Raising Komtar

By Rosalind Chua

January 2011 STORY
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The records show that the Komplex Tun Abdul Razak's (Komtar) tower at its completion in 1985 was the tallest building in Asia - and Malaysia of course. What this often quoted statistic fails to reveal is how cutting edge its concept and design was (and still is). Never before had such a massive urban regeneration project of this type been undertaken in Malaysia, which placed social and administrative benefits at the heart of its planning.Komtar's looming physical presence is a...

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