II Marina Bay, our Photogenic city. 1 Marina Bay Sands, the ‘Image of Our City’ In the book by Kevin Lynch, “The Image of the City”, he argued that the idea of imageability is an important character in the construction of the identity of a place. Subsequently, the creation of the mental image of the viewer. He pointed out that elements such as shapes, colours and arrangements play a crucial role in the legibility and visibility of a city which would aid facilitating in the making of the powerful
A Memorable Trip “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” These words by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. perfectly describe how my travel experience in Singapore this past summer has changed my life. Traveling to Singapore with my family has been a component on my bucket list that I never thought I would ever be able to accomplish at such a young age. Through my travel, I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the culture by living life as a local while
themes and 1,800 available rooms: Crockfords Tower – luxurious all-suite hotel; Hotel Michael – an 11-storey luxurious hotel with gallery-like atmosphere; Festive Hotel is a family-oriented hotel, situated near the Universal Studios Singapore and the Marina Life Park; Hard Rock Hotel Singapore – five-star hotel for families designed in rock-and-roll style, also offers meeting and conference facilities; Equarius Hotel – a perfect getaway for nature lovers and families, located nearby to largest oceanarium
• Singapore tourism has flourished in the past few years. It is a now a global city that attracts visitors, money and businesses on many areas. • Singapore still benefit from the current boom in Asian travel and tourism but the journey ahead is packed with challenges. The country has to deal with physical limitations, slowing labour force growth and competition from a fast-growing neighbourhood. • For this , they have to maintain the growth of a competitive industry that can work with limited
Law Jia-Hao A0085833X AR5221 27 April 2015 Iconic Architecture, Urban Space and Capital – Marina Bay as Iconic Architecture In “The Enigma of Capital”, David Harvey writes that due to the crisis-prone nature of capitalism, new needs and desires have to be continuously created among consumers in order to sustain endless accumulation of capital (Harvey 107). According to Paul Jones, iconic architecture has become one of the main strategies by which cities all over the world compete for attention
Marina Bay Sands that is located at the central business district and run by Las Vegas Sands, centers on being a premier entertainment destination by combining business and leisure in a one location (ref Marina Bay Sands). While Resorts World Sentosa, located at Sentosa island and own by Genting Singapore, focuses on being the ultimate island destination resort
Exploration of Gower Peninsula Swansea is located on the beautiful Gower Peninsular, the UK's first designated 'area of outstanding natural beauty'. Although much of the city's architectural heritage was destroyed in war time bombing, its wide sandy
Vocalise’s unique selling point as it is the only agency that is able to provide such customisation services. Vocalise was able to secure many commercial corporate projects with popular brands as well as government agencies. Some examples include Marina Bay Sands, Hennessy, the Singapore Tourism Board as well as the Istana. From these opportunities,
markets and booming, as Dubai offers visitors a unique combination of tourist attractions from the elements. The emirate has a variety of landscapes scattered in a limited space. Thus, tourists can enjoy in a single day to visit the rugged mountains and sand dunes majestic, and clean sandy beaches, and parks, which boasts greenery, and heritage villages, and neighborhoods, luxury homes quaint supplied Balbragel (Towers ventilation), and the newest and most luxurious and largest shopping centers trendy
Introduction Singapore has one of the highest per capita incomes in Asia and is an important global business as well as transportation hub. In 2014, the Singapore economy grew by 2.9% as compared with 4.4% in the previous year. The largest sector of the economy is services and accounts for close to 72% of the GDP while other industry contributes the remaining 28%. Tourism development is a crucial part of Singapore's energy to transform into a lively city and an enhanced economy. Our tourism scene
The days are sunny here throughout the year. You can spend an entire day at the beaches, enjoy sunbath, build sand castles, surf on the waves, go swimming, fishing, and try different types of water sports. You can select the venue between free beaches and paid beaches owned by resorts. Regardless of their status, the beaches are good for a leisurely walk, kite
When it comes to planning a holiday, Singapore is one of the prime destinations. According to a recent survey on the number of tourist visits, the figures were remarkable which showed Singapore attracts highest number of tourists from all over the world. Tourists love to visit Singapore because of potpourri of culture, architecture, night life and most importantly their mouth watering cuisines. Singapore is especially known as the Cultural melting pot, garden city, a blend of old-world and contemporary
half of the remaining mangrove area near Sydney, and most of the salt marshes area remaining in the region as well. They are also most likely one of the most major contributors to the food web within Botany Bay and provide habitat for many important fish and different invertebrate species of the bay. (SSEC, 2013) This Report will inform the features of the Towra Points ecosystem
Cats the Musical of the century Opens 9 January 2015 Tickets on sale now The Grammy award winning legend, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s critically acclaimed Cats the musical will hit the shores of Singapore. With a fantastically oversized stage set, prodigious choreography and surreal costume designs. Cats the musical has been hailed by critics as “the musical of the century” across the globe and now the award winning musical will be hitting the sandy shores of Singapore. The musical has won 7 Tony
Huge skyscrapers, shopping locations, amazing food divines and adventures, Dubai offer everything for its visitors. Famous for its sun, sea and sand pay a visit to Jumeriah Beach Residence which is the beachfront exotic hotel. Check out the Miracle Garden, and is the house of 45 million blooming flowers. Next is the Global Village which is open throughout the cooler autumn, winter and spring. It
Singapore is an island and a smallest country in Southeast Asia. Singapore is one of the “Four Asian Tigers” where the world major cargo seaport occurs. Despite the small size of the nation, Singapore economy have strong international trade link with capitalist mixed economy when the government intervention in the market is minimal (Economy watch, 2011). Since Singapore gained sovereignty in 1965 from Malaysia, its politics has been dominated by the People Action Party. Under the leadership of People
Study in Singapore Singapore is emerging as a popular destination for the international students to study. Singapore is prominent all over the world for its vibrancy and numerous tourist destinations. Each year, Singapore government invests large sum of money to improve the education system and provide students better opportunities so that they can grow and excel. If you are looking for better opportunities obtain higher education in Singapore, then Singapore is the place to be. The facilities
This is the process of hydro-orientated erosion. Figure 2: The process of a destructive wave. Sediments are pulled down the beach, in the wave backwash, and therefore initiating the process of beach erosion. (Wikipedia.org) While sand and other materials can be carried along a shore, it can also be carried up and
of dominant mangrove species run parallel to the shoreline or to the banks of tidal creek systems. The seaward side of the community is likely to be dominated by a fringe of grey mangroves Avicennia marina as it is best adapted to early colonisation and a wide range of soil conditions. Avicennia marina is a tough mangrove species - Australia’s most widespread due to its ability to tolerate low temperatures and a variety of other intertidal conditions. A pioneer, it is likely to be the first species
size Port of Yokohama is one of the largest ports in Japan. In this area, there are ten piers and approximately 100 public & YPPC berths. Port Area - 7,315.9ha Waterfront Area - 2,863.8ha Commercial Zone - 1,013.6ha Industrial Zone - 1,696.4ha Marina zone - 4.2ha Recreational Zone - 95.2ha Others - 56.4ha (City of Yokohama) Port information: LOCODE (UNCTAD): JPYOK Local Time: (Asia/Tokyo) Size: very large Max. Vessel Size: 150 m Tide: 2.0 m Channel Depth: 24.4 m