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
Also a bit wary about the apparent censorship of Palestinians on here.
November 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Also a bit wary about the apparent censorship of Palestinians on here.
Testing the waters, there still aren’t as many Southeast Asian folks over here, and a lot of my favourite accounts there haven’t moved, so dividing my attention
November 21, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Testing the waters, there still aren’t as many Southeast Asian folks over here, and a lot of my favourite accounts there haven’t moved, so dividing my attention
Have genuinely contemplated moving elsewhere this hayfever season
November 19, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Have genuinely contemplated moving elsewhere this hayfever season
More recently I launched a book I edited with colleagues. It’s been a big year. www.bloomsbury.com/au/architect...
Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific
Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific explores the architecture of colonial trade and industry, revealing a complex network of transnational connections acro…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:04 AM
More recently I launched a book I edited with colleagues. It’s been a big year. www.bloomsbury.com/au/architect...
Since I last logged on here I launched my book in Singapore. It was lovely.
November 14, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Since I last logged on here I launched my book in Singapore. It was lovely.
Guilty as charged
November 14, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Guilty as charged
Not yet, but it’s available to order from Kinokuniya and possibly Tsutaya!
December 28, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Not yet, but it’s available to order from Kinokuniya and possibly Tsutaya!
Had a chat with the Malay Mail about my book, and how I came to write about Malaysia’s rich architectural heritage. It’s a bit surreal to be in the pages of KL’s oldest English-language paper, which was such an important source for my research. www.malaymail.com/news/life/20...
The fascinating history of Malayan classical architecture captured in Soon-Tzu Speechley’s ‘Mala...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Visitors to Malaysia are often surprised by our modern skyscrapers and the glistening temples to consumerism we call malls, especially in central Kuala...
www.malaymail.com
December 28, 2023 at 1:14 AM
Had a chat with the Malay Mail about my book, and how I came to write about Malaysia’s rich architectural heritage. It’s a bit surreal to be in the pages of KL’s oldest English-language paper, which was such an important source for my research. www.malaymail.com/news/life/20...
I'm tremendously grateful to the entire team at Bloomsbury for working with me to make this book a reality, and in particular Ros O'Cleirigh who helped shepherd this book to completion. Special thanks also to Alex Highfield for getting the ball rolling.
October 27, 2023 at 1:35 AM
I'm tremendously grateful to the entire team at Bloomsbury for working with me to make this book a reality, and in particular Ros O'Cleirigh who helped shepherd this book to completion. Special thanks also to Alex Highfield for getting the ball rolling.
Thank you! Hope you enjoy the book!
October 20, 2023 at 3:55 AM
Thank you! Hope you enjoy the book!
I do appreciate that academic monographs are very expensive. Please consider recommending the book to your local library – it’s tremendously helpful to me as an emerging scholar and helps me get my work out there.
October 20, 2023 at 3:54 AM
I do appreciate that academic monographs are very expensive. Please consider recommending the book to your local library – it’s tremendously helpful to me as an emerging scholar and helps me get my work out there.
My book is available for pre-order (delivery in Feb 2024 for Australia and NZ) with a 35% discount. Use the code GLR AQ4 for a discount from Bloomsbury’s ANZ website.
October 20, 2023 at 3:47 AM
My book is available for pre-order (delivery in Feb 2024 for Australia and NZ) with a 35% discount. Use the code GLR AQ4 for a discount from Bloomsbury’s ANZ website.
Completely understand! I’ll need to sell a few hundred copies of the hardcover before a paperback edition is viable for my publisher, but will keep you posted!
The book is available to preorder with a 35% discount though.
The book is available to preorder with a 35% discount though.
October 20, 2023 at 3:43 AM
Completely understand! I’ll need to sell a few hundred copies of the hardcover before a paperback edition is viable for my publisher, but will keep you posted!
The book is available to preorder with a 35% discount though.
The book is available to preorder with a 35% discount though.
The kicap manis is from the store, but the ginger and spring onion sauce was made from scratch.
October 8, 2023 at 1:35 AM
The kicap manis is from the store, but the ginger and spring onion sauce was made from scratch.
Malaysians as a rule are such night owls that I think the later sunsets suit us well – people eat dinner late and often hang out at mamak restaurants after midnight so the sun rising a bit later doesn’t feel too bad at all
October 2, 2023 at 9:24 AM
Malaysians as a rule are such night owls that I think the later sunsets suit us well – people eat dinner late and often hang out at mamak restaurants after midnight so the sun rising a bit later doesn’t feel too bad at all