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SINGAPORE: The competition is on to source for the best architectural design concept for Singapore's new National Art Gallery.
And the government has invited architects from Singapore and around the world to come forward with bold and creative ideas.
The art gallery will be housed at City Hall and the former Supreme Court building - two iconic heritage buildings set in the heart of Singapore's Civic District.
To be completed by 2012, it is envisioned to be dedicated to the presentation, collection and study of Southeast Asian and Singaporean visual arts.
Senior Minister-of-State Dr Balaji Sadasivan, who chairs the Steering Committee for the National Art Gallery, said: "The competition presents an exciting and unique opportunity for top talents from Singapore and around the world to not only shape the Civic District but to also steer Singapore to the forefront of global cities and define our presence as a visual arts hub."
Organised by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts in association with the Singapore Institute of Architects, the competition will be conducted in two stages.
The first stage, which opens on Friday, is an open ideas competition.
It will look for initial design ideas, and be judged on design philosophy and task appreciation.
Shortlisted competitors will move to Stage II, which is a design development competition.
They will be asked to develop their initial concepts and demonstrate the workability of their proposals against a budget.
At the end of the two-stage competition, the jury will select not more than three winners.
One winner may be commissioned towards the end of 2007 to design and build the National Art Gallery.
Details of the competition will be available at the National Art Gallery website (www.nationalartgallery.sg) from 23 February 2007.
The closing date for Stage I is April 13. - CNA/yy
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