1.
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/michaelasanda-1904096-singapore-gardens-bay/

2.
Singapore is one of-the
Four Asian Tigers or Asian
Dragons, a term used in
reference to the highly
developed economies of
Hong Kong, Singapore,
South Korea and Taiwan
after 1970.
Gardens by the Bay is an
integral part of a strategy by
the Singapore government
to transform Singapore
from a "Garden City" to a
"City in a Garden". The
stated aim is to raise the
quality of life by enhancing
greenery and flora in the

3.
Gardens by the
Bay is a park
spanning 101
hectares
(250 acres) of
reclaimed land
in central
Singapore,
adjacent to the
Marina
Reservoir. The
park consists of
three waterfront
gardens: Bay
South Garden,
Bay East
Garden and Bay
Central Garden.

4.
The overall concept of Bay South
Garden’s master plan draws
inspiration from an orchid as it is
representative of the tropics and of
Singapore, being the country's
national flower, the Vanda 'Miss
Joaquim'. The orchid takes root at
the waterfront (conservatories),
while the leaves (landforms),
shoots (paths, roads and linkways)
and secondary roots (water,
energy and communication lines)
then form an integrated network
with blooms (theme gardens and
supertrees) at key intersections.

5.
Supertrees are
tree-like
structures that
dominate the
Gardens'
landscape with
heights that
range between
25 metres (82 ft)
and 50 metres
(160 ft).

6.
Supertree Grove
These unique
trees of up to 16
storeys in height
can be found all
around the
Gardens - twelve
at the Supertree
Grove, while the
remaining six are
placed in clusters
of threes at the
Golden and Silver
Gardens.

7.
Providing scale
and dimension to
the Gardens
while marrying
the form and
function of
mature trees, the
Supertrees also
create height to
balance the tall
developments in
the Marina Bay
area.

8.
Take a stroll along
the OCBC Skyway,
a 128-metre long
walkway with a
height of 22-metres
that connects two
Supertrees at the
Supertree Grove,
and take in a
different view of the
Gardens.

9.
Super-
trees are
made of
four
parts:
reinforce-
ment
concrete
core,
trunk,
planting
panels of
the living
skin, and
canopy.

10.
11 Supertrees
are embedded
with
environmentally
sustainable
functions like
photovoltaic
cells to harvest
solar energy.

11.
Over 162,900 plants
comprising more than
200 species and
varieties of bromeliads,
orchids, ferns and
tropical flowering
climbers are planted
on the Supertrees

12.
When night falls,
watch as the
Supertrees come
alive with a
dazzling myriad
of light displays
bursting across
the sky.

13.
Supertrees are are
vertical gardens that
perform a multitude of
functions, which
include planting,
shading and working
as environmental
engines for the
gardens.

14.
Dragonflies bridge

15.
The Heritage
Gardens is a
collection of four
themed gardens
that will take you
through the history
and culture of
Singapore’s three
main ethnic groups
and colonial past.
As you walk
through each
garden, discover
the stories of the
contribution from
different ethnic
groups towards
Singapore’s
formation.
The Kampong
House is specially
designed by the
Malays using
materials solely
derived from
nature

16.
Marc Quinn’s, Planet, a giant sculpture of a sleeping baby suspended in mid-air installed at the Gardens by the Bay

17.
Planet,
created in
2008, is made
of painted
bronze and
steel, 10-
metres long
and weighing
7-tons, and
appears to
float
weightlessly
above the
ground. It
depicts the
artist’s son at
7-months old,
and is one of
three
sculptures that
drew
inspiration
from the early
development
of his infant
son

18.
“To me, Planet is a
paradox – hugely
heavy, yet the
bronze appears
weightless;
overwhelmingly big,
yet also an image of
vulnerability. It is
both a reflection of
ourselves and the
earth upon which we
live,” Marc Quinn.

19.
The conservatory
complex at
Gardens by the
Bay, Singapore,
comprises two
cooled
conservatories –
the Flower Dome
and the Cloud
Forest, situated
along the edge of
Marina Reservoir.

20.
The conservatories,
designed by Wilkinson
Eyre Architects, are
intended to be an energy
efficient showcase of
sustainable building
technologies and to
provide an all-weather
edutainment space within
the Gardens. Both are
very large (around 1
hectare (2.5 acres)

21.
The Flower Dome is the lower but larger of the
two, at 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres). It replicates a
mild, dry climate and features plants found in the
Mediterranean and other semi-arid tropical regions
(e.g. parts of Australia, South America, South
Africa).

22.
The Flower
Dome is the
worlds largest
columnless
glasshouse.

23.
The Flower Dome is
38 metres (125 ft)
high and maintains
a temperature
between 23°C and
25°C, slightly lower
at night.
The Flower Dome
features 7 different
"gardens" as well as
an olive grove with a
bistro and a central
changing display
field has also been
incorporated to
enable flower shows
and displays to be
held within the
conservatory
The South African
garden contains
plants from a wide
range of zones in
South Africa
including Protea, the
national flower of
South Africa and
Strelitzia

24.
The main avenue in the Flower Dome

25.
The succulent garden
and The Baobabs are
found in the elevated
section

26.
The Flower
Dome replicates
the cool-dry
climate of
Mediterranean
regions like
South Africa,
California and
parts of Spain
and Italy. Home
to a collection of
plants from
deserts all over
the world, it
showcases the
adaptations of
plants to arid
environments.

27.
The world’s
largest
columnless
greenhouse, the
Conservatories’
glass sits on a
steel grid that
acts like an
eggshell.

28.
Plants in The
succulent
garden and The
Baobabs section
are mainly from
the most arid
warm temperate
zones i USA,
Mexico, Africa
and of course
from
Madagascar.

29.
The Cloud Forest is
higher but slightly
smaller at 0.8
hectares (2.0 acres).
It replicates the cool
moist conditions
found in tropical
mountain regions
between 1,000
metres (3,300 ft) and
3,000 metres
(9,800 ft) above sea
level, found in South-
East Asia, Middle-
and South America. It
features a 42-metre
(138 ft) "Cloud
Mountain", accessible
by an elevator, and
visitors will be able to
descend the mountain
via a circular path
where a 35-metre
(115 ft) waterfall
provides visitors with
refreshing cool air.

30.
The Cavern and the Crystal Mountain contains exhibitions of mineralogy and caves, The Secret garden contains plants from
ravines and tree ferns from New Zealand and The lost world contains pitcher plants, fly-traps, orchids, ferns and club-mosses as
well as a single Keteleeria.

31.
The "cloud
mountain" itself is
an intricate
structure
completely clad in
epiphytes such as
orchids, ferns,
peacock ferns,
spike- and
clubmosses,
bromeliads and
anthuriums. It
consists of a
number of levels,
each with a
different theme.
The cloud walk is
an aerial walkway
around the top of
the mountain
giving both a
closer view of the
epiphyts growing
on the outside of
the mountain, and
a view from above
on the entry level
below.

32.
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Presentation: Sanda Foi oreanuş
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Sound: Teresa Teng - The Way We Were