‘Taking Charge: Big Ideas From a Small Nation’: Visitors stepped into an elevated space and got an overview of solutions Singapore is developing to its various challenges. These include public sector initiatives to implement solar energy and buildings that are built with energy efficiency in mind. In addition, this zone housed approximately 250 terrariums that were hand-made by youths from Beyond Social Services, a Singaporean charity dedicated to helping children and youth from less privileged backgrounds break out of the cycle of poverty. Each terrarium contained hand-written notes and little clay models of what these youths thought best represents Singapore.

‘Forging the Realities: Securing a Future for the Nation’: this rich multimedia experience provided an overview of the vibrant ecosystem of ‘cleantech’ companies based in Singapore. These companies provide solutions that cut across the generation, transmission and consumption of energy – all of which are conceived and realised in Singapore. The solutions were presented via high-tech communication devices. Visitors placed markers symbolising the generation, transmission and consumption of energy on an interactive table top which reflected both the unique challenges and corresponding solutions pertaining to these processes. Navigation panels then appeared, allowing visitors to experience even more multimedia content.

‘A Laboratory For The Future’: A culmination of their journey, visitors ended up in this reflective space, reminiscent of a greenhouse or a herbarium. The space was filled with terrariums neatly arranged on shelves, and visitors were invited to write their wishes for a more sustainable future on seed paper as a call to action.

‘Common Ground’: Here, a gentle set of stairs provided a view of the atrium, inviting visitors to linger, read, rest and reflect.