Constructing a technical hegemony : the use and development of reinforced concrete in colonial Singapore from 1914-1956

Singapore is surrounded by concrete structures all around yet little has been written about the history of the material in Singapore. This paper argues that concrete had already existed since colonial times and was a substance of colonial culture by functioning as a key material in the building of a...

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Autore principale: Chia, Valerie Yue Min
Altri autori: Hallam Stevens
Natura: Final Year Project (FYP)
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2017
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Accesso online:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69774