TECH-ARCHITECTURE: SINGAPORE- Jewel Changi Airport not a copycat: CAG and Safdie Architects respond to Qatar Airways chief’s accusation

1 of 4:  The expansion plans for Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, unveiled in Doha two weeks ago, feature an indoor waterfall and massive gardens (left) that are strikingly similar to what Jewel Changi Airport offers. PHOTOS:  HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/FACEBOOK, ST FILE

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Singapore did not copy the idea or design for Jewel Changi Airport from anyone.

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2 of 4:  The expansion plans for Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, unveiled in Doha two weeks ago, feature an indoor waterfall and massive gardens that are strikingly similar to what Jewel Changi Airport (above) offers. PHOTO: HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/FACEBOOK, CHONG JUN LIANG

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3 of 4:  The expansion plans for Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, unveiled in Doha two weeks ago, feature an indoor waterfall and massive gardens (above) that are strikingly similar to what Jewel Changi Airport offers. PHOTO: HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/FACEBOOK, CHONG JUN LIANG

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Changi Airport Group (CAG) and world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, who designed the structure that has drawn international acclaim since its opening in April, have hit back at the chief of Qatar Airways, who made the accusation.

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4 of 4:  MR MOSHE SAFDIE, architect.

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