A life and architecture in tropical Asia Tay, Kheng Soon creator author. text biography si 2023 monographic eng

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293 p. : ill. ; maps ; 23 cm. 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. 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 -- by Tay Kheng Soon. Tay, Kheng Soon Architecture Architecture Asia Architecture Political aspects Singapore Architecture Singapore Urbanization Asia Urbanization Singapore Asia Singapore NA1530.S5 T39 2023 9789813251694 9813251697 9789813252622 9813252626 pucpr 220522 20240916123636.0 eng