The 10 days of revelry celebrating the opening of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay promise to be quite the event, with headliners including Jason Mraz performing on opening night. The Supertrees will also score plenty of jaw-dropping moments with Garden by the Bay’s plan to hold light and sound shows during the new grove’s opening week. The 54-hectare South Garden will also feature a bevy of educational programs as well as floral displays.
After five years in development, the gardens will showcase indoor and outdoor landscaping with a sustainable twist. The conservatories are designed to reduce energy consumption by an average of 30 percent and will also use waste from clippings as a source of biofuel. Water conservation features include the filtration of rainwater and other runoff, which Gardens by the Bay will then recycle and use to irrigate the complex.
The Supertrees, however, really steal the show. Tropical plants native to southeast Asia creep up these towers and add splashes of color and texture. The canopies above will feature solar photovoltaics that will contribute electricity for the entire complex. Providing shade during the day and multimedia at night, the Supertrees are one of the greatest innovations to hit this dynamic city-state since a bartender at the Raffles hotel invented the Singapore Sling.
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Photos by Robert Such, Darren Chin, Craig Sheppard
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We’ve showcased Singapore’s soaring solar Supertrees in the past, and now we’re excited to announce that the massive towers are set to officially open at the Gardens by the Bay on June 29th! These amazing towers, which reach up to 164 feet (50 meters)
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The Supertrees will score plenty of jaw-dropping moments with Garden by the Bay’s plan to hold light and sound shows during the new grove’s opening week.
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The 10 days of revelry celebrating the opening of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay promise to be quite the event.
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Headliners include Jason Mraz performing on opening night.
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After five years in development, the gardens will showcase indoor and outdoor landscaping with a sustainable twist.
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The conservatories are designed to reduce energy consumption by an average of 30 percent and will also use waste from clippings as a source of biofuel.
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Water conservation features include the filtration of rainwater and other runoff, which Gardens by the Bay will recycle and use to irrigate the complex.
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The Supertrees, however, really steal the show.
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Tropical plants native to southeast Asia creep up these towers and add splashes of color and texture.
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The canopies above will feature solar photovoltaics that will contribute electricity for the entire complex.
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A massive indoor garden installation springs to life at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay.
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Providing shade during the day and multimedia at night, the Supertrees are one of the greatest innovations to hit this dynamic city-state since a bartender at the Raffles hotel invented the Singapore Sling.
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Singapore’s Gardens at the Bay are set to officially open at the end of this month.
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Singapore’s solar supertrees stand tall.
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An interior view of one of the many gardens.
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Topiary creatures bask in the sun before the looming solar supertrees.
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The indoor garden installations promise to offer flourishing displays of plant life.
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The 54-hectare South Garden, over which the Supertrees tower, will also feature a bevy of educational programs as well as floral displays. Indoor and outdoor spaces will awe and amaze.
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Impressive as the Supertress are, they are also highly functional.
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Plan for Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay by Grant Associates
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Plan for Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay by Grant Associates
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