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Summary
Summary
The rapid urbanization of the Asian continent and transformation of its cityscapes have incited many professionals and scholars to pay urgent attention to the study of Asian streets and public spaces in the hope of recording them, learning from their complex nature, and even applying distilled principles in new environments before they disappear under the assault of rapid urban transformation.
This volume presents articles focusing on four prevalent themes, namely transformation and modernity, the culture of streets, experiencing the street and finally, design and quality of streets. However, these themes inevitably overlap, pointing out again the complexity of what we call the "street" and the necessity for interdisciplinary research. Finally, adding "Asian" to "street" opens up the discussion about spaces in the Asian city, and even concepts of "Asian-ness", if indeed such a concept can be defined.
Believing in the importance of understanding "Asian streets" and "streets" in general for future design and planning of our cities, this collection of essays encourages greater interest in this subject, and therefore more interdisciplinary research. Accordingly, this book should interest not only urban planners, architects and other design and building professionals, but also environmentalists, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers and historians as well as the general public.
Author Notes
Heng Chye Kiang is Dean of the School of Design and Environment and Professor at the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
Low Boon Liang is Director of the Master of Urban Design Programme and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
Hee Limin is Assistant Professor and leader of the Urban Studies Group at the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
Table of Contents
Preface-About Gass | p. vii |
Introduction | p. viii |
I The Street: Transformation and Modernity | p. 1 |
Avenue Praia Grande: A Record of Portuguese Ambition and Nostalgia | p. 3 |
A Street of Elusive Significance: Hamilton Road, Singapore | p. 25 |
From the Aristocratic to the Commercial: Chongno Street in Seoul | p. 39 |
The Royal Road Revisited: On Transformation of Queen's Road in Hong Kong | p. 51 |
II The Culture of Streets | p. 61 |
An Insight into the Asian Streets: Streets in Sri Lanka and Their Transformations | p. 63 |
The Malaysian Multicultural Streetscape: Challenges in the New Millennium | p. 79 |
III Experiencing the Street | p. 91 |
Savouring the Streets of Sampaloc: Rediscovering Its Local Flavour | p. 93 |
Hong Kong Escalator or the Liquid Journey | p. 105 |
IV Design and Quality of Streets | p. 119 |
Remoulding Taiwanese Historical Market Streets: The Case of Fengtian | p. 121 |
Competing for the Sidewalk: Street Peddling as an Unwanted Urban Activity | p. 133 |
The Street and Its Influence on the Sense of Place of Malaysian Cities | p. 143 |
The Importance of Streets | p. 159 |
Notes on Contributors | p. 170 |
Acknowledgements | p. 174 |