one-north
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one-north is a subzone of Queenstown, Singapore, first developed by JTC Corporation as the country's research and development and high technology cluster. It was first conceptualised in 1991 as part of the National Technology Plan and officially launched on 4 December 2001 by then Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan Keng Yam.
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22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Biopolis
- Fusionopolis
- Mediapolis
- Vista
- Metropolis
- The Star
- GSK Asia House
- Ministry of Education (MOE) Headquarters
- JTC LaunchPad @ one-north
- Nepal Hill
- Rochester Park
- Rochester Mall
- Rochester Commons
- Rochester Park 11
- Rochester Park 20
- Wessex
- Pixel
- Parks
- one-north Park
- References
- External links
one-north is a subzone of Queenstown, Singapore, first developed by JTC Corporation as the country's research and development and high technology cluster. It was first conceptualised in 1991 as part of the National Technology Plan and officially launched on 4 December 2001 by then Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan Keng Yam.
The precinct is split into 9 main developments: Biopolis, Fusionopolis, Mediapolis, Vista, LaunchPad @ one-north, Nepal Hill, Rochester Park, Wessex, and Pixel. Many parts of one-north was designed and master planned by Zaha Hadid Architects. It's located near educational and research institutes such as National University of Singapore (NUS), INSEAD, Singapore Polytechnic and the Singapore Science Parks. In 2012, ESSEC Business School set up its Asian campus in one-north, for a total investment of S$40 million. The district also has easy accessibility to various social and recreational facilities due to its close proximity to the city-centre.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “one-north” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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