Esplanade Theatres
In 1992, elected a team of well-known local firm DP Architects (Singapore) and Michael Wilford & Partners (UK) to start the construction work of the arts center. To maintain the link between past and present, this arts center finally called the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.
Esplanade aims to be a performing arts center for all circles, and its programs reach out to a wide variety of audiences. The composition of the program covers all genres, including music, dance, theater and visual arts, with special focus on Asian culture.
Currently, this architectural icon with its distinctive twin shells is sited within Singapore's civic district, just by Marina Bay at the mouth of the Singapore River. Esplanade comprises two large halls: the 2,000-seat theater and 1,600-seat Concert Hall, and is equipped with two smaller studios, an outdoor theater and a mall. Two dome that became the location of Theatre and Concert Hall is designed with glass, to give the impression of open. To keep the center cool in the tropics, more than 7,000 pieces of aluminum retaining sun along with the cover-plated frame double glazing installed in order to support the steel to form a cover that makes the art center is a stunning architectural icon, in front of the Singapore skyline. Thorn-shaped cover that eventually became a popular nickname based on the local community's favorite fruit, Durian.
