What is Gardens by the Bay?
Q: What is Gardens by the Bay?
A: Gardens by the Bay is an horticultural theme park south of Marina Bay in Singapore. It consists of three waterfront gardens and is part of Singapore's plan to become a "City in a Garden".
Q: When did Gardens by the Bay open?
A: Gardens by the Bay opened in June 2012.
Q: How many entries were received for the international master plan design competition?
A: The international master plan design competition attracted more than 70 entries sent by 170 firms, from over 24 countries, including 35 from Singapore.
Q: Who won the master plan design for the Bay South and East Gardens?
A: Grant Associates and Gustafson Porter, both from UK, were awarded the master plan design for the Bay South and East Gardens in September 2006.
Q: What are two distinctively different conservatories at Gardens by the Bay?
A: The two distinctively different conservatories at Gardens by the Bay are Flower Dome and Cloud Forest, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
Q: What are these conservatories designed to do?
A: These conservatories are designed to create cool growing environments in a pair of glasshouses with sustainable cycles in energy and water throughout Bay South Garden.
Q: How many rare plants does it contain?
A: Gardens by the bay contains 250 thousand rare plants in domed conservatories.
