tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397739857397094479.post3816252591704051231..comments2010-08-21T22:03:54.071-07:00Comments on Kelley Cheng's Blog: Funk & Junk in architecture, art, design & life: stand up for Singapore talentskelleychenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558371814102826960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397739857397094479.post-86681357464571034902010-08-21T21:43:40.716-07:002010-08-21T21:43:40.716-07:00ed:
yah the whole Gebiz thing is really painful. t...ed:<br />yah the whole Gebiz thing is really painful. the whole procedure first of all, is time-consuming, sometimes u can't even log on for the whole day, sometimes u can't attach, it's really time-wasting. Shouldnt government departments have the right to pick/appoint a designer based on merits instead of price? and this whole bidding system is a bit.. ermm.. 7th month? except that at least the most expensive wins in 7th month. the other way around for Gebiz.<br /><br />Blur:<br />indeed, a lot of SMEs and especially many of my friends who run small studio, it's really struggling and every year, we just pray that we won't lose another good person to the big companies who are part of the "good economy synidicate"..kelleychenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558371814102826960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397739857397094479.post-72840534891522787182010-08-15T21:21:43.479-07:002010-08-15T21:21:43.479-07:00I thought I was the only one feeling left out when...I thought I was the only one feeling left out when the papers keep publishing about the astonishing economic growth. Only some sectors are doing well. Many SMEs are struggling.Blur Tinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792543153416871887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397739857397094479.post-73115924744069490682010-08-15T07:31:33.029-07:002010-08-15T07:31:33.029-07:00Can't help but agree.
Who then can be our &qu...Can't help but agree. <br />Who then can be our "voice" impacting enough for a change somehow? <br />The MP for Arts? <br />The NMP for Arts? (Anyway i don't even know who that is. Forgive me for having such apathy :/) <br />Or perhaps it got to be a cultural change where the general public "value" creativity. Value with a big dollar sign that is.<br />The one to set the tone and pace for that should be the Government - i.e. Government should start paying much more for Artistic work. Perhaps they should even abolish "tender-system-pricing" for artistic work. :/ <br />I remembered in the early 2000 when we were hit with financial crisis , MINDEF rolled out dozens of Army camps for Architectural DEsign tender competitions. There were at less 20 hungry architecture companies vying for every 1 camp job. Each architectural company devoted a team of architects for 2 full months to enter the competition. The wining entries were most (if not all) architecturally tasteless. 19 companies had just wasted 2months of human resources.<br />Worst still, i heard from my friend working in DSTA of the selection process and i cringe. I was told that they open the tender envelope containing the pricing first before even viewing the presentation boards. I wouldn't be surprise they did not even view the rest. Till now, i have yet to see Mindef holding a design exhibition on all the other entries. That tells alot about the value they placed on design and the real motivation for those competitions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457326466648226622noreply@blogger.com