Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子
@soontzu.bsky.social
Sejarawan seni bina, editor, lecturer. I like new books & old buildings. Author, Malayan Classicism (Bloomsbury, 2023).
You might know me as @speechleyish on the bird site. He/him | dia/dia | 伊
You might know me as @speechleyish on the bird site. He/him | dia/dia | 伊
The dog really channeling Lady Agnew this evening
December 1, 2024 at 9:35 AM
The dog really channeling Lady Agnew this evening
Two books I’m very excited to dig into landed in my doorstep this week, so that’s my summer reading sorted.
November 29, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Two books I’m very excited to dig into landed in my doorstep this week, so that’s my summer reading sorted.
Spring is nice.*
* on days I’m not absolutely suffering from hayfever
* on days I’m not absolutely suffering from hayfever
November 19, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Spring is nice.*
* on days I’m not absolutely suffering from hayfever
* on days I’m not absolutely suffering from hayfever
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Interested in difficult heritage and/or the history of anti-Chinese violence in the settler colonial world? This is a must read from Karen Schamberger from the Young Historical Museum in Australia
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 18, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Interested in difficult heritage and/or the history of anti-Chinese violence in the settler colonial world? This is a must read from Karen Schamberger from the Young Historical Museum in Australia
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It’s publication day for Malayan Classicism! My book is now available via Bloomsbury in the UK and US. (It’ll take a little longer for copies to make their way down to our southern shores).
December 28, 2023 at 1:13 AM
It’s publication day for Malayan Classicism! My book is now available via Bloomsbury in the UK and US. (It’ll take a little longer for copies to make their way down to our southern shores).
Extra-special delivery from the postie today. Received my author’s copies of Malayan Classicism this morning. Surreal feeling!
October 27, 2023 at 1:35 AM
Extra-special delivery from the postie today. Received my author’s copies of Malayan Classicism this morning. Surreal feeling!
The first copies of my book have just arrived at Bloomsbury's office in London. My editorial assistant sent these photos overnight and will be sending my author copies over soon 🥹
October 20, 2023 at 3:45 AM
The first copies of my book have just arrived at Bloomsbury's office in London. My editorial assistant sent these photos overnight and will be sending my author copies over soon 🥹
This week I'll be chatting with some wonderful people who are much smarter than me about writing diverse histories of architecture in conjunction with the MSD’s exhibition 'Matrix – How We Live Now'. Event registration below: msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/matri...
msd.unimelb.edu.au
October 17, 2023 at 2:10 AM
This week I'll be chatting with some wonderful people who are much smarter than me about writing diverse histories of architecture in conjunction with the MSD’s exhibition 'Matrix – How We Live Now'. Event registration below: msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/matri...
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone! 🎑 🥮 🐇 🏮
Here are a couple of Georgette Chen’s wonderful Mid-Autumn still life paintings from the 1960s.
Here are a couple of Georgette Chen’s wonderful Mid-Autumn still life paintings from the 1960s.
September 29, 2023 at 1:43 AM
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone! 🎑 🥮 🐇 🏮
Here are a couple of Georgette Chen’s wonderful Mid-Autumn still life paintings from the 1960s.
Here are a couple of Georgette Chen’s wonderful Mid-Autumn still life paintings from the 1960s.
This is a truly exciting archaeological discovery www.nst.com.my/news/nation/...
Largest Buddhist temple structure unearthed in Bukit Choras, dating back 1,200 years | New Straits T...
YAN: The National Heritage Department and Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Global Archaeology Research Centre (GARC) have announced the discovery of the largest Buddhist temple structure in Bukit Choras,...
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September 22, 2023 at 1:01 PM
This is a truly exciting archaeological discovery www.nst.com.my/news/nation/...
POV: I conned you into ‘date night at a nice restaurant’ as an elaborate ruse to talk about gold-rush-era gothic revival architecture in Melbourne
September 22, 2023 at 11:59 AM
POV: I conned you into ‘date night at a nice restaurant’ as an elaborate ruse to talk about gold-rush-era gothic revival architecture in Melbourne
Had a chat with the Beeb about why Malaysia's kampung houses are such a special and important part of the nation's cultural heritage.
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www.bbc.com/storyworks/t...
Kampung spirit: A journey through Malaysia’s traditional village life
#Ad Paid and presented by Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board. Malaysia is renowned for the kampung spirit and sense of community among its countryside towns and rural villages. Unwind in kampung homesta...
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September 20, 2023 at 2:43 AM
Had a chat with the Beeb about why Malaysia's kampung houses are such a special and important part of the nation's cultural heritage.
www.bbc.com/storyworks/t...
www.bbc.com/storyworks/t...
Eating noodles and and sipping an iced milk tea at a place where the kitchen staff are screaming at each other in Cantonese. Feels like home 😌
September 19, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Eating noodles and and sipping an iced milk tea at a place where the kitchen staff are screaming at each other in Cantonese. Feels like home 😌
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I often wonder what sort of collections of private letters will exist. The replacement of physical letters with email is surely going to mean the scope of such collections tumbles off a cliff from the late 1990s. I know I've already lost access to emails that I'd still have, were they letters
As we start to think historically about the recent past (from late 1990s onwards), we run into problems about how to access this past. The period c. 1995-2005 saw a lot of stuff go online or stored electronically, but not archived properly. There is a big gap in the paper trail.
September 19, 2023 at 12:56 AM
I often wonder what sort of collections of private letters will exist. The replacement of physical letters with email is surely going to mean the scope of such collections tumbles off a cliff from the late 1990s. I know I've already lost access to emails that I'd still have, were they letters
Our back fence channeling Sargent this evening
September 12, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Our back fence channeling Sargent this evening
Ma quick doodle to mark the occasion. Selamat Hari Merdeka! 🇲🇾🌺
August 31, 2023 at 3:34 AM
Ma quick doodle to mark the occasion. Selamat Hari Merdeka! 🇲🇾🌺
The indigofera in the backyard is looking so lovely at the moment
August 20, 2023 at 4:24 AM
The indigofera in the backyard is looking so lovely at the moment
A quick pen and ink portrait of a napping dog
August 20, 2023 at 1:36 AM
A quick pen and ink portrait of a napping dog
Making the most of my sick leave by binge watching the Great Pottery Throw Down.
August 17, 2023 at 10:36 AM
Making the most of my sick leave by binge watching the Great Pottery Throw Down.
Call for Abstracts: The 6th SAHANZ PhD Colloquium. Thursday, 2 November 2023 at Curtin University, Western Australia. Abstracts (500 words) due 31st August. https://www.sahanz.net/events/6th-phd-colloquium/
August 15, 2023 at 7:50 AM
Call for Abstracts: The 6th SAHANZ PhD Colloquium. Thursday, 2 November 2023 at Curtin University, Western Australia. Abstracts (500 words) due 31st August. https://www.sahanz.net/events/6th-phd-colloquium/
I just approved the final proofs for my book today, so now seems like as good a time as any to hop onto a new social media platform.
August 14, 2023 at 9:50 AM
I just approved the final proofs for my book today, so now seems like as good a time as any to hop onto a new social media platform.