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International Project SOTA - SChOOl OF The ARTS blogspot.com Green Art of Singapore The School of the Arts is brilliantly designed not only to provide a safe and stimulating environment for learning but also places of delight for the public too. chool of The Arts (SOTA) was incepted in 2004 A facility and platform of an art school in the nation can at Zubir, Singapore. It is recognized as the frst serve best needs of Singapore in nurturing future artistic Sindependent pre-tertiary arts school to nurture youth’s talents and recognizing creative achievements. It can talents in the feld of arts to give a proper path for creative produce many talents in the broader framework for the arts minds at an early age to reach their passionate destination. and creativity to contribute in remaking Singapore. The structural building style of SOTA itself sets an artistic feature which wakes up creative talents. The Art School The school for young can play an important part in the The School of the Arts is brilliantly designed not only to long-term development of Singapore’s distinctive arts scene provide a safe and stimulating environment for learning and talent pool. An arts school can also play a major role in but also places of delight for the public too. The building providing a strong foundation in our young artistic talents. contains a music auditorium, drama theatre, black box Such a foundation will be crucial not only for students theatre and several informal performing structures in a interested in pursuing careers in the arts but also for those same outer land surface. To enhance the vibrancy of the who wish to pursue careers as creative professionals in the city, shops are provided along the external covered walkway felds of design and media. and a large civic amphitheatre is created under the canopy Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014 Built Expressions PG111