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Malayan Classicism

- From the Architecture of Empire to Asian Vernacular
Af: Soon-Tzu Speechley Engelsk Paperback

Malayan Classicism

- From the Architecture of Empire to Asian Vernacular
Af: Soon-Tzu Speechley Engelsk Paperback
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Through a broad range of case studies spanning from imperial monuments to rural residences, Malayan Classicism puts forward a fundamentally new understanding of classical architecture in the Asian colonial context.

Across Malaysia and Singapore, thousands of historic buildings are richly ornamented with motifs drawn from Ancient Greece and Rome - as plump volutes, lush acanthus leaves, and neat rows of dentils decorate mosques, palaces, government buildings and innumerable terraced shophouses. These classical details jostle with ideas drawn from other architectural traditions from across Asia in a style that is unique to the region.

Presenting the first comprehensive account of what was, prior to World War II, Malaya’s most widespread architectural style, Malayan Classicism explores how the classical architecture of the British Empire was transmitted, translated, and transformed in the hands of local builders and architects. Addressing a critical gap in the scholarship, this book charts the metamorphosis of an imperial language of power into a local vernacular style, and provides a new way of reading classical architecture in a post-colonial context that will be applicable throughout the Global South.

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Through a broad range of case studies spanning from imperial monuments to rural residences, Malayan Classicism puts forward a fundamentally new understanding of classical architecture in the Asian colonial context.

Across Malaysia and Singapore, thousands of historic buildings are richly ornamented with motifs drawn from Ancient Greece and Rome - as plump volutes, lush acanthus leaves, and neat rows of dentils decorate mosques, palaces, government buildings and innumerable terraced shophouses. These classical details jostle with ideas drawn from other architectural traditions from across Asia in a style that is unique to the region.

Presenting the first comprehensive account of what was, prior to World War II, Malaya’s most widespread architectural style, Malayan Classicism explores how the classical architecture of the British Empire was transmitted, translated, and transformed in the hands of local builders and architects. Addressing a critical gap in the scholarship, this book charts the metamorphosis of an imperial language of power into a local vernacular style, and provides a new way of reading classical architecture in a post-colonial context that will be applicable throughout the Global South.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9781350360389
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1350360384
Kategori: Malaysia
Udg. Dato: 1 maj 2025
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 157mm
Højde: 232mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 1 maj 2025
Forfatter(e): Soon-Tzu Speechley
Forfatter(e) Soon-Tzu Speechley

Kategori Malaysia

ISBN-13 9781350360389

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 256

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 157mm

Højde 232mm

Udg. Dato 1 maj 2025

Oplagsdato 1 maj 2025

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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