Critiquing the Modern in Architecture / by Mehta, Jamini, author 645048

“…Author Jaimini Mehta moves architectural modernism from its primarily Eurocentric definition, interrogating the subject from the perspective on a non-western thought-world. …”

SOUTHEAST ASIA'S MODERN ARCHITECTURE : Questions of Translation, Epistemology and Power / by Chang, Jiat-Hwee, editor 525639, Tajudeen, Imran, editor 637219

“…It looks at the challenges of studying this complex history through the conceptual frameworks of translation, epistemology, and power. Challenging Eurocentric ideas and architectural nomenclature, the authors examine the development of modern architecture in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, with a focus on selective translation and strategic appropriation of imported ideas and practices by local architects and builders. …”