Kuala Lumpur Heritage

Some photographs made while researching the architectural legacy of Arthur Benison Hubback.

Arthur Benison Hubback was the architect responsible for more than twenty municipal and religious buildings across Malaysia while under the British empire. He incorporated different architectural traditions including neo-classical domes, arches and gables in addition to features such as Mughal chatri spires. This Indo-Saracenic is a British imperial style and culturally confusing in Malaysia, although if context is put to one side, the designs are often thought as pleasing to the eye. These photos were a starting point for thinking about Hubback and his legacy as a longer-term project.