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Modernity, Nation and Urban-Architectural Form

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

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Editors:
  1. Shireen Jahn Kassim

    1. International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  2. Norwina Mohd Nawawi

    1. International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  3. Mansor Ibrahim

    1. International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  • Offers a useful and original contribution to the postcolonial architectural discourse in Southeast Asia

  • Generates the debate and discourse on the dialectics of national identity and national identity vs regionalism

  • Examines different building typologies, including religious, government, institutional, and cultural transport

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. The Regional and National Agenda in Urban-Architectural Identity through Conflicts and Conflations

    • Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim
    Pages 1-30

  3. The Mosque in a Multicultural Context: Modernity, Hybridity and Eclecticism

    • Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Mansor Ibrahim
    Pages 31-58

  4. Public Buildings of Early Independence: Conflations of Regionalism and National Identity

    • Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi
    Pages 59-77

  5. Monumentalising the Vernacular: Criticality, Culture and Identity of the City

    • Noor Hanita Abdul Majid, Shireen Jahn Kassim
    Pages 79-99

  6. Regionalism in University Buildings: Tectonics, Form and Criticality

    • Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi
    Pages 101-115

  7. Tropical Urbanism: Greenery and Walkways in Mediating Identities

    • Nor Zalina Harun, Alias Abdullah
    Pages 117-135

  8. Between Criticality and Pastiche: The Putrajaya Boulevard

    • Mansor Ibrahim, Shireen Jahn Kassim
    Pages 137-154

  9. Criticality, Symbolic Capital and the High-Rise Form

    • Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norzalifa Zainal Abidin, Norwina Mohd Nawawi
    Pages 155-175

  10. The Transport Terminal: Marking National Landmarks

    • Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Siti Norzaini Zainal Abidin
    Pages 177-191

  11. The Tropical Metropolis: A Review of History, Identity and Climatic Idealisations in City Form

    • Nurul Syala Abdul Latip, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Shaiful Nadzri Shamsudin, Elias Salleh
    Pages 193-208

  12. Urban Syncretism: Conscious and Unconscious Architectural Formation of National Identity

    • Shireen Jahn Kassim, Zumahiran Kamaruddin
    Pages 209-234

  13. Conclusions

    • Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim
    Pages 235-256

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 257-264
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About this book

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.

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.

This topical and pertinent volume will appeal to students and scholars of urban planning, architecture and the modern city.


Reviews

“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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim

About the editors

Shireen Jahnkassim is both an academic and practitioner of architecture, and is currently Associate Professor at the International Islamic University, Malaysia.

Norwina Nawawi is Associate Professor at the International Islamic University, Malaysia.

Mansor Ibrahim is Professor of Urban Regional Planning, IIUM



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Modernity, Nation and Urban-Architectural Form

  • Book Subtitle: The Dynamics and Dialectics of National Identity vs Regionalism in a Tropical City

  • Editors: Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66131-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66130-8Published: 06 August 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09759-2Published: 15 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66131-5Published: 20 July 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 264

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Geography, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urban Studies/Sociology, Asian Culture, Cities, Countries, Regions

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