About: Lim Chong Keat

Lim Chong Keat (Chinese: 林蒼吉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chhong-kiat; born 1930) is a Malaysian architect and botanist. He trained at the University of Manchester and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He considers himself to be a and universalist, like his role model Buckminster Fuller. He designed the KOMTAR Tower, in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia and Jurong Town Hall in Singapore. He is a self-taught botanist. He has discovered and named about 40 palms and gingers. The standard author abbreviation C.K.Lim is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.