Opening of Marine Parade Community Building

Date: March 6, 2000 • Location: Marine Parade, Singapore

The Marine Parade Community Building, the mural cladding of which is the largest installation art in Singapore, was opened.

Marine Parade Community Building was a community centre located at 278 Marine Parade Road, Singapore. Opened on 6 March 2000, it housed the formerly separate Marine Parade Community Centre and Marine Parade Public Library, as well as a performing arts group, The Necessary Stage. Designed by William Lim Associates, one of the distinguishing features of the postmodern building was the mural cladding called Texturefulness of Life, which was the largest piece of installation art in Singapore. The building was demolished in 2023 and is being rebuilt.