On Asian streets and public space : selected essays from Great Asian Streets Symposiums (GASS) 1 & 2 / edited by Heng Chye Kiang, Low Boon Liang with Hee Limin.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Heng, Chye Kiang, 1958-

Low, Boon Liang, 1953-

Hee, Limin.

National University of Singapore. Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture.

Conference Name:

Great Asian Streets Symposium (1st : 2001 : Singapore)

Great Asian Streets Symposium (2nd : 2002 : Singapore)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public spaces--Asia--Congresses.

Public spaces.

Streets--Asia--Congresses.

Streets.

Urban renewal--Asia--Congresses.

Urban renewal.

City planning--Asia--Congresses.

City planning.

Cities and towns--Asia--Congresses.

Cities and towns.

Land use, Urban--Asia--Congresses.

Land use, Urban.

Asia.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Selected essays from Great Asian Streets Symposiums (GASS) 1 & 2

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Published for Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore [by] Ridge Books, [2010]

Summary:

The rapid urbanisation 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The Street: Transformation and Modernity 1

Avenue Praia Grande: A Record of Portuguese Ambition and Nostalgia / Chen Yu Yu, Chen, Heng Chye Klang Klang, Heng Chye 3

A Street of Elusive Significance: Hamilton Road, Singapore / Woo Pui Leng Leng, Woo Pui 25

From the Aristocratic to the Commercial: Chongno Street in Seoul / Kim Sung Hong Hong, Kim Sung 39

The Royal Road Revisited: On Transformation of Queen's Road in Hong Kong / Desmond Hui Hui, Desmond, Ken Too Too, Ken 51

II The Culture of Streets 61

An Insight into the Asian Streets: Streets in Sri Lanka and Their Transformations / Ranjith Dayaratne Dayaratne, Ranjith 63

The Malaysian Multicultural Streetscape: Challenges in the New Millennium / Yushi Utaka Utaka, Yushi, M. Amiruddin Fawzi Fawzi, M. Amiruddin 79

III Experiencing the Street 91

Savouring the Streets of Sampaloc: Rediscovering Its Local Flavour / Ferdinand Isidro Dela Paz Paz, Ferdinand Isidro Dela 93

Hong Kong Escalator or the Liquid Journey / Laurent Gutierrez Gutierrez, Laurent, Valerie Pqrtefaix Pqrtefaix, Valerie 105

IV Design and Quality of Streets 119

Remoulding Taiwanese Historical Market Streets: The Case of Fengtian / April Hueimin Lu Lu, April Hueimin 121

Competing for the Sidewalk: Street Peddling as an Unwanted Urban Activity / Heru W. Pderbd Pderbd, Heru W. 133

The Street and Its Influence on the Sense of Place of Malaysian Cities / Shuhana Shamsuddin Shamsuddin, Shuhana, Ahmad Bashri Sulaiman Sulaiman, Ahmad Bashri 143

The Importance of Streets / Allan Jacobs Jacobs, Allan 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789971694906

9971694905

OCLC:

423262833

Publisher Number:

99937780881