Our architecture
By: Tajuddin Rasdi
Series: Gerakbudaya essentials
Publisher: Gerakbudaya Enterprise
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9789670311685
Subjects: Architecture; Domestic Architecture; Design; Islamic architecture; Buildings; Architecture islamique; Constructions
Description: Still relevant despite the passage of time, Tajuddin Rasdi⁰́₉s musings on the state of architecture in Malaysia remain essential readings for both experts and the public. There remains a relative lack of public discourse on architecture, since much of it circulates within the professional sector and academia. Here, the author presents blueprints for better architecture in a fast-changing milieu, studying practical, environmental and cultural facets. By discussing everything from shopping malls to the revival of ornamentation, this collection allows us to think more broadly about the kind of architecture that best suits a New Malaysia..
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

In English.
Table of contents: title: Two democracies; title: The discontinued traditions of Malay ornamentation; title: Lessons for architecture education; title: Crime and housing; title: Growing with your house; title: Regionalism and the police barracks; title: Pyramids, cultural tolerance and architectural competence; title: Building friendlier mosques; title: The compatibility of Wright's ideas with Sunnah; title: Contextualism in mosque architecture.