This best-selling volume by Robert Powell examines 27 exemplary houses that reflect the diverse contemporary lifestyle of tropical Asia. This book is a sequel to The Asian House: Contemporary Houses of Southeast Asia, but includes homes in Sri Lanka and India. The houses featured include the works of Charles Correa, Geoffrey Bawa, Ernesto Bedmar, William Lim, Jaya Ibrahim and Bill Bensley, among others. This beautifully presented volume has more than 150 colour photographs and 80 plans, sections and drawings. This is the 6th re-print from 2005.

The Tropical Asian House

Arts & Photography

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Architecture

Select Publishing

This book studies the important architectural direction in many Asian countries where architects are attempting to reinterpret their rich cultural heritage in terms of contemporary idioms. This is achieved in different ways: by reinvigorating tradition, reinventing tradition, extending tradition and reinterpreting tradition. With many illustrations.

Contemporary Vernacular: Evoking Traditions In Asian Architecture

Tan, Hock Beng

William Lim S.W.

This volume, the third in Select's popular House books by Robert Powell, illustrates houses in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka that reinterpret the traditional in the context of modern living in these overcrowded cities. Powell demonstrates how architects attempt to resolve the problems of space constraints, noise and air pollution. The 23 houses featured are categorized under five groupings: terrace or row houses; the 'courtyard' house; detached houses; semi-detached houses; and extended houses.

The Urban Asian House: Living in Tropical Cities

Where I Was is a rich, entertaining and compelling account of the life of an extraordinary woman. In a land of many cultures, many races, many religions; in a state where politics and public policies impinge, sometimes callously, on the daily lives of its denizens, Constance Singam is an individual marginalised many times over by her status as a woman, an Indian, a widow and a civil society activist. Through humorous and moving accouts, Constance captures in words the images of the people, places and events that are the source of her most powerful memories. These images are connected to key turning points in her personal journey, set against or within the context of important historical events.

Where I Was: A Memoir From The Margins

Constance Singam

Myth or Magic - The Singapore Healthcare System provides a comprehensive look at the political philosophy that has shaped Singapore's healthcare system over the last five decades, and the financing and delivery of healthcare in Singapore. It delves into different aspects of the Singapore healthcare landscape, including pharmaceutical cost management, medical tourism, doctors' remuneration, medical education, rules and regulations, workforce planning and health promotion. It suggests lessons that the Singapore healthcare story holds for healthcare policy makers and reformers and the challenges that the future holds.

Myth Or Magic - The Singapore Healthcare System

Jeremy Lim

Beyond the Tea Dance: Singapore Pop Music in the Sixties, Vol 2

Joseph C. Pereira

Potret Puisi Melayu Singapura (in Malay)

Isa Kamari

This first of two volumes feature the works, thoughts and inspirations of some leading as well as younger, architects whose work have left an indelible mark on the Asian built landscape. Also includes articles on issues of importance to architects in Asia. This volume features the work of: C. Anjalendran, Mathar Bunnag, Sonny Chan, Balkrishna Doshi, Hu Shyr-Fong, Sumet Jumsai, Sen Kapadia, Jimmy Lim, Min Hyun-Sik, Sarjono Sani, and Wu Liangyong.

Asian Architects Vol.1

Tan Kok Meng

Asian Architects 2

This is the most definitive work of the great Indian epic, the Ramayana, that has made made its way over the centuries to almost every corner of Southeast Asia. Art historian Garrett Kam has undertaken an extremely challenging task to track the various interpretations of the tale, from the Valmiki origin, about Sita's enduring love and devotion to Rama, her abduction by the ogre king Ravana, and the adventures encountered by the various heroes that led to her eventual rescue. This magnificently illustrated volume also has a useful glossary section of the variation of names of characters as well as an appendix of the different performing art and literary traditions throughout Asia.

Ramayana in the Arts of Asia

Garrett Kam

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