From Colonial Mandate to Fragmented Cultural Heritage Mapping the Spatial Adaptations of five-foot-ways in Postcolonial George Town, Malaysia

Bio

Yi Xing Chow

Yi Xing (Sean) Chow is a PhD candidate with a MSc. in Architecture and Urban Design from Politecnico di Milano, a BEng. in Architectural Design and Engineering from Yamaguchi University, and a technical diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Gifu National College of Technology. He also tutors for the Advanced School of Architecture (ASA) Honors Programme and writes for Urbinary Podcast. His main research interests include postcolonialism, heritage conservation, and care practice in architecture, focusing in the Global South and in Malaysia. Prior to his academic career, he worked at Fujiwalabo on the Kyoto City University of Arts (KCUA) project.