A Tropical Architect in Asia: Life and Architecture in Tropical Asia - Softcover

Kheng Soon Tay (author)

 
9789813251694: A Tropical Architect in Asia: Life and Architecture in Tropical Asia
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9813251697 ISBN 13: 9789813251694
Publisher: NUS Press, 2022

Synopsis

A memoir and collection of essays on architecture and urbanism from one of the most interesting figures in Singapore’s cultural landscape.

According to architect Tay Kheng Soon, the time has come to change and build a new world. The feeling has impelled him to write this book, bringing together memoir and writings on identity, landscape and belonging, and on architecture and urbanism. Born in British-ruled Singapore, Soon was deeply engaged in the debates about building a new world that attended the end of colonialism. His focus, but far from his only concern, was Singapore's built environment―and its spiritual one―since the early 1960s. A New World in the Making is a must-read reflection on tropical Asia, on architecture and urbanism, and on looking ahead to the always urgent task of building a new world.

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About the Author

Tay Kheng Soon is an architect and adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore.

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Publisher
NUS Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9813251697
ISBN 13 
9789813251694
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
300