Singapore launches an architectural design competition for a new National Art Gallery (working title).
Architects around the world are invited to conceptualize a design for the gallery, which will be housed in two iconic heritage buildings set in the heart of Singapore’s Civic District, City Hall and the former Supreme Court Building.
This architectural competition is organised by MICA, in association with the Singapore Institute of Architects. The competition will be conducted in two stages.
The first stage, an open ideas competition, will look for initial design ideas, and be judged on design philosophy and task appreciation. Entries at Stage I are kept anonymous and competitors’ identities will be revealed to the jury after they have been shortlisted for the second stage.
Shortlisted competitors will move to Stage II, a design development competition, where they will be asked to develop their initial concepts and demonstrate the workability of their proposals against a budget. At the end of the two-stage competition, the jury will select not more than three winners, where one winner may be commissioned in end 2007 to design and build the National Art Gallery. 
