Shophouse spirit : layered living in modern Singapore.

• Main Authors: Yeap, Cassandra June-Yi., Thio, Cherie Tian Zhen., Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh.
• Other Authors: Cherian George
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52519
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shophouses were, at one point, the dominant building form in Singapore. First brought to the island by immigrants from Southern China in the 19th century, they earned widespread popularity across races and social classes because of their adaptability, and the ease with which they could be built. Now...