Location:
Singapore botanic gardens
1 Cluny Rd
Singapore

Singapore

coordinates: 1.3138969,103.8149185
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Building names(s): Shaw foundation symphony stage
Architect/Designer: unknown
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Completion date: 2004

Design: More than a concert venue, the Shaw Stage is also a civic sculpture. The design of the stage was inspired by its beautiful setting in the Palm Valley. The structure was built as two overlapping petal-like forms growing out of a floral stem, echoing the organic forms of flowers and leaves. The bigger petal shelters the stage while the smaller one at the rear houses the changing area and support services. The petal-like form of the roof was constructed from free-standing steel ribs and clad with a titanium zinc roof to achieve the complex curvature. The ribbed texture of the roof also evokes the venation of flowers and leaves.