As a country with a melting pot of cultures and influences, Malaysia has always grappled with its identity. This bleeds into architecture too, where a lot of experts are still struggling to define what Malaysian architecture is. In this episode, we retrace the history of our architecture and how it has evolved over time, and whether progress has gotten us closer to finding the answer to that very pertinent question.

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Produced by: Haniff Baharudin

Presented by: Haniff Baharudin

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Categories:  Environment,  Science,  History,  People & Places,  People and Places

Tags:  i love kl,  architectural styles,  national identity,  political dimension of architecture,  The National Library of Malaysia,  style infusion,  domestic architecture,  built environment,  urban planning,  functional architectures,