Singapore's new Supreme Court is organised to reflect the hierarchies of the judicial system. Its twelve civil courts, eight criminal courts, three appeal courts and Academy of Law facilities form a series of identifiable blocks, cut through with public arcades. The Court of Appeal is symbolically raised above all the others, occupying a disc-like form at the top of the building - a 'space-age' iteration of the classical courthouse dome, clad in dark grey aluminium panels with tinted glass windows. The rest of the building is clad in 'rosa aurora' marble - a translucent stone that articulates the concept of the transparency of Singaporean justice.
Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture
