The practice of Booty, Edwards & Partners were founded in Singapore in the early 1920s by Architectural Association alumni, Sidney James Edwards, together with South-African born architect, Ralph Booty. After early success, with projects including Singapore Cricket Club, the Chartered Bank, Ipoh, Malaysia, and Colombo Town Hall and the firm was purchased by Arthur Oakley Coltman in 1930, and continued to grow, operating offices in Colombo, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. In the post-war decades, the practice gained with major projects in Brunei, as well as Malaysia and opened an office in London. In 1969 Booty, Edwards and Partners were was renamed 'BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd' and were the first Malaysian architectural practice to become an incorporated company. Operating today as 'BEP Perancang Sdn Bhd' the practice remains one of the most highly respected practices in Malaysia. Their archive was recently acquired by the M+ museum, in Hong Kong.