{"title":"A. Choudhury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA. Choudhury\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate relationship between architecture and cultural identity, delving into the stories behind urban landscapes and their evolution. Readers can expect insightful analyses that reveal how buildings serve as living records of society's artistic and historical currents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e realm, Choudhury's work offers a thoughtful perspective on heritage and modernity, particularly within dynamic cityscapes like Singapore. These books invite reflection on how environments shape, and are shaped by, collective memory and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"singapores-building-stock-by-i-belle-9783777425405","title":"Singapore's Building Stock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eState-of-the-art Singapore is constantly transforming and rejuvenating her building stock. \u003cem\u003eSingapore's Building Stock\u003c\/em\u003e documents and analyses these transformations of the efficiently organized global city over the past two centuries at multiple spatial scales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an alternative history of Singapore's urban development: the history of construction, demolition and reconstruction. The collection of essays assesses what the changes in Singapore's building stock meant for the preservation of physical and cultural values for the long view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn three sections - the island scale, the district scale, and the building scale - different data sources come together to show the relationship between development policies, the morphology of Singapore's built environments and the speed of its transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos, maps and numerical charts illustrate the lost and new, revealing accidental survivors as well as carefully staged relics from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432566309100,"sku":"9783777425405","price":78.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777425405.jpg?v=1774555289"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/a-choudhury.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}