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This book explores how Malaysia, as a multicultural modern nation,
has approached issues of nationalism and regionalism in terms of
physical expression of the built environment. Ever since the
nation's post-Colonial era, architects and policy makers have
grappled with the theoretical and practical outcomes of creating
public architecture that effectively responds to traditions,
nationhood and modernity. The authors compile and analyse
prevailing ideas and strategies, present case studies in
architectural language and form, and introduce the reader to
tensions arising between a nationalist agenda and local
'regionalist' architectural language. These dichotomies represent
the very nature of multicultural societies and issues with
identity; a challenge that various nations across the globe face in
a changing environment. This topical and pertinent volume will
appeal to students and scholars of urban planning, architecture and
the modern city.
This book explores how Malaysia, as a multicultural modern nation,
has approached issues of nationalism and regionalism in terms of
physical expression of the built environment. Ever since the
nation's post-Colonial era, architects and policy makers have
grappled with the theoretical and practical outcomes of creating
public architecture that effectively responds to traditions,
nationhood and modernity. The authors compile and analyse
prevailing ideas and strategies, present case studies in
architectural language and form, and introduce the reader to
tensions arising between a nationalist agenda and local
'regionalist' architectural language. These dichotomies represent
the very nature of multicultural societies and issues with
identity; a challenge that various nations across the globe face in
a changing environment. This topical and pertinent volume will
appeal to students and scholars of urban planning, architecture and
the modern city.
This book traces the history of urban design in tropical South East
Asia with a view to offering solutions to contemporary
architectural and urban problems. The book examines how
pre-colonial forms and patterns from South East Asian traditional
cities, overlaid by centuries of change, recall present notions of
ecological and organic urbanism. These may look disorganised,
yet they reflect and suggest certain common patterns that
inform eco-urban design paradigms for the development of
future cities. Taking a thematic approach, the book examines how
such historical findings, debates and discussions can assist
designers and policy makers to interpret and then instil identities
in urban design across the Asian region. The book weaves a
discourse across planning, urban design, architecture and
ornamentation dimensions to reconstruct forgotten forms
that align with the climate of place and resynchronise
with the natural world, unearthing an ecologically benign
urbanism that can inform the future. Written in an accessible
style, this book will be an invaluable reference for researchers
and students within the fields of cultural geography, urban studies
and architecture.
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