Why is a tiger prowling through the passages of architectural discourse? Since its appearance in 1902, a tiger called Stripes continues to be associated with the Billiard Room of the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Coalescing other non-human and animistic worlds omnipresent in Southeast Asian folkloric beliefs, the tiger’s enduring persistence in the colonial monument demands scrutiny. This paper is constructed around the ongoing stickiness of Stripes and other tigers, and the presence of animals and their anecdotes in architectural discourse.

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