Singapore's Green Roof Art School

If your school looked like this, wouldn't you want to go every day?! I sure would.

The school of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang Technological University campus is located in Singapore. It is a 5 storey building completed in 2006.

The premise and key feature of this building is its transparency and connectivity to nature. Internal glass walls help enhance the flow of the building, allowing you to see through rooms. You can walk right outside onto the green rooftops of the building and still feel like you never went inside!

Lights are built into the roof, so at night people can see inside the building and watch what goes on in the art school after hours.

Now why do we not have schools like this around here? Yes, I know we don't have weather like they do in Singapore but still, Canada can be creative!

I think cool designs like this can really help to inspire students and teachers, within their academic environment. Look at what is surrounding you?! How can you not be amazed and really appreciate the natural things around you in a place like this?

According to the master plan for this area of Singapore, this section of land was meant to be left as a "green area." In order to be in line with its original plan, the architect carved into the land within the natural constraints that the valley allowed. As a result, the architect allowed the existing landscape to play a critical role in creating the building. This is the definition of a "non" building.

As far as architectural design has come, it really speaks to how creative expression has evolved. In my opinion, to have a vision and make it a reality is without a doubt one of the most rewarding things for a creative mind.