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Modernity, Nation and Urban-Architectural Form


Modernity, Nation and Urban-Architectural Form

The Dynamics and Dialectics of National Identity vs Regionalism in a Tropical City

von: Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim

96,29 €

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 20.07.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9783319661315
Sprache: englisch

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<div><p>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 outcomes of creating public architecture that effectively responds to traditions, nationhood and modernity.</p> <p>The authors compile and analyse prevailing ideas and strategies, present case studies in architectural language and form, and introduce the reader to tensions arising between a nationalist agenda and local ‘regionalist’ architectural language. These dichotomies represent the very nature of multicultural societies and issues with identity; a challenge that various nations across the globe face in a changing environment.</p> <p>This topical and pertinent volume will appeal to students and scholars of urban planning, architecture and the modern city.</p></div>
Chapter 1 Definitions.<div>Chapter 2 The Mosque in a Multicultural Context - Modernity, Hybridity and Eclectism.</div><div>Chapter 3 Public Buildings of &nbsp;Early Independence – Conflations of Regionalism and National Identity.</div><div>Chapter 4 Monumentalising the Vernacular – Criticality, Kitsch and Identity of the City; With Noorhanita Abdul Majid.</div><div>Chapter 5 Regionalism in University Buildings - Tectonics, Form &nbsp;And Criticality.</div><div>Chapter 6 Tropical Urbanism&nbsp; - Greenery and Walkways in Mediating Identities; With Norzalina Harun and Alias Abdullah.</div><div>Chapter 7 &nbsp;Between Criticality and Pastiche - The Putrajaya Boulevard.</div><div>Chapter 8 Criticality, Symbolic Capital &nbsp;and the Highrise Form.</div><div>Chapter 9 The Transport Terminal – Marking National &nbsp; Landmarks.</div><div>Chapter 10 The Tropical Metropolis - A Review Of History, Identity and Climatic Idealisations in City Form; &nbsp;Nurul Syala Abdul Latip and Shaiful Nadzri Samsuddin.</div><div>Chapter 11 Syncretism in Urban- Architectural Form - The Conscious and Unconscious Formation of National Identity.</div><div>Chapter 12 Conclusions.<p><br></p></div>
<div><div><p>Shireen Jahnkassim is both an academic and practitioner of architecture, and is currently Associate Professor at the International Islamic University, Malaysia.</p> <p>Norwina Nawawi is Associate Professor at the International Islamic University, Malaysia.</p> <p>Mansor Ibrahim is Professor of Urban Regional Planning, IIUM</p></div></div>
<p>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 outcomes of creating public architecture that effectively responds to traditions, nationhood and modernity.</p> <p>The authors compile and analyse prevailing ideas and strategies, present case studies in architectural language and form, and introduce the reader to tensions arising between a nationalist agenda and local ‘regionalist’ architectural language. These dichotomies represent the very nature of multicultural societies and issues with identity; a challenge that various nations across the globe face in a changing environment.</p> <p>This topical and pertinent volume will appeal to students and scholars of urban planning, architecture and the modern city.</p>
<p>Offers a useful and original contribution to the postcolonial architectural discourse in Southeast Asia</p><p>Generates the debate and discourse on the dialectics of national identity and national identity vs regionalism</p><p>Examines different building typologies, including religious, government, institutional, and cultural transport</p>
“What is identity in architecture? There have been numerous tomes and articles that wrestle with this complex topic. It’s a slippery slope but this book gets close to defining what it means in a way useful for the designer. It should be read by every scholar and student of architecture interested in seeking to address the collective angst of what constitutes identity in architecture — aesthetically, spatially, culturally, emotionally, functionally, systemically, perceptively, and ideologically.” (Dr. Ken Yeang, Architect, Planner, Ecologist, and Principal of T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd., named by The Guardian as one of the 50 persons who could save the planet)

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