Construction of OCBC Centre, 1970s : general view [2]
- Economy
- Streets and Places
- Kouo, Shang-Wei, 1924-1988
- Kouo Shang-Wei Collection 郭尚慰珍藏 {44860}
- 1970 / 1979
This is a photograph showing the OCBC Centre under construction. At the building site are a pair of tower cranes, one at each of the two concrete pillars being built to support the transfer girders for each of the three 14-storey segments. The 52-storey building, designed by I.M. Pei, is a tower of three window segments supported by two solid pillars. It was the tallest building in Singapore and Southeast Asia when completed in 1976. A unique building of historical and architectural significance, it helped to define Singapore’s financial district and skyline. Bumboats (also called twakows or tongkangs) and goods lighters in the Singapore River are partially seen. Physical dimensions of original: 8 x 6 cm. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
Credit Line
From the Kouo Shang-Wei Collection 郭尚慰珍藏. All rights reserved, Family of Kouo Shang-Wei and National Library Board Singapore 2007
Subjects
- Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Commercial Buildings
- Bank buildings--Singapore--Design and construction--Photographs
- Boats and boating--Singapore--Photographs
- Arts>>Architecture>>Public and commercial buildings
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