Buch, Englisch, 442 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g
The Littoral Cities
Buch, Englisch, 442 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g
ISBN: 978-1-032-74603-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Historic littoral cities and sites of Southeast Asia—those that grew along coastlines, seascapes, and river confluences—evolved from a dynamic interplay of indigenous settlements, trade, and cultural exchange. These urban formations have historically defied easy categorization. For the first time, Jahn Kassim and Ibrahim systematically characterize a series of sites whose urban-architectural cores reflect a spectrum of evolution rooted in indigenous urbanism and architecture.
Departing from traditional eco-urbanism themes, this book examines 20 cities and subregions that exemplify recurring morphological, architectural, and iconographical patterns—condensed through a historical and formal lens. Despite their diversity and apparent disorder, broad patterns emerge within these coastal urban landscapes. By using morphology as a tool, the book reveals how these dense, yet sustainable and bioclimatic, urban patterns from the past can inform contemporary approaches to regional planning, architecture, and visual expression—highlighting a localized, indigenous dimension to sustainability.
Tracing their development from the 16th century onwards, the narrative moves through periods of colonial syncretism, external influences, and reverts to earlier, pre-classical origins—showing how sustainability and identity are rooted in fundamental climatic and cultural patterns.
This book will appeal to scholars, students, and practitioners across architecture, urbanism, cultural geography, design, visual arts, and Southeast Asian studies. It offers a novel perspective on the evolution of coastal cities, emphasizing their enduring morphological and cultural signatures.
Zielgruppe
Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced
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Weitere Infos & Material
1 Introduction, The Continuum of the South East Asian Littoral Realm: Transcending Decimation and Diversity Shireen Jahn Kassim, Illyani Ibrahim 2. The Layering of Historic Urban Patterns of the Littoral: Colonization as Degree of Spatial Rupture Illyani Ibrahim, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Alias Abdullah PART 1 3 Cirebon: A Residual Of The ‘Cosmic’Agung Raden and Nurhaya Baniyamin 4 Old Banten: Legacy of The Cosmopolitan, Shireen Jahn Kassim 5 Aceh: Conceptualising the Sacred in the Terra Firma of the East, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Illyani Ibrahim 6 Melaka: Meeting of the Monsoons, Illyani Ibrahim, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Alias Abdullah 7 Pattani: A Transpenisular ‘Sand and Sea’ Entrepot, Tengku Anis 8 Pontianak City: Stability and Confluence, Norwina Nawawi 9 Alor Setar – Splitting the City, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Mansor Ibrahim, Aiman Afiq 10 Kuala Terengganu And Makassar: Ecological Peak of Littoral Urban Form, Shireen Jahn Kassim PART 2 11 The Langkat-Aru-Medan Continuum – A Rhizomatic Region Of The Straits, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Tengku Anis Qarihah and Isham Shah Hasan 12 Jugra –A Littoral Legacy of The Straits, Nurhaya Baniyamin, Mazarina Zain 13 The Riau-Lingga-Singapore Continuum: of Roots and Ruptures, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Hashim and Shireen Jahn Kassim PART 3 14 Yangon: The Sacred and The State, Shamzani Affendy 15 Semarang: Tropical Appropriations of COLONIAL LEGACIES, Mutiawati Mandaka 16 Saigon: Fort in the City, Tran Anh Mai and Le Quinchi 17 Historic Intramuros, Manila: Unearthing an Indigenous Urbanism, Raj Busmente PART 4 18 Champa: A Continuum of Mountain and the Sea, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Samayro Saif 19 Srivijaya: Conjoining the Sacred and the Seaboard, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Madzwin Ansari 20 The Bujang Valley: A Sojourn- Sanctuary of the Northern Straits, Shireen Jahn Kassim, Noorhanita Abdul Majid
