For the past 2 years I have been documenting the progress of Gardens by The Bay, a 54 hectare garden project in the Garden City of Singapore. The project is due for completion in June 2012 but this November National Parks Board opened it’s doors for a sneak preview to coincide with the World Orchid Conference hosted by Singapore.
This ‘soft’ opening gave me the opportunity to finally capture a portion of the completed gardens. It was quite surreal composing images including layers of people on building on landscape when I had spent 2 years shooting a construction site. The addition of people adds an extra element to the shots and I enjoyed capturing the public experiencing this extraordinary place. I can’t wait to shoot the completed gardens next year. For now, this will have to do!
Welcome to the Flower Dome.
The Flower Dome with the shading deployed.
Spectacular by night as well.
Inside the Flower Dome.
View taken looking down from The Baobabs.
The Gridshell is impressive from every angle (above) and The Canopy illuminated at night.
The Main Gardens were popular.
The new addition to Singapore’s skyline as viewed from Marina East.
by shep
Chris Code - Great pics Craig.