Origin and Evolution of the Malayan Shophouse
Origin and Evolution of the Malayan Shophouse is the first book to give an overview of shophouses in Malaya from 1794 (Malacca) to 1969 (Kuala Lumpur) — a period of 175 years, during which over 30,000 shophouses were built. This period was characertised by mass migration from mainland China and from India to colonial Malaya. The shophouse, as a built form, was a direct result of the intersection of these three cultures. We have all inherited the DNA of migrants.
Earlier authors have generally confined their enquiry to a single city in peninsular Malaysia or a certain category, such as Federated Malay States’ shophouses. In this publication, the renowned architectural historian Robert Powell provides a more comprehensive analysis to link shophouses in various cities along the western seaboard of the peninsula and in Sarawak, all of which developed within their individual time frame. The subject is fascinating, for every shophouse in Malaysia and Singapore has a story to tell. The stories are often as intriguing as the architectural details that help date the individual buildings.
Illustrated with photographs by Lin Ho.
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Origin and Evolution of the Malayan Shophouse is the first book to give an overview of shophouses in Malaya from 1794 (Malacca) to 1969 (Kuala Lumpur) — a period of 175 years, during which over 30,000 shophouses were built. This period was characertised by mass migration from mainland China and from India to colonial Malaya. The shophouse, as a built form, was a direct result of the intersection of these three cultures. We have all inherited the DNA of migrants.
Earlier authors have generally confined their enquiry to a single city in peninsular Malaysia or a certain category, such as Federated Malay States’ shophouses. In this publication, the renowned architectural historian Robert Powell provides a more comprehensive analysis to link shophouses in various cities along the western seaboard of the peninsula and in Sarawak, all of which developed within their individual time frame. The subject is fascinating, for every shophouse in Malaysia and Singapore has a story to tell. The stories are often as intriguing as the architectural details that help date the individual buildings.
Illustrated with photographs by Lin Ho.
Publisher: Atelier International
Hardback
2024
ISBN: 9789671636190
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