Smart Design Studio was short listed in the top 5 from a field of over 100 international submissions to design the new National Gallery of Singapore. The simple idea is to unite the two existing heritage ‘monument’ buildings (Singapore’s former City Hall and Supreme Court) with a new glass canopy structure – the ‘Light Gallery’, supported on seven orchid-inspired structures. Although SDS did not win the commission, we were very excited to have been recognized within the very competitive international field for a significant international cultural project