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GardensbytheBayisanhorticulturalthemeparksouthofMarinaBayinSingapore.OpenedinJune2012,GardensbytheBayismadeupofthreewaterfrontgardens:BaySouth(54hectares),BayEast(32hectares)andBayCentral(15hectares).ItisapartofSingaporesplantobecomea"CityinaGarden”.[2]SingaporewantstobealeaderinAsiainenvironmentalsustainabilityandlandscapearchitecture.InJanuary2006,GardensbytheBaybegananinternationalmasterplandesigncompetitiontogetworld-classideasfortheGardens.Thecompetitionattractedmorethan70entriessentby1...
Gardens by the Bay is an horticultural theme park south of Marina Bay in Singapore. Opened in June 2012, Gardens by the Bay is made up of three waterfront gardens: Bay South (54 hectares), Bay East (32 hectares) and Bay Central (15 hectares). It is a part of Singapores plan to become a "City in a Garden”.[2] Singapore wants to be a leader in Asia in environmental sustainability and landscape architecture.
In January 2006, Gardens by the Bay began an international master plan design competition to get world-class ideas for the Gardens. The competition attracted more than 70 entries sent by 170 firms, from over 24 countries, including 35 from Singapore. Grant Associates[2][3] and Gustafson Porter[2][4], both from UK, were awarded the master plan design for the Bay South and East Gardens in September 2006.
Gardens by the Bay, a 101-hectare horticultural attraction, contains 250 thousand rare plants in domed conservatories. There are two distinctively different conservato...