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Opened in 2006, VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore. Located in the HarbourFront precinct, the shopping mall is huge at more than 1,500,000 sq ft. Designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito, its name is derived from the word vivacity. The architect has made full use of wide open spaces to ensure it is full of vitality and energy.

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Located in Tanjong Pagar Singapore District, the Pinnacle@Duxton is a 2.5 hectare unique residential complex housing a total of 1,848 units in 7 towering blocks. Soaring at 156m and consists of seven connected tower each is 50-storeys in height, this is the tallest public housing project in Singapore as of the year 2010.

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Housed in a 19th century beautifully restored mission school building, the Singapore Art Museum possesses the largest collection of 20th century Singaporean and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art. Officially opened in 1996, SAM is the only public institution in the world dedicated to the collection and development of Southeast Asian contemporary art.

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ON a wonderful Saturday evening last summer in the Dhoby Ghaut neighborhood of Singapore, a few hundred people — residents and in-the-know tourists — stood or sat in rows of plastic chairs taking swigs of Tiger Beer retrieved from an ice-filled inflatable kid’s pool. The crowd had assembled to see 10 local artists — photographers, a painter, a fashion designer, a filmmaker — present their work, with a white wall standing in for a projector screen. The biannual gathering, named Rojak for the inventive Singaporean-Malaysian salad, is one aspect of a recent effort to raise Singapore’s cultural profile.

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Wanderlust is a left-field and totally experimental boutique hotel set to draw madcap voyagers and curious travellers to its doorstep. Located in Little India district in Singapore, where a bustling cultural enclave where Indian immigrants once settled, and the building was originally an old school built it 1920s. With four thematic levels of 29 rooms by award winning Singapore design agencies, each group was given full creative freedom.

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Haji Lane is a small-scale shopping in Singapore‘s hidden retail destination. Singapore has enormous, glittering shopping malls in and around Orchard Street which are wall-to-wall major-brand retailers, the stuff of a shopaholic’s dream. Anyway for those seeking something more intimate, the indie boutiques on Haji Lane are far from the roaming mall rats. Beautiful boutiques showcase rising Singaporean designers, as well as other designers from Asia and beyond, lining a narrow, backstreet of the tranquil Kampong Glam area - also known as the Arab district.

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Wangz Hotel is an ultra-modern luxurious hotel located very close to the main shopping area in Singapore. Combines classic and modern décor, the boutique-style hotel offers its guest an excellent accommodation and high- quality services. It is the perfect base to reside in Singapore for business or pleasure.

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Artscience Museum is located in Singapore and was designed by the well-known Moshe Safdie. It is a center of culture which exhibit the link between art and science.

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If you’re planning a trip to Singapore, The Club should certainly be on your itinerary. Housed in a 1900′s heritage building characterised by oriental minimalism, The Club is the latest high design boutique hotel of Ministry of Design.

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The Kith Cafe is an intimate urban place located in Singapore. Situated along Singapore River it is an ideal place for anyone seeking good food, excellent service and pleasant atmosphere. This cafe space can accommodate up to 20 people. The menu is handwritten on the blackboard and offers a huge variety of coffee drinks and delicious cookies.

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