Singapore’s Park System Master Planning: A Nation Building Tool to Construct Narratives in Post-Colonial Countries by Raffaella Sini
English | EPUB | 2020 | 381 Pages | ISBN : 9811367442 | 161.27 MB
This book traces the evolution of Singapore’s parks system, from colonial to present times. Further, it contextualizes the design and planning of parks in the general discourse on western and eastern traditions: early twentieth century western conceptions ‘imported’ during colonialism; modernism; postmodernism, and the contemporary ecological debate.