114 Year Old Pudu Jail Demolished To Make Way For Shopping Mall

October 13, 2009 · Filed Under Architecture Rumbling · 3 Comments
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Don’t worry; the Pudu Jail is only 114 year old. Just like the Bok House, age is not a contributing factor. As long as it is has nothing to do with the official religion or the native’s culture, demolish it! Rename all the roads and cities!

Work has started on the demolition of part of the landmark Pudu Jail, to make way for a road expansion and tunnel project. UDA Holdings Sdn Bhd had bought over the land from the government and they are planning to build a shopping mall on the location. – MalaysiaInsider

Yes, we need more shopping malls!

The board of architects in Malaysia couldn’t care much. I bet they are scrambling for a piece of the new project. So much talk on architecture and all those bullshits. They could have issued a stern warning to all architects, get yourself involved in the project and your license will be revoked.

While I was studying in Perth, Australia, I visited Fremantle Prison. It’s an amazing experience.

The problem with Asian, especially Malaysian is their mentality. They have this weird vision of what makes a good city – Doric Columns, Neo-Classical Buildings, Roman Architecture and all those western stuff, not to mention the cold weather.