Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子

@speechleyish

Architectural historian, editor, sometime teacher. PhDing on classical architecture in British Malaya. I like new books and old buildings. He/him/伊 🏳️‍🌈

Brunswick, Wurundjeri Land
Vrijeme pridruživanja: kolovoz 2009.

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    7. sij

    Me, a serious architectural historian: so is the rooftop upstairs? Bartender at this pub in Fitzroy: that's generally how roofs work mate

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  2. KL can be pretty photogenic though, and I think maybe growing up in a town that felt like it was slowly crumbling away is part of the reason I ended up becoming an architectural historian and heritage activist.

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  3. As a third-generation anak KL, sakit hati lah bila I nampak bangunan bersejarah kita like this. It was bad enough when they built the LRT along Jalan Tun Perak, permanently marring one of our best historic streetscapes. But seeing the heart of old KL left to rot is depressing.

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  4. There's also evidence of water damage from leaking roofs in the arcaded loggia of the former High Court next to Masjid Jamek.

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  5. There's also evidence of inappropriate polymer-based paints being used, and delaminating – presumably as a result of damp. Again, I suspect that nearby works on the river have exacerbated this.

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  6. I took these photos during my last visit to KL in 2018. There was evidence of rising damp, delamination of rendering, and damage to bricks. Weeds also threaten to damage the plasterwork if left unattended.

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  7. The issues with the colonial buildings around Dataran Merdeka will require a lot more than a 'facelift' to address. Cement pointing, inappropriate flooring materials, neglect, and major works associated with the River of Life have all contributed to decay.

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  8. As someone who's half English, half 'Oriental', my thought patterns make a lot of ¢

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  11. 'Let's have a Kiki,' I say to myself as I collapse on the sofa and fire up Netflix for some Studio Ghibli goodness.

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  12. What are the worst nicknames mates have christened you with in your messenger groupchats? I've been labelled 'toey tory' in one and 'ranga banga' in another and I can't decide which one is worse.

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  13. Just saw someone use the word 'CaucOriental' and another person claim the word Eurasian is appropriative if you don't come from Central Asia and now I need to lie down forever.

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    Indonesian readers: “Huh, he's a slave-owner, sounds (colonial) white.” Unknowing Malaysian, Singaporean and Bruneian (i.e. the rest of the Archipelago) readers: "HE'S A PEDOPHILE?!”

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    Still my favourite history meme.

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  16. *Practical Architects, not Architecture

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  17. Diagram of Gothic Buttressing, Ibid. I love how much Bartholomew's drawings feel like the fever dream of a 19th-century shitposter.

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  18. Alfred Bartholomew, diagram of roof-trusses from Specifications for Practical Architecture (1846)

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  19. This could be us but you playin'

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    Antiquité Classique: new from France - "L'objet de cette liste est de diffuser des informations relatifs à la recherche sur l'Antiquité classique se déroulant en France." Subscribe:

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  21. Gottfried Semper's classical buildings are very samey and monotonous. Semper idem, if you will.

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