William S.W. Lim (ed.)
Singapore: AA Asia, 2009
9789814022590
The 21st century heralds a new age for Asian Design. Creative communities in Asian countries have now the self-confidence to operate on a global stage and to achieve cross-cultural interchanges with the West. The diverse cultural and social practices in Asia are now being accepted, with far-reaching implications for the theories and practices of architecture and design. Organised by AA Asia and chaired by William S.W. Lim, a two-day conference on Asian Design Culture was held in Singapore in late 2008. This collection of essays comprises six stimulating theoretical papers and four insightful city-oriented papers addressing the three themes of design culture, creativity and criticality. The papers cover issues from contrasting cultural traditions, current global urban practices, the archival of cultural memory, urban history, contemporary fringe art and the emerging Asian art scene. Collectively, the book presents rich and complex ideas vital to the understanding of and meeting the challenges of Asian Design Culture today.
