Portraits of places
Subtitle: history, community, and identity in Singapore
By: edited by Brenda S.A. Yeob and Lily Kong.
Contributors: Yeoh, Brenda S. A.; Kong, Lily.
Publisher: Times Editions
Published: 1995
Place of publication: [Singapore]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Neighborhood -- Singapore; Historic preservation -- Singapore; City planning -- Singapore; Singapore -- History, Local; Singapore -- Social life and customs
Other titles: Places
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-252).
Table of contents: title: The meanings and making of place / Lily Kong & Brenda S.A. Yeoh; title: Conserving the civic and cultural district / Shirlena Huang, Peggy Teo & Heng Hock Mui; title: Historic district, contemporary meanings / Brenda S.A. Yeoh & Lau Wei Peng; title: The Singaporean image of the Orchardscape / Henry W.C. Yeung & Victor R. Savage; title: Place-making / Brenda S.A. Yeoh & Lily Kong; title: Exploring local cultures / Roy Phua Yue Keng & Lily Kong; title: The 'expatriatisation' of Holland Village / Chang Ton Chuang; title: Ang Mo Kio / Ooi Giok Ling; title: Chong Pang Village / Pearl Sequerah; title: Last days at Wak Selat / K.K. Seet; title: That imagined space / Chua Beng Huat.