A new indoor arena will be built adjacent to the SIS.
SINGAPORE – Heritage experts and members of the architectural community are calling on the authorities to incorporate the Singapore Indoor Stadium into their plans for the Kallang Alive precinct, as the Government works out options for a new indoor arena to be built in the area.a new indoor arena that is “best in class globally” will be builtHe said the SIS will continue to operate until the new arena is up and running.
Speaking on behalf of the non-profit group, Dr Chang said: “As this concerns the fate of an important modernist structure, the assessment should be shared publicly.” Adding that the most important design element of indoor stadiums is their roofs, Dr Chang said the SIS – sited prominently at the waterfront – has an elegant inverted curved roof that makes it visible from a distance and a unique diamond-shaped profile.
Mr Tong had on March 7 said the new arena should be able to host more sophisticated events, have faster turnaround time between events, and offer greater value to spectators such as more varied hospitality suites and better seating. He added that sporting technology has progressed since the SIS was built, citing how seats have to be sacrificed at the SIS when Hawk-Eye technology – a computer vision system that assists umpires – is installed for the Singapore Badminton Open.
Dr Tan said that while he is sympathetic to the need for a more modern arena, he hopes the SIS will not be torn down after the new facility is ready. He cited Munich’s Olympiastadion by Frei Otto and Gunther Behnisch, which opened in 1972, and another of Prof Tange’s buildings – the much-celebrated and cherished Yoyogi National Gymnasium, completed in 1964 for the Summer Olympics, and renovated ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
News of Prof Tange’s appointment to design the SIS in September 1985 had sparked backlash from the local architectural community, which felt the project was well within the capability of local firms. Then-president of the Singapore Institute of Architects Gan Eng Oon said the institute had asked the authorities to hold an open competition for the indoor stadium’s design about a year before, only to find out from the media in 1985 that Prof Tange had been chosen.
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