Modernity, nation and urban-architectural form: the dynamics and dialectics of national identity vs regionalism in a tropical city

• Other Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
• Format: Book
• Language: English; English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2018
• Subjects: NA Architecture; NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture; NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63753/1/63753_Modernity%2C%20nation%20and%20urban-architectural%20form.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63753/6/63753_Modernity%2C%20nation%20and%20urban-architectural_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63753/; https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319661308

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 o...