy?

Singapor3 · February 4th, 2007, 05:03 PM

Messy meh? If you look from top-down ain't. You can't simply judge the neatness of the city by judging the skyline as it has lots of angles to look from, lol.

Pengui · February 4th, 2007, 05:06 PM

It's true that your last pano does not quite highlight the effort so characteristic of Singapore's carefully-though city planning... It's a mix of shophouses, 30 floors condos, HDBs, a temple and some construction pics...

Here's another quite atypic shot of Singapore... Where urban density comes to a stop in front of the jungle near Sengkang:

Singapor3 · February 4th, 2007, 05:10 PM

Nice rails, are those LRTs?

Pengui · February 4th, 2007, 05:42 PM

Yes, SW5 Fernvale as in Sengkang West LRT line ;-)
I would have taken some pics of the trains but the camera ran out of battery and my spares were also discharged (again... ought to do something about this).

Singapor3 · February 4th, 2007, 05:46 PM

I see, Get GPs they rock! Anyway, are the forests behind it reserves or something?

Pengui · February 4th, 2007, 06:11 PM

What are GPs ?
The forest behind is going to be razed to put some more HDB blocks... :-) LRT stations are already there.

redstone · February 5th, 2007, 02:39 PM

Instant urbanisation..... :/

RafflesCity · February 5th, 2007, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pengui

It's true that your last pano does not quite highlight the effort so characteristic of Singapore's carefully-though city planning... It's a mix of shophouses, 30 floors condos, HDBs, a temple and some construction pics...

Thats because we are looking at what is essentially a conservation area, with shophouses and street widths built when Singapore was under British rule. Hence the mix of old and new, that is quite unlike other areas where street-planning, Singapore style has been implemented. In any case, I feel that the British-style planning was also quite rational and planned-well, but compared with today's standards, looks messy when combined.

I'd say that even the conservation district itself is a deliberate effort to safeguard the streetscape ;-)

Anyway thats a nice and rare glimpse of Sengkang!

Srakovski · February 7th, 2007, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RafflesCity

Thats because we are looking at what is essentially a conservation area, with shophouses and street widths built when Singapore was under British rule. Hence the mix of old and new, that is quite unlike other areas where street-planning, Singapore style has been implemented. In any case, I feel that the British-style planning was also quite rational and planned-well, but compared with today's standards, looks messy when combined.

I'd say that even the conservation district itself is a deliberate effort to safeguard the streetscape ;-)

Anyway thats a nice and rare glimpse of Sengkang!

I definitely agree!

The old shophouses and modern buildings gives Singapore a very special and unique skyline! It isn't very messy and I think they make the skyline look very "mature"! I love it very much!!

RafflesCity · February 12th, 2007, 03:21 PM

here is the skyline by the bay:

10 February 2007

Maverick713 · February 13th, 2007, 05:05 AM

From this view our CBD looks kinda small....

Singapor3 · February 13th, 2007, 02:10 PM

A very neat look to it as well.

RafflesCity · February 13th, 2007, 05:14 PM

I notice from the forum that many people who have not been to Singapore assume that the city is just that cluster...and are quite surprised when shown other views of it.

Here is a riverside view from the Asian Civilisations Museum:

Maverick713 · February 14th, 2007, 04:30 AM

Oh... u also went for the ABC Clean Waters exhibition? I saw the same view there.

RafflesCity · February 14th, 2007, 05:20 AM

yeah...went there...thought that the exhibition was quite well-presented...they were even offering free rides on the 'plastic boats'.

Maverick713 · February 14th, 2007, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RafflesCity

yeah...went there...thought that the exhibition was quite well-presented...they were even offering free rides on the 'plastic boats'.

Yep. The exhibition was good but I was disappointed that no proposed dates were put beside each development. Knowing how the civil service works, some ideas might never be implemented or become delayed till the cows come home.

Never tried the free rides though .... should be fun.

February 3rd, 2007, 01:33 PM	#1
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Singapor3 Asia's Only Global City Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,028 Likes (Received): 0	Messy meh? If you look from top-down ain't. You can't simply judge the neatness of the city by judging the skyline as it has lots of angles to look from, lol. __________________ Intelligently Written or it's just retarded thoughts, you decide. My Photo Blog My Photo Album More skyscrapers for Singapore please!

February 4th, 2007, 05:10 PM	#7
Singapor3 Asia's Only Global City Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,028 Likes (Received): 0	Nice rails, are those LRTs? __________________ Intelligently Written or it's just retarded thoughts, you decide. My Photo Blog My Photo Album More skyscrapers for Singapore please!

February 4th, 2007, 05:32 AM	#2
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	So detailed ! Way cool :-)

February 4th, 2007, 05:06 PM	#6
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	It's true that your last pano does not quite highlight the effort so characteristic of Singapore's carefully-though city planning... It's a mix of shophouses, 30 floors condos, HDBs, a temple and some construction pics... Here's another quite atypic shot of Singapore... Where urban density comes to a stop in front of the jungle near Sengkang:

February 4th, 2007, 05:42 PM	#8
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	Yes, SW5 Fernvale as in Sengkang West LRT line ;-) I would have taken some pics of the trains but the camera ran out of battery and my spares were also discharged (again... ought to do something about this).

February 4th, 2007, 05:46 PM	#9
Singapor3 Asia's Only Global City Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,028 Likes (Received): 0	I see, Get GPs they rock! Anyway, are the forests behind it reserves or something? __________________ Intelligently Written or it's just retarded thoughts, you decide. My Photo Blog My Photo Album More skyscrapers for Singapore please!

February 4th, 2007, 06:11 PM	#10
Pengui Tallest on his iceberg Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore / Paris Posts: 3,628 Likes (Received): 1	What are GPs ? The forest behind is going to be razed to put some more HDB blocks... :-) LRT stations are already there.

February 5th, 2007, 02:39 PM	#11
redstone The Uninspired Architect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 14,069 Likes (Received): 2	Instant urbanisation..... :/ __________________ http://redstonean.deviantart.com/

February 12th, 2007, 03:21 PM	#14
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	here is the skyline by the bay: 10 February 2007

February 13th, 2007, 05:05 AM	#15
Maverick713 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,132 Likes (Received): 0	From this view our CBD looks kinda small....

February 13th, 2007, 02:10 PM	#16
Singapor3 Asia's Only Global City Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,028 Likes (Received): 0	A very neat look to it as well. __________________ Intelligently Written or it's just retarded thoughts, you decide. My Photo Blog My Photo Album More skyscrapers for Singapore please!

February 13th, 2007, 05:14 PM	#17
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	I notice from the forum that many people who have not been to Singapore assume that the city is just that cluster...and are quite surprised when shown other views of it. Here is a riverside view from the Asian Civilisations Museum:

February 14th, 2007, 04:30 AM	#18
Maverick713 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,132 Likes (Received): 0	Oh... u also went for the ABC Clean Waters exhibition? I saw the same view there.

February 14th, 2007, 05:20 AM	#19
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	yeah...went there...thought that the exhibition was quite well-presented...they were even offering free rides on the 'plastic boats'.

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