The Penang house
Subtitle: and the Straits architect 1887-1941
By: Jon Sun Hock Lim
Publisher: Areca Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Penang, Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9789675719196
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Architecture; Pictorial works; Colonial Architecture
Description: More than just a home, the Penang house was a statement of wealth, influence and cultural affiliations. Western technology combined with Eastern tastes, craftsmanship and local ways of building to create distinctive habitats appropriate to the tropical climate. A number of European professionals pioneered the practice of architecture in early twentieth-century Penang, laying the foundations for future generations of local architects. This lavishly illustrated book is an important landmark study of a glorious chapter in Malaysia's architectural history. -- publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177) and index.

In English.