Singapore is an enigma. It is perpetually poised in survival mode, solving a problem in order to anticipate the next, and counting this artificial adrenaline surge as necessary pragmatism in a bid to evolve, compete and excel. It has been promoted as a global “super-city”, and achieved a much criticised if also enviable contemporary blend of Haussmanisation in its physical, economical and social fronts. The constraints of its physical size has driven rather than restrained the city from conquering the depths of “infinite space”. Boasting one of the world’s best ports and airports, and considered one of Asia’s leading financial centres, Singapore is also a post-industrialised garden city with an existing 1,800ha of parks, gardens and recreation spaces. This figure will be boosted by another 94ha when the ambitious waterfront botanical garden, conservatory and park, the Gardens by the Bay, is finally completed.