MICA Building
Edificio MICA
MICA Building (140 Hill Street, Singapore) — The MICA building, with all of its 911 windows painted in a myriad of colors like green, red, yellow and blue, is sure to catch your eye as you explore the Civic District trail. Its vibrant exterior and revamped internal space makes it the ideal venue for large-scale exhibitions and performances.
The space was a former site for the Assembly Rooms, a space for public functions, and another building that once housed a theatre and school between 1845 and 1856. First erected in 1934 as the Old Hill Street Police Station (OHSPS), the police station was the largest government building then, and already considered a modern skyscraper.
It was made into a national monument and given a new lease of life in 1998, and now houses the Ministry of Information, Communication and The Arts (MICA), which moved from the PSA Building in 2000. With its arcades and central courtyards designed in a Neo-Classical style, events are often held in the newly-refurbished and now air-conditioned ARTrium (main courtyard).