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Site & Space in South-East Asia

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Project - Essay

Part 1: Race and rambutans

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Site & Space in Southeast Asia was a multi-year research project focusing on the architectural and art histories of Huế, Yangon and Penang, led by Stephen Whiteman, Mark Ledbury and Adrian Vickers.

Read the Introductory essay to find out more about this publication.

Get to know the teams:
Huế project team
Penang project team
Yangon project team

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Site and Space in Southeast Asia is generously supported by the Getty Foundation as part of its Connecting Art Histories Initiative.

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Site & Space in Southeast Asia

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Edited by: Marni Williams, Stephen Whiteman, and Adrian Vickers

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Suggested citation: Williams, Marni, Stephen Whiteman, and Adrian Vickers, Site and Space in Southeast Asia, Power Publications, 2026, siteandspace.powerinstitute.org.au.