astronomy

The Star, Singapore

The Star, Singapore is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The Star, Singapore rather than just read about it. In short: The Star is a 15-storey mixed-use complex in one-north, Singapore. It comprises a performing arts centre, The Star Performing Arts Centre, and a shopping mall, The Star Vista.

Key takeaways

The Star, Singapore belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect The Star, Singapore to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of The Star, Singapore from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Star is a 15-storey mixed-use complex in one-north, Singapore. It comprises a performing arts centre, The Star Performing Arts Centre, and a shopping mall, The Star Vista. The building was designed by Andrew Bromberg of the architectural firm Aedas, and was developed at a cost of S$500 million. It is owned by Rock Productions Pte Ltd, the business arm of the Singaporean megachurch New Creation Church. The Star Performing Arts Centre is used as the venue for New Creation Church's church services. The complex is adjacent to Buona Vista MRT station on the East West Line and Circle Line.

The Star Performing Arts Centre occupies the top nine floors of The Star, from levels 3 to 11, and includes The Star Theatre, a 5,000-seat auditorium. It also has a 770-seat function hall, an outdoor 300-seat amphitheatre, multi-purpose rooms, and a rooftop reception area. The centre was completed in October 2012 and officially opened on 1 November 2012 with an inaugural concert by David Foster. The Star Vista is a three-storey shopping mall within The Star. It was developed by CapitaLand. The mall has 162,500 square feet (15,100 m2) of retail space. In November 2019, Rock Productions acquired The Star Vista from CapitaLand for S$296 million after CapitaLand was reported to have been in talks with potential buyers. New Creation Church said the acquisition was necessary "to protect the interest of the church", citing concern that a buyer might have interests that conflicted with the church's use of The Star Performing Arts Centre for religious purposes.

Entertainment events

Adam Lambert performance In May 2013, the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) said it was looking into a complaint about singer Adam Lambert performing at The Star Performing Arts Centre. Lim K. Tham, the council's general secretary, said the NCCS had received a complaint that "the gay lifestyle may be promoted at the concert", a reference to Lambert's homosexuality, and that "the NCCS has conveyed this concern to New Creation so that it can make a response". In a statement, the church said that the conditions set by the authorities before the tender was awarded to Rock Productions required the venue to operate "on a purely commercial basis and will not implement any leasing or pricing policies that will discriminate between religious groups, institutions or organisations from hiring the venue". The church said all public events required a public entertainment licence from the police, and that it had "utmost confidence" in the policies and ability of government bodies such as the Media Development Authority to "protect the interest of the general public". The statement added that an event at the performing arts centre "should not be misconstrued or misunderstood" as the church "approving of its artistic presentation or endorsing the lifestyle of the performer".

References

External links The Star Performing Arts Centre website The Star Vista website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The Star, Singapore

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The Star, Singapore claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The Star, Singapore before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The Star, Singapore ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The Star, Singapore

In research: The Star, Singapore appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The Star, Singapore in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The Star, Singapore is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2012 establishments in Singapore, Arts centres in Singapore, Buildings and structures completed in 2012, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The Star, Singapore outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study The Star, Singapore in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what The Star, Singapore means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain The Star, Singapore out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is The Star, Singapore in simple terms?

The Star is a 15-storey mixed-use complex in one-north, Singapore. It comprises a performing arts centre, The Star Performing Arts Centre, and a shopping mall, The Star Vista.

Why does The Star, Singapore matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study The Star, Singapore?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on The Star, Singapore.