Singapore’s S$600-million Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay offers a nonstop program of international and local performances, and free outdoor performances. Book tickets through SISTIC . The controversial aluminium shades – which have been compared to flies’ eyes, melting honeycomb and two upturned durians – reference Asian reed-weaving geometries and maximise natural light. Eight years on, the building has been accepted as part of the local landscape.
