Bep Akitek Sdn Bhd Information

Booty Edwards & Partners, now known as BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd, is an architectural firm based in Malaysia. Ralph Booty & Sidney James In 1969 the firm was renamed BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd, the name it still carries. The Town Hall remains an imposing landmark in Colombo city. On May 24, 1924, the foundation stone was laid to build this magnificent building to house the Municipal Council of the country's principal city. The firm became a major force in the development of Southeast Asia's architecture in the 20th century. It not only was responsible for some of the major governmental and commercial buildings in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore, it also ushered in a new type of architectural practice: a major office run on the corporate model established by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM), in the United States. Many of the major Art Deco and modernist buildings came from architects who worked in the offices of Booty, Edwards, and Partners.