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https://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3lcacnuky322nThe dog really channeling Lady Agnew this evening01 Dec 2024 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcacnuky322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3lc2zzm2ckk2bTwo books I’m very excited to dig into landed in my doorstep this week, so that’s my summer reading sorted.29 Nov 2024 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2zzm2ckk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3lbbxl4zhqc2uSpring is nice.* * on days I’m not absolutely suffering from hayfever19 Nov 2024 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbxl4zhqc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3khkyjxs3sb2nIt’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).28 Dec 2023 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3khkyjxs3sb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3kcp4tnxenn2oExtra-special delivery from the postie today. Received my author’s copies of Malayan Classicism this morning. Surreal feeling!27 Oct 2023 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcp4tnxenn2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3kc5quxn25h2uThe 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 🥹20 Oct 2023 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc5quxn25h2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3kbw26d35cp27This 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: https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/events/matrix-exhibition17 Oct 2023 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbw26d35cp27https://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3kaiqagvvdu2fHappy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone! 🎑 🥮 🐇 🏮 Here are a couple of Georgette Chen’s wonderful Mid-Autumn still life paintings from the 1960s.29 Sep 2023 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaiqagvvdu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k7ycuttkjo2yThis is a truly exciting archaeological discovery https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/09/958333/largest-buddhist-temple-structure-unearthed-bukit-choras-dating-back-120022 Sep 2023 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7ycuttkjo2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k7y7fngh7l2vPOV: I conned you into ‘date night at a nice restaurant’ as an elaborate ruse to talk about gold-rush-era gothic revival architecture in Melbourne22 Sep 2023 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7y7fngh7l2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k7s7f5c34g24Had a chat with the Beeb about why Malaysia's kampung houses are such a special and important part of the nation's cultural heritage. https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/travel/selamat-kembali-to-malaysia/kampung-spirit-a-journey-through-malaysias-traditional-village-life20 Sep 2023 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7s7f5c34g24https://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k7pnbobxib2vEating 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 😌19 Sep 2023 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7pnbobxib2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k76phys7vt2jOur back fence channeling Sargent this evening12 Sep 2023 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k76phys7vt2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k67yvzs35n27Ma quick doodle to mark the occasion. Selamat Hari Merdeka! 🇲🇾🌺31 Aug 2023 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k67yvzs35n27https://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k5eglzff4y2oThe indigofera in the backyard is looking so lovely at the moment20 Aug 2023 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5eglzff4y2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k5e57bdsau2iA quick pen and ink portrait of a napping dog20 Aug 2023 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k5e57bdsau2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k55jxperss2mMaking the most of my sick leave by binge watching the Great Pottery Throw Down.17 Aug 2023 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k55jxperss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k4y7qtqdox2uCall 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/15 Aug 2023 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4y7qtqdox2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/soontzu.bsky.social/post/3k4vvzilf252gI 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.14 Aug 2023 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:7mdw7trdfn726ppdwmwtzbs3/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4vvzilf252g