But one building in Singapore’s Central Business District has stood the test of time and continues to stand today — Hong Leong Building. Designed by Singaporean architectural and design firm Swan & Maclaren and completed in 1976, the tower at 16 Raffles Quay was once home to the Stock Exchange of Singapore before it moved to the Overseas Union Bank Centre (now One Raffles Place) in July 1988.
In land-scarce Singapore, changes to our architectural landscape are the only constant.
Former skyscrapers like AXA Tower and Fuji Xerox Towers may have ruled the skies in the 1980’s, but the sites they stood on are being cleared for even taller successors — namely The Skywaters and Newport Plaza respectively. In some cases, new buildings such as Marina Bay Financial Centre have emerged on reclaimed land.
