Changi Terminal 3

Can art merge with architecture? A recent visit to the Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 gave me the answer.

To achieve what would be ‘a sense of Singapore’, the Terminal 3 architects proposed a mixture of natural design elements including a five-storey high Green Wall. The wall comprised of a main steel structure holding five rows of horizontal planter boxes connected together with fine stainless steel cables.

The planter boxes contain a variety of climbing and flowering plants, which are punctuated by a series of four cascading glass waterfalls. The base of the wall features a 360m long, 3m high and 3,100-tonne long carved sandstone artwork entitled ‘Rhythms of Nature’. The Green Wall reminds passengers about the tropical environment of Singapore and can be admired from both the Departure and Arrival Halls.