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Architecture focused book retailer, publisher and gallery space based in the suburbia. Petaling Jaya
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17/07/2024

Suburbia Projects’ celebrates the release of Malaysia’s leading architect, Eleena Jamil’s first book - ESSENCE OF PLACE: Making Local Architecture published by UK based, Artifice. The book marks almost two decades of EJA and discusses the principles and thoughts on making, building sustainably with bamboo, typology and adaptability of the built and the space. Featuring foreword by Dean Hawkes, the book highlights selected works from the office, as well as essays from Eleena on the motivations behind, and influences on, her practice – in the pursuit of creating architecture that is attuned to climate, culture, and traditions of its location.

We are honoured to host ESSENCE OF PLACE: Making Local Architecture as our first guests in Book Spotlight, in our new space. Visit us to purchase the book or purchase via link in bio. Limited signed copies available for early birds.

Open to public, Sat & Sun, 27 & 28 July 2024.
10am - 5pm
Book price : RM 185

01/02/2024

All titles packed and loaded, heading to Amsterdam for our official worldwide distributor -

22/12/2023

We’re off on a much needed break after a whirlwind of a year! Our team would like to thank everyone for your continuous support and engagement with both our titles and events throughout the year.

2023 has been a huge learning experience for us- we completed 6 titles, traveled far and wide to speak and share on our books, signed with a local and a worldwide distributor and made so many friends along the way.

For now, our team will take a rest and hope to return stronger and harder in 2024. See you all in a bit!

18/12/2023

Somewhere in Kuala Lumpur, Han and Mina take us on a playful journey away from the ‘grown up’ tour their parents brought them to. Join them on their whimsical journey as they explore the messy and lively concrete jungle and make new friends along the way.

Look out for the surprise map included with every purchase!

This project is a recipient of the Thinkcity - PNB 118 Merdeka Grants Program.

Written and Illustrated by Lisa Goh and William Chew
Published by Suburbia Projects
ISBN: 978-967-25859-8-5
55 pages, 297 X 210mm, hardcover, 2023
Book photos by Aiman MJ .mj

RM70, LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE

For overseas shipping or bulk orders, please DM or email [email protected]

06/12/2023

This weekend we’re back on our home turf and will be at the KL Art Book Fair to launch our first children’s book, Somewhere in The Kuala out into the big,big world!

Alongside with the release of the book, we also have a slew of events with the creators of the book, .ai.de.ke and our workshop collaborator

Limited tickets are still available for the children’s workshop, register via . All our titles will be available with surprise discounts throughout the event! See you!

22/11/2023

This weekend Suburbia Projects will be a part of the sixth edition of Focal Point Sharjah Art Book Fair, organised by Sharjah Art Foundation.

The fair will be happening at Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Sharjah from 24-26 November. Doors open from 4pm to 10pm.

15/11/2023

Suburbia Projects would like to thank everyone who made it out to the first Indonesian screening of Small Practices in conjunction with Bintaro Design District 2023 hosted by our generous and gracious host, Smiljan Space, .space

Thank you for your support and the beautiful conversations after, terima kasih Bintaro.

06/11/2023

THIS SATURDAY AT BINTARO DESIGN DISTRICT!

11th November 2023
Smiljan Space, Tangerang Selatan
JAKARTA.space

Small Practice: In Conversation with Malaysian and Japanese Architects, an architecture documentary by Constant/Variable for Suburbia Projects and Noorul Fadzlee Khamis. .cv

Featuring footages from the interviews with Atelier Kazuki Wakahara, Atelier Ryo Abe, Design Team Architects, Satoshi Okada Architects, CODA, Normal Architecture, No-to-Scale*, Studio Karya, and WHBC Architects.

Music by: Tentang

20/10/2023

COMING TO BINTARO DESIGN DISTRICT!

11th November 2023
Smiljan Space, Tangerang Selatan
JAKARTA.space

Small Practice : In Conversation with Malaysian and Japanese Architects, an architecture documentary by Constant/Variable for Suburbia Projects and Noorul Fadzlee Khamis. .cv

Featuring footages from the interviews with Atelier Kazuki Wakahara, Atelier Ryo Abe, Design Team Architects, Satoshi Okada Architects, CODA, Normal Architecture, No-to-Scale*, Studio Karya, and WHBC Architects.

Music by : Tentang

18/10/2023

In 6IX APPEAL, Suffian Shahabuddin tells his story, beginning with his formative years as an architect in Melbourne, while shedding light on the many challenges 6IX Design Office has faced after being incorporated in Malaysia. He looks back at the years he has served as an architect and contemplates what it means to go beyond architecture.

Written by Suffian Shahabuddin, 6IX Design Office
Published by Suburbia Projects.
Editor: Dano Chow�Designer: Aiman Salim, 6IX Design Office
ISBN: 978-967-25859-6-1
122 pages, hardcover, 2023

RM99
LINK TO PURCHASE NOW
https://suburbiaprojects.com/products/6IX-APPEAL-TO-READ-BETWEEN-THE-SHEETS-p573290444

For overseas shipping, please DM or email [email protected]

18/10/2023

In 6IX APPEAL, Suffian Shahabuddin tells his story, beginning with his formative years as an architect in Melbourne, while shedding light on the many challenges 6IX Design Office has faced after being incorporated in Malaysia. He looks back at the years he has served as an architect and contemplates what it means to go beyond architecture.

Written by Suffian Shahabuddin, 6IX Design Office
Published by Suburbia Projects.
Editor: Dano Chow Designer: Aiman Salim, 6IX Design Office
ISBN: 978-967-25859-6-1
122 pages, hardcover, 2023

RM99
LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE NOW

For overseas shipping, please DM or email [email protected]

02/10/2023

SALIHARA TO TUBABA
Open Lecture by Danny Wicaksono hosted by Suburbia Projects and R+projects

Date: 6/10/2023 8-10PM
Venue: GDP Architects HQ, Bukit Damansara
Limited Seats, Free Entry via registration link in bio or QR code given.

https://dannywicaksonolecture.peatix.com/
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In the tales of contemporary Indonesian architecture, Danny Wicaksono plays the roles of both an instigator and a disruptor. His name is unavoidable and intrinsically linked to many instances of visionary Indonesian architecture initiatives. His impactful body of work span across spaces and buildings of multiple scale, city planning, writings, exhibitions and festivals. Join us as he talks us through his many experiences and what lies ahead for him.

23/09/2023

From 🇲🇾 to 🇩🇪! It has been an eye opening first day at meeting people from all over the world. Honoured to be part of the 300+ exhibitors at the fair and to stand alongside other publishers we have always looked up to. All ready for Day 2 and Day 3, come hang out!

12/09/2023

We are happy to announce that we will be joining Miss Read 2023, Art Book Fair and Festival for Independent Publishing in Berlin 22-24 September 2023.

Suburbia Projects is a part of this year’s focus on publishing practices from the East alongside our respected peers from the region.

DASAR PANDANG KE TIMUR 2023, dari Suburbia untuk Malaysia 🇲🇾

More info on

08/09/2023

In this collection of essays, Huat Lim charts and reflects on his personal trajectory beginning with rigorous training at the Architectural Association in London and progressing to work with some of the greatest practitioners, including Peter Cook, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, and Ron Herron, before establishing his own innovative practise in Malaysia with Susanne Zeidler.

These essays, generously illustrated with photographs, offer an insightful exploration of Huat Lim's worldview, the people he's met along the way, and the ethos that animates his creative commitment to architecture and to life itself.

Written by Huat Lim. Published by Suburbia Projects .projects with support by zeidler&lim publishing.

Editor : Gareth Richards, Eryn Tan
Designer : Tiffany Chan, zeidler&lim publishing
ISBN : 978-967-25859-7-8
165 pages, 130 X 200mm, paperback, 2023

RM58
Signed and numbered first 50 copies

LINK TO PURCHASE NOW.
https://suburbiaprojects.com/products/ethos-biographical-essays-p585114508

For overseas shipping, please DM or email [email protected]

14/07/2023

EARLY BIRD PRICE RM68.00 (RRP RM75) FROM 14/7/23 - 28/7/23

The book begins with Kaki Lima stories from Southeast Asia, particularly from the countries bordering the Malacca Strait. The book investigates the five-footway as the generator of the public realm by illustrating and recording the physical attributes of the 31 ‘sticky’ five-footway activities and businesses contributing to the livability of downtown Kuala Lumpur.
The book attests into the richness, diversity, and beauty of life along Kuala Lumpur's five-footway.

Authors: Camelia Kusumo and Lee Sze-Ee
Featured writings by Fiona Tan, Johannes Widodo, Got Choon Ean and Robert Powell.

Published by Suburbia Projects in collaboration with SABD Taylor’s University with support from Think City.

ISBN: 978-967-25859-5-4
248 pages, 130 X 200mm, paperback, 2023

LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE.

02/06/2023

We are on the lookout for new materials set to be published in 2024. Your original work may range from visual to textual, relating to and around architecture. Both international and local submissions are welcome.

Your work should be ready or almost ready to be published. Send your applications in an email to [email protected] with email headline “Open Call Submission 2024”

DM/Email for more info.

16/05/2023

This book tells the late-modern history of Kedah, the oldest state in Malaysia, through a collection of structures that illuminate an era that is rarely discussed in English. It honours a design story that is both colonial and post-colonial and has ties to Malay, Thai, and European styles of architecture. In addition to providing the reader with illustrated measured drawings in the magnificent style of the classical architect, Kedah - A History in Drawings also provides a timeline of current events in Malaysia's "cradle of civilization." It is a must-have for all those who support the conservation, and celebration, of Malaysia’s diverse architectural and cultural heritage.

Featuring writings by Laurence Loh, Nor Hayati Hussain, Goh Ai Tee,Zuraini Md Ali, Nor Haniza Ishak and Rodiah Zawawi, and interviews with Lai Chee Kien as well as artisans, Zainal Abidin Musa and Abdul Rahman Ahmad Bashah.

The publication of this book is supported by Yahaya Ibrahim Holdings Group

Published by Suburbia Projects in partnership with Taylor's University
Editor: Keith Tan Kay Hin, Nurul Alia Ahamad 
Designer : Amanda Gayle
ISBN: 978-967-25859-3-0
182 pages, 220 X 280mm, paperback, 2023.

LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE.

For overseas shipping, please DM or email suburbia projects(at) gmail.com

06/05/2023

Visit us at PAPAN HAUS from today until the 14th May.

If you are driving, please follow the steps indicated for accessible and ample parking spots.

Suburbia Projects and Papan Haus encourage you to take the LRT with 5 mins walk, carpool or use a ride sharing app.

We would like to remind everyone that Papan Haus is located within a residential area on a one-way street. Please be considerate and respectful to neighbours. ❤️

26/04/2023

Back to regular programming!

KEDAH: A HISTORY IN DRAWINGS, An Exhibition.

We cordially invite the public to our week-long exhibition at Papan Haus from 6th to 14th May 2023, in conjunction with the release of our latest book of the same name, a collaboration with Taylor's University School of Architecture, Building and Design.

The exhibition provides a glimpse into the book's collection of measured drawings and student work covering three heritage houses and three cultural buildings in Kedah.

The book, KEDAH: A HISTORY IN DRAWINGS, contains extensive drawings, photographs, and writings on the buildings, as well as writings from architects and academics involved in conservation and heritage. Throughout the exhibition dates at Papan Haus, the book will be available for purchase at a promo price.

Come visit! No registrations required, walk-ins are welcomed.

20/02/2023

EARLY BIRD PRICE RM65.00 (RRP RM75) FROM 20/2/23 - 5/3/23

Part interrogation, part speculation - Un(Covering) Lenggong Valley documents the work of UCSI University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment Unit A students in collating, documenting and working with the layers of history that shrouds the lush Lenggong Valley.

UCSI SABE will be sharing part of the net profits with Che Teh Fatimah Community Wakaf House, a community empowerment center in Lenggong.

Editor: James Lim Chin Wai, Sharon Ong
Published by Suburbia Projects in collaboration with UCSI University.
Designer: Ting Kai Lin, Ng Yue Qyng 
ISBN: 978-967-25859-3-0
139 pages, 150 X 200mm, paperback, 2023

LINK TO PURCHASE https://suburbiaprojects.company.site/products/UN-COVERING-LENGGONG-VALLEY-p530068093

For overseas shipping, please DM or email [email protected]

13/02/2023

OPEN FOR PURCHASE SOON.
Early Bird Price : RM 65 (RRP RM75)

Part interrogation, part speculation - (Un)Covering Lenggong Valley documents the work of UCSI University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment Unit A students in collating, documenting and working with the layers of history that shrouds the lush Lenggong Valley.

15/11/2022

PROMO PRICE ENDS ON 18/11/2022!
RM48, (RRP RM55)
Signed copies, SOLD OUT.

Automatism is a collection of thoughts and references to a movement that embraces intuitiveness in the absence of exercised control over reason and concerns. Originally written for the Architectural Association in 1985 -this is the first time it is shared with the public.

Written by Huat Lim.
Published by Suburbia Projects with support by zeidler&lim publishing

LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE NOW.
For overseas shipping, please DM or email [email protected]

07/11/2022

Automatism is a collection of thoughts and references to a movement that embraces intuitiveness in the absence of exercised control over reason and concerns. Originally written for the Architectural Association in 1985 - this is the first time it is shared with the public.

Written by Huat Lim.
Published by Suburbia Projects with support by zeidler&lim publishing.

Editor : Gareth Richards, Helena Dodge-Wan, Eryn Tan
Designer : Mathilda Wee, zeidler&lim publishing
ISBN : 978-967-25859-2-3

56 pages, 13 X 20cm, Paperback, 2022

RM48, Early Bird Price. (RRP RM55)
Signed and numbered first 50 copies

PURCHASE NOW.
https://suburbiaprojects.company.site/products/automatism-p507263131

For overseas shipping, please DM or email [email protected]

25/10/2022

Huat Lim needs no introduction.

As co-founder of ZLG design with his partner Susanne Zeidler, he has worked on numerous award-winning projects and multi-scale buildings that have helped shape the Malaysian architectural spectrum. Huat Lim began his career in London and France with Foster & Partners, Zaha Hadid and Francois-Jourda Perraudin Architectes, and trained in the AA under the tutelage of Sir Peter Cook and the late Ron Herron of Archigram. He has been consistently documenting and sharing his thoughts on a variety of topics, some broad and general on philosophy and design ideals, and some as personal as reflections on his past. At present, Huat Lim is actively involved in teaching at local architecture institutions.

Automatism is his first book to be shared with the public.

PRE-ORDERS OPENING SOON.

17/08/2022

Prihal, a continuation of the retrospective solo exhibition done in 2019 covers 42 selected projects over Andra Matin’s extensive 20 years’ career in Architecture.

The book is bilingual in both English & Bahasa Indonesia.

PREORDER CLOSES 12AM, 24/8/2022.

FULFILLMENT ETA, 2nd Week of September 2022.

Publisher: a.publication

544 pages, 16.5x 20.5cm, Hardcover, 2022, Second Print.

15/08/2022

KUALA LUMPUR, THANK YOU. We saved our home turf for the last show, and you showed us that it was well worth it.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the 200-strong crowd that came out to see the final show of Small Practices: In Conversation with Malaysian and Japanese Architects in Godown KL. Taking technical glitches and the tropical heat well in stride, we are truly humbled by your support.

Three cities, three sold-out shows- never in our wildest dreams!

To our A-Team, .cv ,for both the book and the movie, we will always be indebted to the work and energy that you’ve poured into your craft. It has been an honour for us to witness your prowess, tenacity and grit.

To Ben, thank you for the respect,trust and opportunity given. Let’s get cracking on the next one. 💪

15/08/2022

KUALA LUMPUR, THANK YOU. We saved our home turf for the last show, and you showed us that it was well worth it.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the 200-strong crowd that came out to see the final show of Small Practices: In Conversation with Malaysian and Japanese Architects in Godown KL. Taking technical glitches and the tropical heat well in stride, we are truly humbled by your support.

Three cities, three sold-out shows- never in our wildest dreams!

To our A-Team- .cv for both the book and the movie, we will always be indebted to the work and energy that you’ve poured into your craft. It has been an honour for us to witness all your prowess, tenacity and grit.

To Ben, we can’t possibly thank you for the trust and opportunity given. Let’s get cracking on the next one 💪

31/07/2022

Wrapped up our second screening of Small Practices in Kuantan last night.

We would like to thank .coffee , , .e for graciously hosting us.

East Coast, Best Coast!

25/07/2022

Our team had a great time kicking off our film screening at Georgetown.

Tickets are still available for the next venue, .coffee and the final show at - purchase via link in bio.

Please reach out if you want us in your city too!

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ANATOMI KAKI PERSEGI by Khairul Hiffni and Shamin Sahrum opens to the public this weekend at Suburbia Projects. ‘Anatomi Kaki Persegi’ (Anatomy of a square foot) is an invitation at understanding one of the most prized resources available; land. It aims to raise questions on the absurdity of how something so abundant such as ‘land’ is given a (questionable) value. Highlighting how human conditions for living is continuously being reduced to maximise gross profit. This show features the entire series of work produced from its first iteration in 2019 and showcases Khairul and Shamin’s latest entry for Bakat Muda Sezaman 2021. BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT SLOTS VIA LINK IN BIO. No-To-Scale @khairulhiffni #suburbiaprojects #bakatmudasezaman2021 #balaiseninegara