🇸🇬Singapore·Seen from outside
The Gateway (Singapore)
Beach Road, Singapore
Sources checked November 2026
“Two trapezoidal office towers that look as thin as a sheet of paper from certain angles.”
- Year
- 1990
- Architect
- I. M. Pei
- Type
- Two 37-storey office towers
- Access
- Office buildings, best seen from Beach Road
Designed by I. M. Pei and completed in 1990, the two towers of The Gateway, East and West, rise 150 m above Beach Road. Their trapezoidal plan makes them look flat when seen from certain angles.
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Architecture
The Gateway is a pair of twin towers, Gateway East and Gateway West, each 37 storeys and 150 m high, designed by I. M. Pei and completed in 1990.
Both buildings are trapezoidal in shape. From certain angles, this shape makes the towers look like very thin panels.
Visiting
The towers house offices and are best looked at from the street. They stand on Beach Road, opposite the DUO towers and Parkview Square.
1.30° N, 103.86° E
