A new world in the making : life and architecture in tropical Asia. / txt
Life and architecture in tropical Asia
by Tay Kheng Soon.
- 293 p. : ill. ; maps ; 23 cm. book
Introduction -- Beginnings: Family -- Sibling Rivalry -- Second World War -- The Language/Class Divide -- Life in Cameron Highlands -- Return to Serangoon Road -- Becoming: Off to School -- Adventures in Braddell Heights -- Adolescence, Power and Purpose -- Scouting Days -- The 12 School Boy "Apostles" -- The Spiritual Experience -- Pursuing Architecture -- Taking Charge of One's Own Learning -- Trip to Java -- Being: Malayan Architects Co-Partnership -- Chong Keat versus Willie -- The Rise of Local Firms -- Awakening the Malayan -- Singapore Planning and Urban Research Group -- Designs and Proposals 1960-70: Meeting Lee Kuan Yew -- To Kuala Lumpur and Back -- My Explusion from Design Partnership -- A Tribute to the Malayan Generation -- Essays: The Cultural Role of Singapore City 1 June 1966 -- The Future of Asian Cities May 1966 -- Collyer Quay's 12-Lane Coastal Superhighway 5 July 1967 -- Development and its Impact on Changing Values June 1970 -- Singapore's Transport Dilemma 4 September 1974 -- Is Singapore Architecture "Obiang"? 15 March 1990 -- Heritage Conservation's Political and Social Implications: The Case of Singapore 23 April 1990 -- Scope for the Economic and Cultural Invigorationof the National Sector 26 July 1990 -- Civil Society's Contribution: Beyond Power Politics 23 March 2000 -- Creating Cultural Capital in Singapore 7 July 2002 -- Beyond Current Reality: A New Singapore, Perhaps?4 August 2002 -- Interrogating Great Asian Streets 7 December 2004 -- Hanyu Pinyin and Singapore Street Names 12 October 2005 -- Singapore Colloquial Values that Strike a Chord 11 August 2005 -- Singapore: A Paradoxical Paradise 19 April 2006 -- Ideas and Proposals: Proposal for "South Sea Lagoon Project" at East Coast Reclamation October 1968 -- Housing for Industrial Centres 5 October 1969 -- Locate Airport at Changi 23 February 1971 -- Low-Rise High-Density Housing: Towards a More Sociable Housing Form 27 September 1978 -- Synopsis of Concepts of the Intelligent Tropical City 23 September 1989 -- The Kampong Bugis Case Study. Retirement Cottages: An Option for Housing Singapore's Elders within the Community 23 November 1990 -- Building Linear Blocks Over Roads: A Prelude to The Singapore Management University Saga 11 August 1999 -- Proposed Indo-Pacific Cultural Centre at Marina Bay Singapore 29 August 2005 -- Singapore Version 2.0, 27 December 2012 -- Rubanisation 13 March 2012 -- Afterword: List of Images -- Index --
A memoir and collection of essays on architecture and urbanism from one of the most interesting figures in Singapore’s cultural landscape. This 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.