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Lim Chong Keat

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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. ^ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/09/18/lets-get-to-know-plants-better
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  C.K.Lim.