K.K. Seet
Singapore: Keppel Land Limited, 2011
ISBN: 9789812481894
Every building tells a story or two. Few, however, can do it from the vantage of a hundred and fifty years.
The Ocean Financial Centre is a history-making landmark. It has had three incarnations: the 1864, 1923 and 1974 Ocean Building, the latter two designed by Swan & Maclaren. Now, at the very same confluence of Raffles Place and the new business and financial district at Marina Bay, stands the 21st century development designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli.
The narrative begins at the present building, then retraces its steps to the previous three incarnations. Throughout, Dr KK Seet reinforces the notion that Ocean Building has remained prime with each incarnation. Highlighting the architectural features and the position of the building within the business, cultural and geographical landscape, he lets its tenants through the ages, from 1864 to 2011, relate how each edifice, in its own time, contributed to Singapore's skyline and commercial hub.
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