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Mar 17, 2006 @ 20:11:20

BabyRS

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Singapore's world class performing arts theatre - built at a cost of S$500 million (US$350 m)...

Since its opening 3 years back, I've tried and tried to find something remotely appealing about this structure - to no avail.
Strikes me more like an atrocious structure masquerading as Modern architecture.... give us laymen a break!! sheesh...

Looking at this, I've never agreed more with that cliched statement : "Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder."

Spot the difference!!

Edited: March 17, 2006 @ 20:12

Mar 17, 2006 @ 20:17:30

maximillion

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it remids me of a fly's eyes

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Mar 17, 2006 @ 20:23:19

BabyRS

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yeah... *shudder* that too...

Mar 17, 2006 @ 20:27:17

tlynn

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Well I a more gothic girl. Old European churches with arches and domes and stonework. Those are where my heart is!

Mar 17, 2006 @ 20:29:36

tlynn

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Although...I must say. The bridge is very nice!

Mar 17, 2006 @ 20:49:08

kerrigwen

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<--- diggin the bridge too.

@ the theatre!

Wow...

and I thought the new City Hall in toronto was bad...

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Mar 17, 2006 @ 21:00:41

alljive

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That certainly is different.
Looks sort of like a broken tea steeping thing, ooOoo its "gods" broken tea steeper that fell there after he used it to make tea on his extended sunday lunch.

Much as I'd like to say otherwise, it doesn't look good.

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Mar 17, 2006 @ 21:15:47

kerrigwen

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Maybe they're trying to impress the aliens!

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Mar 17, 2006 @ 21:31:10

BabyRS

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kerrigwen said:
Maybe they're trying to impress the aliens!

Yep - entice them to become "Singaliens"

Aug 16, 2006 @ 17:30:14

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It might be some kind of aquired taste. I, myself am looking to be an architect and am studying at Thadius Stevens, and that is a very complicated structure to design and build, but i don't find it to be too attractive.

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Aug 16, 2006 @ 17:32:32

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peanut

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Max got it. It looks like bug eyes!

Aug 31, 2006 @ 22:16:54

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digidave

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definately original

wouldn't mind seeing inside - see if allt those "fly eyes" textures on the outside translate to patterns of light on the inside? If it had some kind of function that could be cool - if it's just decorative then I'm a bit concerned??

Sep 19, 2006 @ 11:17:01

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mirandamunch

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it has a sydney opera house look about it

Aug 22, 2007 @ 08:57:07

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gideon1451

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its cool

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Sep 18, 2007 @ 02:25:47

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mr_ash

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If you saw the crap that they were building in my city, you would like this.

I agree with the early posters. I quite like the bridge that is supporting it

I have CDO.

It's like OCD, but with the letters arranged alphabetically as they should be.

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