On Friday 20 March 2009, the second construction site visit was held successfully at The Arte project at Balestier. The event was hosted by the Design and Build main contractor, Dragages (Audrey Perez – Corporate Head of Department, Frederic Perez, Projects Director and Sebastian Roisne Project Manager). The Arte is a residential development in the Balestier area consisting of two 36 storey high rise towers.

The visit commenced with a thorough presentation of the project itself along with the construction details and techniques involved. The very specific and active interest shown by the audience made this session much longer than scheduled but very interactive, with many questions and answers. Particular interest was raised regarding pre-cast concrete, construction speed and other construction challenges for high rise buildings in the context of Singapore.