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Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings

Multiculturalism is under constant debate as to how it is linked to developing inclusive identity in the facades of public buildings: yet it must be rooted in overall local identity. The richness of this multiculturalism elements is reflected in the various motifs applied in the traditional public b...

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Main Authors: Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa, Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Samsuddin, Abu Dzar, Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah
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Language:English
Published: University College of Technology Sarawak 2019
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H51 History
NA Architecture
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spelling my.iium.irep.778512020-05-18T03:10:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77851/ Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Samsuddin, Abu Dzar Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah H51 History NA Architecture Multiculturalism is under constant debate as to how it is linked to developing inclusive identity in the facades of public buildings: yet it must be rooted in overall local identity. The richness of this multiculturalism elements is reflected in the various motifs applied in the traditional public buildings. Influences of this Multiculturalism will also be discussed in this paper. The paper reviews a series of composition analyses of the motifs in the building components and elements of palaces, an aristocratic house and a mosque in Malaysia in order to study the composite elemental vocabulary based elements and the links to the local endemic Malay identity and traditional decoration motifs from the selected building elements; such as wall and ventilation panels, door leafs, staircases and balustrades are extracted n studied morphologically. Case study taken from Balai Besar Kedah, (1896) Istana Jahar (1887) Kota Bharu, Istana Bandar (1903) Kelang, Rumah Panglima Ghani Melaka and Masjid Tengkera Melaka (Malaysia). The motifs are broken down into constituent multicultural components and elements to show vocabulary and usage of colour which also reflect the symbolic meanings behind these motif compositions. The basic understanding of these elements are shown to reflect the multiculturalism richness and vocabulary used in these decoration motifs. Keywords: University College of Technology Sarawak 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77851/1/ArticleDownload%20borneo%20journal%202019%20multiculturalism.pdf Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa and Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen and Samsuddin, Abu Dzar and Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah (2019) Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings. Borneo Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 1 (1). pp. 1-11. E-ISSN 2682-8235 https://journal.ucts.edu.my/Home/ArticleDownload?articleId=BJSSH010109 10.35370/bjssh.2019.1.1-09
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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country Malaysia
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language English
topic H51 History
NA Architecture
spellingShingle H51 History
NA Architecture
Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa
Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
Samsuddin, Abu Dzar
Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah
Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings
description Multiculturalism is under constant debate as to how it is linked to developing inclusive identity in the facades of public buildings: yet it must be rooted in overall local identity. The richness of this multiculturalism elements is reflected in the various motifs applied in the traditional public buildings. Influences of this Multiculturalism will also be discussed in this paper. The paper reviews a series of composition analyses of the motifs in the building components and elements of palaces, an aristocratic house and a mosque in Malaysia in order to study the composite elemental vocabulary based elements and the links to the local endemic Malay identity and traditional decoration motifs from the selected building elements; such as wall and ventilation panels, door leafs, staircases and balustrades are extracted n studied morphologically. Case study taken from Balai Besar Kedah, (1896) Istana Jahar (1887) Kota Bharu, Istana Bandar (1903) Kelang, Rumah Panglima Ghani Melaka and Masjid Tengkera Melaka (Malaysia). The motifs are broken down into constituent multicultural components and elements to show vocabulary and usage of colour which also reflect the symbolic meanings behind these motif compositions. The basic understanding of these elements are shown to reflect the multiculturalism richness and vocabulary used in these decoration motifs. Keywords:
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author Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa
Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
Samsuddin, Abu Dzar
Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah
author_facet Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa
Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen
Samsuddin, Abu Dzar
Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah
author_sort Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa
title Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings
title_short Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings
title_full Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings
title_fullStr Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings
title_full_unstemmed Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings
title_sort multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in malaysia traditional buildings
publisher University College of Technology Sarawak
publishDate 2019
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