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The building was designed by Gan Eng Oon, William Lim and Tay Kheng Soon of the Singapore architect firm Design Partnership, now known as DP Architects. [4] Sited on 1.3 hectares and built to a height of 89 metres, [13] the Golden Mile Complex is an exemplary type of "megastructure" described by architectural historian, Reyner Banham. It is one ...
Constructed in 1819 by Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor, the Istana Kampong Glam occupied a vast 23-hectare expanse in Kampong Glam. Reconstructed between 1836 and 1843 under the patronage of his son, Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah, the concrete palace reflected a blend of Palladian architectural elements with indigenous Malay motifs, purportedly influenced by architect George Drumgoole Coleman.
Hijjas bin Kasturi (born 26 September 1936) is a Malaysian architect. [1] Active for more than fifty years, he has been responsible for some of the most significant buildings in South East Asia, in the modern, postmodern, and deconstructivist styles. He is considered the father of Malaysian architecture of the second half of the twentieth ...
The Vanguard Building, formerly known as the Malaysia Publishing House Building, or simply the MPH Building, is a historic building on the corner of Armenian Street and Stamford Road. It initially housed the Methodist Publishing House. Since 2014, it has been leased to the Singapore Management University.
Another architectural trend has been the rediscovery of Singapore's architectural heritage, leading to an active conservation programme as well as a booming industry in the restoration of historic buildings, often adapting them to new uses. A recent example is the National Museum of Singapore.
‘Eco-mimicry’ is a concept he first used in his papers on the use of biological analogies in design in Yeang, K.(1972), Bases for Ecosystem Design, in Architectural Design, Architectural Press, London (1973)), and in Yeang, K. (1974), Bionics: The Use of Biological Analogies in Design, in AAQ No.4 (Architectural Association Quarterly ...
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Some shophouses are now considered architectural landmarks and have substantially increased in value. In 2011 in Singapore, two of every three shophouse units sold for between S $1.7–5.5 million ( US $1.4–4.4 million), while larger units sold for between S $10–12.5 million ( US $8–10 million), a sharp increase from 2010, while average ...