Lim Chong Keat

Lim Chong Keat (Chinese: 林蒼吉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chhong-kiat; born 1930) is a Malaysian architect and botanist.

He trained at the University of Manchester and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]

He considers himself to be a comprehensivist and universalist, like his role model Buckminster Fuller. He designed the KOMTAR Tower, in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia and Jurong Town Hall in Singapore.[2][3][4]

He is a self-taught botanist. He has discovered and named about 40 palms and gingers.[5][6]

He is the younger brother of Lim Chong Eu.

References
  1. "Lim Chong Keat". www.arch.hku.hk.
  2. "Singapore Conference Hall designer Lim Chong Keat is renaissance man". The Straits Times. November 16, 2015.
  3. "Keynote Lecture: Lim Chong Keat on Art and Architecture". National Gallery Singapore.
  4. "Lim Chong Keat — The man and mind behind Jurong Town Hall". Medium. August 29, 2018.
  5. "Singapore Conference Hall designer Lim Chong Keat is renaissance man". The Straits Times. November 16, 2015.
  6. "Chong Keat: Botanical education in country seriously lacking".
  7. International Plant Names Index.  C.K.Lim.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.