Modernity, Nation and Urban-Architectural Form

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv The Regional and National Agenda in Urban-Architectural Identity through Conflicts and Conflations (Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim)....Pages 1-30 The Mosque in a Multicultural Context: Modernity, Hybridity and Eclecticism (Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Mansor Ibrahim)....Pages 31-58 Public Buildings of Early Independence: Conflations of Regionalism and National Identity (Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi)....Pages 59-77 Monumentalising the Vernacular: Criticality, Culture and Identity of the City (Noor Hanita Abdul Majid, Shireen Jahn Kassim)....Pages 79-99 Regionalism in University Buildings: Tectonics, Form and Criticality (Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi)....Pages 101-115 Tropical Urbanism: Greenery and Walkways in Mediating Identities (Nor Zalina Harun, Alias Abdullah)....Pages 117-135 Between Criticality and Pastiche: The Putrajaya Boulevard (Mansor Ibrahim, Shireen Jahn Kassim)....Pages 137-154 Criticality, Symbolic Capital and the High-Rise Form (Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norzalifa Zainal Abidin, Norwina Mohd Nawawi)....Pages 155-175 The Transport Terminal: Marking National Landmarks (Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Siti Norzaini Zainal Abidin)....Pages 177-191 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 Urban Syncretism: Conscious and Unconscious Architectural Formation of National Identity (Shireen Jahn Kassim, Zumahiran Kamaruddin)....Pages 209-234 Conclusions (Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Mansor Ibrahim)....Pages 235-256 Back Matter ....Pages 257-264