REXKL

This guide traces REXKL in Kuala Lumpur from its 1947 opening as one of Malaysia's earliest cinemas, through a 1972 burglary that ended in fire, decades of packed screenings, a stint as a backpackers' hostel, and a second fire in 2007. It follows architects Shin Chang and Shin Tseng as they looked at the scorched concrete and weighed demolition against something else. Take a moment in the main hall to notice what's original concrete and what's new.