The Tradition of Modernity

The architect U Shwe trained in Japan before returning to Burma in 1972. In his native country, became a teacher of architecture at the Rangoon Institute of Technology,  working there until his retirement in 1990. His career as a teacher exerted a decisive influence on several generations of Burmese architects. One of his major preoccupations was teaching Burmese modernism as a synthesis of local traditions and Western influences.

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