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School of Accountancy
- School of Accountancy at Singapore Management University’s city campus. This side of the school faces Fort Canning Park. From 2007 onwards this building housed both the School of Accountancy and the new School of Law. Photo taken in September 2005.
School of Economics and Social Sciences
- School of Economics and Social Sciences at Singapore Management University’s city campus. In 2007 the school was reorganised into two separate schools—the School of Economics and the School of Social Sciences. Photo taken in September 2005.
School of Information Systems
- School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken in September 2005.
Campus Map
- Map (circa 1999) showing location of Singapore Management University's first building on Evans Road and the adjacent Bukit Timah campus. North is to the right on this map.
SMU's Offices at Goldbell Towers
- SMU President Janice Bellace and Chairman Ho Kwon Ping at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of Singapore Management University's new offices at Goldbell Towers on Scotts Road. Mr Ho Kwon Ping also announced the seventeen winning ideas from the city campus ideas competition. The public had been invited to submit their ideas on the design of the new city campus, specifically on how it could engage the public. Photo taken on 13 October 1999.
Illustration of SMU's Bukit Timah Campus
- Artist’s impression of an aerial view of Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. The centre of the illustration shows the main drive leading from Bukit Timah Road up to the four historic buildings—Oei Tiong Ham, Manasseh Meyer, Federal, and Eu Tong Sen—and the two quadrangles. The Evans Road building, where SMU’s very first classes were held in 2000, is shown in the upper left corner of the illustration.
Bras Basah Park
- View of Bras Basah Park, looking toward Bras Basah Road and the Singapore Art Museum. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken 16 June 2000.
Evans Road Building
- The upper storey of the Evans Road building, Singapore Management University’s first classroom building, in August 2000.
Evans Road Building
- Singapore Management University's Evans Road Building, adjacent to the University's Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
Evans Road Building
- Singapore Management University’s first classroom building, located at Evans Road, was used for classes from the university’s opening day on 1 August 2000 until the university moved to the city campus in July 2005. Photo taken on 12 January 2001.
Groundbreaking for City Campus
- Minister of Education Teo Chee Hean addressing the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony for Singapore Management University's permanent city campus at Bras Basah. KNTA Architects (Singapore) and Edward Cullinan Architects (Britain) were awarded the design of the academic buildings and public open spaces. Photo taken on 27 March 2002.
Groundbreaking for City Campus
- Members of Singapore Management University, Edward Cullinan Architects (Britain) and KNTA Architects (Singapore) at the groundbreaking ceremony for SMU’s campus at Bras Basah. KNTA Architects and Edward Cullinan Architects were awarded the design of the academic buildings and public open spaces. Photo taken on 27 March 2002.
Groundbreaking ceremony for Singapore Management University's new law school building
- Professor Yeo Tiong Min, Dean, School of Law, breaking ground to mark the start of construction for the new law school building on 20th January 2014.
Top down aerial view of law building with Kwa Geok Choo Law Library
- Top down aerial view of the newly built law school building featuring the iconic pearl structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library in SMU. The law school is currently known as Yong Pung How School of Law.
Study space within the Kwa Geok Choo Law library
- Study area within the Kwa Geok Choo Law library, brightened by natural light from glass windows circulating the space and symmetrical oval architecture on the ceiling.
Preserving Trees at City Campus
- Mature trees were removed from Singapore Management University’s city campus construction site and then replanted on campus after the construction was completed. Among them was a 70-year-old rain tree weighing more than 37 tonnes. The tree was 21-metres in height with a crown 25 metres in diameter. Picture taken at Bras Basah Park on 20 May 2003.
SMU President Arnoud De Meyer, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Guest of Honour Madam Ho Ching at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new School of Law Building
- SMU President Arnoud De Meyer, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Guest of Honour Madam Ho Ching enjoying a laugh at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new School of Law Building
A student showcasing various ideas generated with 3D printing machines from the newly opened Makerspace in SMU Labs
- During the opening of the Makerspace in SMU Labs in October 2018, a student showcased various objects created using 3D printing machines to Ms. Neetha Nair, Head of the Center of Excellence with Prudential. Supported by Prudential, the Makerspace serves as a collaborative environment for students and the SMU community to create, learn, explore, share, and generate new ideas using 3D printing and other tools available in the space.
The first Makerspace available to SMU community in SMU Labs
- In 2018, the first Makerspace supported by Prudential was made available to SMU community. It serves as a collaborative environment for students and the SMU community to create, learn, explore, share, and generate new ideas. Workshops and activites were organized for the community to learn how to use the 3D printing machines and various tools available in the Makerspace.
The newly built law building with Kwa Geok Choo Law Library
- The newly built law school building with the iconic pearl structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, against the backdrop of the financial district. The law school is currently named as Yong Pung How School of Law.
Business School
- The business school at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 17 March 2002.
Food Haven
- Food Haven, the food court at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
Campus Renovations
- Singapore Management University refurbished the Bukit Timah campus buildings before beginning classes there. Photo shows a lecture theatre undergoing renovation in 2001.
Oei Tiong Ham Building
- The Oei Tiong Ham Building on Singapore Management University's Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken on 24 December 2001.
School of Economics and Social Sciences Construction Site
- The construction site for Singapore Management University’s School of Economics and Social Sciences. View from the intersection of Bras Basah (lower right) and Bencoolen (lower left) looking towards Orchard Road. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.
Preserving Trees at City Campus
- When possible, Singapore Management University preserved the mature trees at the city campus construction site. Several trees were removed and re-planted after construction was completed, while others were conserved in their original location. In this photo taken on 28 July 2002, a crane lifts a tree from Bras Basah Park before construction begins.
Preserving Trees at City Campus
- Crane lifting tree to be preserved during the construction of Singapore Management University’s city campus. Picture taken at Bras Basah Park on 20 May 2003.
The Campus Green in 2017
- The Campus Green is a space at the heart of SMU, with features such as an outdoor Amphitheatre, jogging tracks was designed to promote and facilitate outdoor activities for SMU community and public. It serves as a space not only to energize fitness and health but to support new trends in teaching, learning and the Co-curricular Activities (CCA) needs of students as well.
Artist's impression of the new SMU Campus Green
- Singapore Management University (SMU) announced the embarkment of a two-year development project that will not only add new and much-needed additional learning, teaching and group study spaces to its current campus in the city, but also transform the landscape of the Civic District by injecting energy, zing and activities to the SMU Campus Green, with a vision to bring back the buzz and revive the ‘Bras Basah spirit’. The project will enhance the opportunities for SMU to engage with the community, and showcase the talent and vibrancy of the SMU campus and Singapore’s youth.
A verbal account of the Wee Kim Wee Room
- This edited video is restricted to SMU internal circulation. Commemorating its 20th anniversary, the Wee Kim Wee Centre (WKWC) unveiled the new Wee Kim Wee Room at Singapore Management University (SMU), which houses some of the original belongings of former President Wee Kim Wee and Mrs Wee, and formally launching the Wee Kim Wee Heritage Fund. The WKWC, housed in SMU’s College of Integrative Studies, aims to advance learning and dialogue about major cross-cultural issues. The video presents a verbal account of the Wee Kim Wee Room as told by Wee Eng Hwa and Wee Hong Neo, daughters of the former President & First Lady.
Lee Kong Chian School of Business Opening Ceremony
- Lion dance by business school students at the opening celebration for the Lee Kong Chian School of Business on 24 March 2006.
SMU Shop opening ceremony Arnoud De Meyer and Sim Teow Hong on 25 Auguest 2012
- SMU Shop opening ceremony Arnoud De Meyer and Sim Teow Hong, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, on 25 August 2012
SMU Shop view of the front of the shop on 25 August 2012
- SMU Shop view of the front of the shop on 25 August 2012
SMU's Offices at Goldbell Towers
- The opening of Singapore Management University's offices at Goldbell Towers on Scotts Road. Left to right: President Janice Bellace, Director of Campus Development Eddie Wee, and Chairman Ho Kwon Ping. Photo taken on 13 October 1999.
Bras Basah Park
- View of Bras Basah Park, looking toward Queen Street and the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken 16 June 2000.
Appreciation lunch for Michael Furmston held on August 8 2012
- Appreciation lunch for Michael Furmston held on August 8 2012
Preserving Trees at City Campus
- Preparations to conserve and remove a tree from Singapore Management University’s city campus construction site. Several mature trees growing in Bras Basah Park were removed and re-planted, while other trees were conserved in their original location. Singapore’s National Museum can be seen in the background. Photo taken on 28 July 2002.
Preserving Trees at City Campus
- Mature trees were removed from Singapore Management University’s city campus construction site and then replanted on campus after the construction was completed. Picture taken at Bras Basah Park on 20 May 2003.
Topping Out Ceremony for City Campus
- Singapore Management University Chairman Ho Kwon Ping addressing the audience at the topping out ceremony for SMU’s new city campus at Bras Basah. Picture taken on 18 October 2004.
Administration Building
- The administration building at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken in September 2005.
Federal Building
- The Federal Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 17 March 2002.
School of Accountancy
- School of Accountancy at Singapore Management University’s city campus. The Lee Kong Chian School of Business and Raffles City are in the background on the left. From 2007 onwards this building housed both the School of Accountancy and the new School of Law. Photo taken in September 2005.
School of Information Systems Construction Site
- Looking to the south-east, view of the construction site for the School of Information Systems is in the foreground. Further back on the left are the construction sites for the Li Ka Shing Library, School of Accountancy and the Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Bencoolen Street runs diagonally in the lower right corner, and Stamford Road (before realignment) and the National Museum are in the upper right. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.
Announcing Location of SMU's Permanent Campus
- Speaking on 5 December 1998, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan announces that Singapore Management University's permanent campus will be built at the Bras Basah area of the city. The announcement was made at the Singapore Institute of Management.
Oei Tiong Ham Building and Block A
- View of the Oei Tiong Ham Building and Block A on the Bukit Timah campus in 2000. Singapore Management University moved to the Bukit Timah campus in August 2001.
Business School
- Entrance to the business school at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
Storing Trees During City Campus Construction
- Trees from Singapore Management University’s city campus site were stored offsite until the construction was completed. Picture taken on 20 May 2003.
Manasseh Meyer Building
- Manasseh Meyer Building at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Picture taken in August 2003.
97.5° Arc x 8 sculpture by Bernar Venet in Campus Green
- The "97.5° Arc x 8" is part of Bernar Venet's Arc series of sculptures, which illustrate the beauty, balance and malleability of steel. Its name describes its mathematical composition, where all of the beams in the sculpture are nested and curved to the same angle providing a sense of balance and grace. The sculpture was donated to SMU by Dato' Kho Hui Meng on 19 May 2017. It is situated prominently in Campus Green.
Archaeological Survey at Bras Basah Park
- Singapore Management University and the Singapore History Museum conducted an archaeological survey of Bras Basah Park in August 2001 before construction of the university’s city campus began. A backhoe was used to dig fourteen 2m x 2m test pits. Photo shows view from the park looking towards Plaza by the Park and the Singapore Art Museum on Bras Basah Road.
Archaeological Survey at Bras Basah Park
- Fragments discovered in the archaeological survey of Bras Basah Park. Singapore Management University and the Singapore History Museum conducted an archaeological survey of Bras Basah Park in August 2001 before construction of the university’s city campus began.
Manasseh Meyer Building
- Looking across the upper quadrangle to the Manasseh Meyer Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 17 March 2002.
City Campus
- View of the Singapore Management University city campus with Singapore's financial centre in the distance. The Li Ka Shing Library is in the centre of the photo and the Lee Kong Chian School of Business is to the left. The School of Accountancy can be seen behind the library. Construction work for the Bras Basah station on the Circle Line is in the lower left corner. Photo taken in September 2005.
Night aerial view of SMU campus building against the backdrop of the financial district of Singapore
- Night aerial view of SMU campus building against the backdrop of the financial district of Singapore.
Breaking new ground at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new School of Law Building
- Breaking new ground at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new School of Law Building
The de Suantio Gallery is one of the facilities in SMU that encourage student creativity and vibrancy
- In November 2012, the de Suantio Gallery was named after the Suantio family in recognition of a $2.777 million generous donations by Dr Della Suantio Lee and D.S. Lee Foundation. It is a 180 square metre space located on Level 1 of the School of Economics and School of Social Sciences building. Its first exhibition featured the work series "Bits of Me - Portraits" of reowned Indonesian photographer Indra Leonardi, exposing students to his craft and sensitivity to his sitters. The naming ceremony was graced by Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Mrs Mary Tan, and attended by some 60 guests, including Dr Della Suantio Lee and her husband, Dr Lee Seng Gee.
Welcome to SMU Labs
- SMU partners with Ascott Limited to launch lyf@SMU in 2017. Located within the SMU Labs, it provides SMU copmmunity with a 24/7 dynamic and trend-setting co-study, co-work, co-living environment that also serves as a ‘living lab’ where applied research simultaneously takes place.
Renovated Auditorium
- A renovated auditorium at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus in 2001.
Food Haven
- Food Haven, the food court at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
Oei Tiong Ham Building
- The Oei Tiong Ham Building on Singapore Management University's Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken on 24 December 2001.
Manasseh Meyer Building
- The entrance to the Manasseh Meyer Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 7 March 2002.
Eu Tong Sen Building
- Entrance to the Eu Tong Sen Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 7 March 2002.
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
- Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken in September 2005.
Federal Building
- View of Federal Building at the Bukit Timah campus in the 1990s. The Bukit Timah campus served as Singapore Management University's interim campus from 2001 to 2005.
Oei Tiong Ham Building
- View of the Oei Tiong Ham Building, Block A, on the Bukit Timah campus in 2000. Singapore Management University began classes at the Bukit Timah campus in August 2001, the start of its second academic year.
Entrance to the new School of Law building in 2017
- Entrance to the new School of Law building in 2017. It was named Yong Pung How School of Law after the former chief justice of Singapore and Chancellor of SMU in 2021.
Entrance to Lee Kong Chian School of Business facing Vanguard Building in 2015
- Entrance to Lee Kong Chian School of Business facing the historic Vanguard Building, formerly known as MPH building, which was built in 1908. In 2014, SMU leased the building as a "laboratory" for experiential learning, naming it SMU Labs.
Model of Proposed City Campus
- Three-dimensional model of the proposed Singapore Management University city campus to be built in the Bras Basah area of Singapore. Fort Canning Park is on the right and Mount Sophia is in the lower left. Photo taken in 1998.
Aerial view of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, which takes an architectural form of a pearl
- Aerial view of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, which takes the architectural shape of a pearl, a symbol for inspirational learning and serves as a "moral compass" emphasizing dignity, truth and justice in society.
Evening view of the newly built Kwa Geok Choo Law Library in the law school building
- Night capture of the prominant pearl structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library as seen from its entrance in the newly built law school in 2017.
Campus Construction
- Looking to the south-east, a view of the construction sites for Singapore Management University’s Li Ka Shing Library, School of Accountancy and Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Victoria and Queen Streets run diagonally across the left side of the image. Stamford Road (before alignment) is flanked by trees in the middle of the picture. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.
Topping Out Ceremony for City Campus
- Symbolic topping out of Singapore Management University’s city campus performed by, left to right, Obayashi Corporation Managing Director Ryuichi Irahara, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President Howard Hunter and Tan Teck Kiam of KNTA Architects. Picture taken on 18 October 2004.
Aerial Views of City Campus
- Day and night aerial views of the academic buildings at Singapore Management University’s city campus. The viewer is looking from Victoria Street (in the foreground) towards the brick-coloured roofs of the five academic buildings and Orchard Road beyond. On the left is the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, and just behind it is the School of Accountancy. The Li Ka Shing Library is in the centre of the photo. The School of Information Systems and School of Economics and Social Sciences are behind the library on the right. Photo taken on 8 January 2005.
Li Ka Shing Library
- The Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken on 14 March 2006.
Opening of SMU Connexion Building
- Opened in March 2020, SMU Connexion building is located between SMU’s School of Accountancy and School of Law, the new building added teaching-and-learning space to SMU’s city campus.
SMU partners with Ascott to launch lyf@SMU
- lyf@SMU (lyf stands for Live Your Freedom) was officially in Feb 2017. Located within the SMU Labs, it offers SMU students a dynamic and trend-setting co-study, co-work, co-living environment that also serves as a ‘living lab’ where applied research simultaneously takes place. L-R: Mr Lee Chee Koon, CEO of The Ascott Limited, Professor Arnoud De Meyer, SMU President, Minister Ong Ye Kung, Mr Lim Ming Yan, President & Group CEO of CapitaLand Limited, Professor Lily Kong, SMU Provost
Bras Basah Park
- Bras Basah Park in June 2000, looking toward Plaza by the Park (left) and the Singapore Art Museum (right) on Bras Basah Road. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus.
Archaeological Survey at Bras Basah Park
- Fragments discovered in the archaeological survey of Bras Basah Park. Singapore Management University and the Singapore History Museum conducted an archaeological survey of Bras Basah Park in August 2001 before construction of the university’s city campus began.
View from Bukit Timah Campus
- View to the northwest from Block A on Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
Eu Tong Sen Building
- View from above of the Eu Tong Seng Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 7 March 2002.
Patron's Day 2002
- Left to right: Singapore Management University Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, SMU Patron and Singapore President S R Nathan, SMU President Ronald Frank and SMU Provost Tan Chin Tiong officially opened SMU's renovated Bukit Timah campus at Patron's Day celebrations on 11 January 2002.
Viewing the model of the new law school building
- SMU President Arnoud De Meyer; Professor Yeo Tiong Min, Dean, School of Law; Attorney-General Steven Chong; Chancellor Yong Pung How; Dr Jonathan Marshall, son of David Marshall; Ms Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings; Mr Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman. Board of Trustees—being briefed by the architect about the new School of Law building.
Residences @ Prinsep
- Residences @ Prinsep, Singapore Management University's first hostel, opened in December 2006. Three blocks of conservation flats were renovated to provide 48 apartments for 261 students.
420 solar panels covering the roof of the newly launched SMU Connexion building in 2022
- SMU officially launched the SMU Connexion building which includes the installation of 420 solar panels on the roof, meeting 12 per cent of the campus’ overall energy consumption. As a city campus with limited avenues for onsite renewable engery generation, solar energy is the only feasible renewable energy source.
All about SMU Labs
- Launched in December 2014, SMU Labs is a specially-designed facilities located at the old MPH building in Stamford Road that supports SMU-X courses. Facilities in the three-storey building such as the While and Huddle rooms, are designed to promote active participation, discussion, ideation and collaboration. There are also spaces for play, relaxation and rest. This video introduces the different spaces available to students round the clock for their enriched learning experiences.
Move to the City
- After four years at the Bukit Timah campus, a parade of 1,000 undergraduates and academics made their way from Bukit Timah to SMU's new city Campus in Bras Basah
Business School Construction Site
- The construction site for Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Stamford Road runs across the middle of the picture; Queen Street is on the right and Victoria Street on the left. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.
Campus Green
- View of the campus green at Singapore Management University’s city campus. The Bodhi Tree is on the right and the School of Information Systems is in the background. Photo taken on 14 March 2006.
The prominant pearl structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library viewed from its entrance
- The prominant pearl structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library as seen from its entrance in the newly built law school in 2017.
Paranomic evening view of the newly built law school in 2017
- Paranomic evening view of the newly built law school , featuring the pearl shaped structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library at the front.
Study space under natural light in Kwa Geok Choo Law Library
- Study space under the natural light from the tinted windows in Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, overlooking the greenary of Fort Canning Park.
Bras Basah Park
- Bras Basah Park in June 2000. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus.
Front view of Prinsep Street Residences (PSR)
- Front view of Prinsep Street Residences (PSR).
Students jamming in the basement studio
- Located at the basement car park of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, the basement studio has soundproofed walls, and is equipped with modern audio-visual equipment. It provides a practice space for music rehearsals, jamming suite and music productions, adding colour to the university life of students.
University lounge for staff October 2010
- Staff lounge in Administrative Building Level 6 after renovation