Kedah: A History in DrawingsThis book tells the late modern history of Kedah, the oldest state in Malaysia, through a collection of structures that illuminate an era that is rarely discussed in English. It honours a design story that is both colonial and post colonial and has ties to Malay, Thai, and European styles of architecture. In addition to providing the reader with illustrated measured drawings in the magnificent style of the classical architect, Kedah: A History in

Khalidi traces a hundred years of colonial war on the Palestinians

From the outside

Israel’s control over Palestinian life

when Malaysia achieved independence in 1957

Only by thinking less

they enter a world of beautiful houses

In this ground-breaking history of world architecture

Will Shortz

Small Practices : In Conversation with Malaysian and Japanese Architects provides an intimate look into how small practices find their niche and pursue their passion in a field that is often perceived as aggressive and vigorous

bodily transformation

with its underlying commitment to building a more egalitarian and nurturing world

The rulers went through a period of decline under colonial rule and during the Japanese Occupation