Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre 2022 October 23

Suntec City is a major

mixed-use development Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...

located in

Marina Centre Marina Central or Marina Centre ( Chinese: 滨海中心; ) is a zone of reclaimed land within the Downtown Core in the southern part of Singapore. Together with the Marina South Marina South is a planning area located within the Central Area ...

, a subzone of the

Downtown Core The Downtown Core is the historical and downtown centre of the city-state of Singapore and the main commercial area in Singapore excluding reclaimed lands with two integrated resorts such as the Marina Bay Sands, one of the most expensive buil ...

in Singapore, which combines a

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a large indoor shopping center, usually Anchor tenant, anchored by department stores. The term ''mall'' originally meant pedestrian zone, a pedestrian promenade with shops along it, but in the late 1960s, i ...

office An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform Business administration, administrative Work (human activity), work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a po ...

buildings, and a

convention centre A convention center (American and British English spelling differences, American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a Convention (meeting), convention, where individuals and groups ...

. Construction began on 18 January 1992 and was completed on 22 July 1997.

Design

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Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese ''

feng shui Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...

''. The five buildings and the convention center are arranged such that they resemble a left hand when viewed aerially, with the

Fountain of Wealth The Fountain of Wealth (Malay language, Malay: ''Air Pancut Kekayaan,'' Simplified Chinese, Chinese: 财富之泉) is listed by the ''Guinness Book of Records'' in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world. It is located in one of Singapore's ...

as its palm. The fountain is made of bronze as the combination of bronze and water symbolizes prosperity. Furthermore, the specially selected Chinese name, 新达, means "new achievement".

History

On 17 December 1987, the Singapore government announced the building of an exhibition and convention centre in

. The tender was put up by

Urban Redevelopment Authority The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of National Development (Singapore), Ministry of National De ...

(URA) and closed on 16 August 1988. Three companies submitted bids for the tender: Suntec City Development Pte Ltd, a joint bid by Kuok Ltd, Shangri-La Hotel, and UOL Investment Holdings, and Sino International Real Estate Agency Ltd. Suntec City Development was headed by Suntec Investment, a Singapore based investment company formed in 1986, consisting of Hong Kong tycoons such as

Run Run Shaw Sir Run Run Shaw (born Shao Renleng; 19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East As ...

Li Ka-shing Sir Ka-shing Li (; born 29 July 1928) is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the senior advisor for CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings, after he retired from the Chairman of the Board in May ...

and

Frank Tsao Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen-king (; 1925 – 12 August 2019) was a Chinese-born entrepreneur who established shipping and textiles businesses in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Tsao took over his family shipping business in Shanghai a ...

. Kuok Ltd was headed by

Robert Kuok Robert Kuok Hock Nien, better known as Robert Kuok, (born 6 October 1923) is a Malaysian business magnate, investor and philanthropist based in Hong Kong since 1973. According to ''Forbes'', his net worth is estimated at $11.8 billion as of Apr ...

, a Malaysian billionaire and businessman. Sino International Real Estate Agency was headed by

Ng Teng Fong Ng Teng Fong (; 28 July 1928 – 2 February 2010) was a Singaporean real estate tycoon with a major presence in Hong Kong. He is the father of Robert Ng. In 1997, ''Forbes'' listed the two as the 30th richest people in the world. History Ng T ...

, a Singaporean real estate

tycoon A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who is a powerful entrepreneur and investor who controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or ser ...

. In December 1988, it was announced that Suntec City Development won the bid and it had to finish constructing the Convention and Exhibition Centre within four and a half years while the remaining office blocks in ten years. In July 2024, a car fell into the fountain as a result of dangerous driving while the fountain was closed for maintenance. No serious injuries occurred and the man was evacuated to a hospital.

Areas

Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre was officially opened on 30 August 1995. In 2004, the convention centre was renamed as Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre as part of a rebranding exercise. The convention centre has a total of of space, over multiple levels. During the

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, the convention centre hosted the boxing, fencing, handball, judo, taekwondo, and wrestling competitions.
The building was renovated from October 2012 to June 2013. The 18th edition of

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's largest annual event, was held here from 15-19 August 2023.

Suntec City Mall

The Suntec City Mall is a shopping centre located within Suntec City. Opened in 1994 together with initial phases of the Suntec City development, it was the largest shopping centre in Singapore with of retail space until the opening of

VivoCity VivoCity is a shopping mall located in the HarbourFront precinct of Bukit Merah, Singapore. It is the largest shopping mall in Singapore, with of net lettable area and of gross floor area spread over a three-storey shopping complex and t ...

in 2006. It also offers a club house called the Suntec City Guild House located on the fifth storey. The large mall boasts some 360 outlets, with more than 100 Food and Beverage options, spread over 4 floors in an L-shaped configuration. To help shoppers to navigate around the mall, it was divided into four zones, namely: *The West Wing, located on the lower floors of the

Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre Suntec City is a major mixed-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core in Singapore, which combines a shopping mall, office buildings, and a convention centre. Construction began on 18 January 1992 and was comple ...

, offering high-end international labels targeted specifically at convention delegates and tourists. It reopened in June 2013. *The North Wing includes high end tenants, and alfresco dining outlets. *The Fountain Terrace is located around the

, and specialises in food and beverage outlets. *The East Wing at the north-eastern end of the mall is dedicated to entertainment, technology and lifestyle related tenants.

Office towers

The office towers comprise five buildings named Towers One through Five with four containing 45 stories and one 18 stories. The latter has of net lettable floor area on each floor while the 45-storey towers consist of floor plates ranging from . In total, there are about of office space. Tower One to Four is 45-storey representing the 4 fingers and Tower 5 is 18-storey representing the thumb. Suntec City Office Towers houses a number of foreign diplomatic/non-diplomatic missions that are resident in Singapore. the Embassy of Spain on the 39th floor of Tower 1,

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on the 34th floor of Tower 2, the Embassy of Rwanda on the 14th floor of Tower 3, the Embassy of Chile on the 24th floor of Tower 3, the Embassy of Qatar on the 41st floor of Tower 3, and the Taiwan Trade Center on the 9th floor of Tower 4.

Accolades

Suntec City was awarded two FIABCI ''Prix d' Excellence'' awards for excellence in all aspects of real estate development (Overall winner and Commercial / Retail winner) in 1999. Suntec has claimed other prizes, including the 1998 Tourism Award from the

Singapore Tourism Board The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Government of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry. History The board was first established on 1 January 1964 and ...

References

External links

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