Sarawak State Library -

The History of Architecture in Sarawak Before Malaysia

Call no.: : 720.959522/TIN
Author: : John H. S. Ting
Contributor: : Nurfarathul Aqma Binti Julani
Summary: Covering origin architectural history in Sarawak from pre-history to the period just before the formation of Malaysia. It also explores the effect of the changing relationships between Sarawak`s groups and sub-groups, including locals, migrants, and colonials, on the creation of architecture and settlements. This includes the backgrounds of the ideas behind pre-modern and modern building types, architecture, materials, construction, and settlements, and how these ideas changed over time. It aims to reconstruct a picture of architecture and settlement patterns from the period of the earliest known physical evidence (about two millennia ago), although the focus is from 1800 to 1963 when Malaysia was formed.