"Lim elevates the architecture of the colonies, however experimental or hybrid, to a genre in its own right... His careful analysis...creates opportunities for making architectural histories meaningful to Asian students too often compelled to study decontextualised European styles."

Anoma Pieris - Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne

"Members of the academic and architectural fraternity, as well as the general reader, will find this book useful in charting the rise of the Malaysian architect and architecture in Penang, with its wider connotations for Malaysia as a whole."

Datuk Ar. Ezumi Harzani Ismail - President, Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM, Malaysian Institute of Architects)

Media Reviews

The Straits Times - Penang's architectural gems collected in new book

New Straits Times - New book showcases Penang as 'architectural cradle' of modern Malaya

Malay Mail - An examination of Penang's homegrown architects and how their designs influenced Malaysian architecture

Penang Hyperlocal - The Penang House - A book to trace and document the pioneer architects from old Malaya