04234nam a22004097a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001800064020001500082020001800097020001500115040003400130049001200164050002400176100003000200245010000230246004300330264008500373300004200458336002600500337002800526338002700554505246600581520029603047600002103343650002403364650003003388650005403418650003503472650003103507650003603538651001603574651002203590942004203612999001903654952015103673pucpr20240916123636.0220522s2023 si ab 001 0deng d a9789813251694 a9813251697 a9789813252622 a9813252626 apucprbengcpucprdpucprerda aCARIBET 4aNA1530.S5bT39 20231 aTay, Kheng Soon,eauthor.12aA new world in the making :blife and architecture in tropical Asia. /cby Tay Kheng Soon.htxt30aLife and architecture in tropical Asia 1aSingapore :bRidge Books, an imprint of National University of Singapore,c2023. a293 p. :bill. ; maps ;c23 cm.fbook 2rdacontentatextbtxt 2rdamediaaunmediatedbn 2rdacarrieravolumebnc aIntroduction -- 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 -- aA 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.10aTay, Kheng Soon. 0aArchitecture954081 0aArchitecture954081zAsia 0aArchitecture954081xPolitical aspectszSingapore 0aArchitecture954081zSingapore 0aUrbanization9183449zAsia 0aUrbanization9183449zSingapore 0aAsia930996 0aSingapore9170653 2lccc27hNA1530.S5kGeneralmT39 2023 c302697d302697 00102lcc4070a4b4c33d2024-09-13eAmazong36.00l0oGeneral NA1530.S5 T39 2023p91000000073445r2024-09-16 12:38:07t1v46.00w2024-09-13y27