The Marianas Visitors Authority\u2019s Flower Island Project not only aims to transform the islands into a flower-dotted destination for tourists to enjoy, but also to allow the CNMI\u2019s future generation to continue to relish the beauty of nature. <\/p>\n
Renowned landscape architect Junichi Inada discussed this important offshoot of MVA\u2019s Flower Island Project during yesterday\u2019s Rotary Club of Saipan meeting at the Hyatt Regency Saipan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this kind of development, we are also working for the next generation, our children. Today we grow trees [and flowers but] no way can we enjoy them immediately. But two generations after, our children [will] surely enjoy them. This is what we did in Singapore with the botanical gardens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Inada, the managing director and representative partner of WIN Landscaping Planning & Design, said the project has been successfully done with the Garden City Concept that he spearheaded in Singapore in 1983 under the late prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter 50 years of development, Singapore is now a garden city. Garden first, city later. I\u2019m very sure the CNMI has very good potential\u2026 Saipan is the center, Tinian is hot and dry, and Rota [still] maintains its rich topsoil and very green\u2026 All three [work] as a tripod and the three-island concept is very strong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Inada also wants the CNMI to start a Flower Garden Festival so that tourists and locals alike can appreciate the concept.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Singapore, we have a flower festival every two years.\u201d The centerpiece is a 10-meter high tower that is covered entirely with orchids,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Unlike other countries\u2019 gateway airports, Singapore\u2019s Changi International Airport has no signs that welcome visitors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Garden City Concept is already very welcoming to visitors [even without] a welcome signage [at the airport]. With the garden environment and arrangement, we are already receiving our guests with the message \u2018Welcome to Garden City Singapore!\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Inada is expected to go into more on detail about the Flower Island Project during the MVA meeting tomorrow at the Kensington Hotel.<\/p>\n
Phase I of MVA\u2019s Flower Island Project includes a conceptual directional master plan for Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. It will also involve a schematic plan for all CNMI airports and Banzai Cliff; a conceptual computer graphic montage for the airports and Airport Road toward Beach Road on Saipan; a topographical study model of Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and schematic image model of the Saipan airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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