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Preparing for Inaugural Convocation
- A large air-conditioned tent is set up at Bras Basah Park, the site of Singapore Management University’s future city campus. SMU’s inaugural convocation is held here on 29 July 2000.
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.
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.
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.
Inaugural Convocation
- Entrance to the marquee tent for the inaugural convocation ceremony marking the opening of Singapore Management University and the beginning of the academic year. Ceremonies were held 29 July 2000 at Bras Basah Park, the site of the university’s future city campus.
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.
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.
Inaugural Convocation
- View of the audience and stage at the inaugural convocation ceremony marking the opening of Singapore Management University and the beginning of the academic year. Over 1,200 guests, 35 faculty and 306 students attended. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean was guest of honour. Ceremonies were held on 29 July 2000 at Bras Basah Park, the site of the Singapore Management University’s future city campus.
Bras Basah Park
- Bras Basah Park in June 2000. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus.
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.
Preparing for Inaugural Convocation
- A large air-conditioned marquee tent is set up at Bras Basah Park, the site of Singapore Management University’s future city campus. SMU’s inaugural convocation is held here on 29 July 2000.
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.
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.