The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia

South-East Asian ‘Nusantara’ architecture , in the post-colonial era, is characterized by a historical cleavage between a ‘modern’ present and a ‘traditional’ past. The paper attempts to bridge this rupture through mapping early modernist stylistic tendencies in Malay palaces and characterizing thei...

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Main Authors:	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah, Abdullah, Alias
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	UMK Press 2018
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA1 General NA190 History
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spelling	iium-674002019-01-17T03:43:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67400/ The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah Abdullah, Alias NA Architecture NA1 General NA190 History South-East Asian ‘Nusantara’ architecture , in the post-colonial era, is characterized by a historical cleavage between a ‘modern’ present and a ‘traditional’ past. The paper attempts to bridge this rupture through mapping early modernist stylistic tendencies in Malay palaces and characterizing their development through an evolvement of modernizing strands in their hybrid language. In Malaysia, a rupture between a traditional ‘pre –modern’ era and the post-independence period can be bridged by tracing the stylistic evolution which are observed in hybrid cases of palatial design, seen as the public monuments of its time. This evolution representing episodes of early ‘modernity’ s as observed during the late 1800s and early 1900s. They represent tendencies that are pulled into two different directions of modernity – one end by imported styles – and the other, by local traditions rooted in the Malay culture and polity. Irrevocable changes was spurred from the 1800s onwards due to the pressure of external forces, which consequently brought to the final phase of the evolution of the local endemic (Malay) style before a total stylistic change in the aesthetic style of public buildings had overcome the traditional language and type forms. UMK Press 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67400/1/67400_The%20aesthetic%20tendencies%20of%20early%20modernity.pdf Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen and Mohd Nawawi, Norwina and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah and Abdullah, Alias (2018) The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia. In: 7th International Seminar On Nusantara Heritage 2018 (7th ISoNH 2018), 23rd Oct. 2018, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. https://isonh2018.wordpress.com/contact/
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA1 General NA190 History Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah Abdullah, Alias The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia
description	South-East Asian ‘Nusantara’ architecture , in the post-colonial era, is characterized by a historical cleavage between a ‘modern’ present and a ‘traditional’ past. The paper attempts to bridge this rupture through mapping early modernist stylistic tendencies in Malay palaces and characterizing their development through an evolvement of modernizing strands in their hybrid language. In Malaysia, a rupture between a traditional ‘pre –modern’ era and the post-independence period can be bridged by tracing the stylistic evolution which are observed in hybrid cases of palatial design, seen as the public monuments of its time. This evolution representing episodes of early ‘modernity’ s as observed during the late 1800s and early 1900s. They represent tendencies that are pulled into two different directions of modernity – one end by imported styles – and the other, by local traditions rooted in the Malay culture and polity. Irrevocable changes was spurred from the 1800s onwards due to the pressure of external forces, which consequently brought to the final phase of the evolution of the local endemic (Malay) style before a total stylistic change in the aesthetic style of public buildings had overcome the traditional language and type forms.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah Abdullah, Alias
author_facet	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah Abdullah, Alias
author_sort	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
title	The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia
title_short	The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia
title_full	The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia
title_fullStr	The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia
title_sort	aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in south-east asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in malaysia
publisher	UMK Press
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/67400/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67400/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67400/1/67400_The%20aesthetic%20tendencies%20of%20early%20modernity.pdf
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The aesthetic tendencies of early modernity in South-East Asia: the hybrid language of aristocratic palaces of the early 1900s in Malaysia

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