The resilience of tradition : Malay allusions in contemporary architecture / Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Noor Hanita Abdul Majid.

Main entry:

Kassim, Shireen Jahn, author.

Title & Author:

The resilience of tradition : Malay allusions in contemporary architecture / Shireen Jahn Kassim, Norwina Mohd Nawawi, Noor Hanita Abdul Majid.

Publication:

Penang, Malaysia : Areca Books, 2017.

Description:

xx, 273 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262) and index.
In English.

Summary:

"The Malay vernacular tradition is essentially a timber-based architectural tradition, and the transposition of such forms and principles onto modern construction and methods using modern materials such as steel, masonry and concrete is not straightforward. Past efforts and innovative strategies which have alluded to cultural traditions merely adopted abstract cultural expressions and remodeled them into modern structures. Malay vernacular architecture is also intrinsically environmentally-conscious, embodying sustainable principles, design ideas and tectonic solutions. Globally, there is growing awareness that culturally-responsive strategies in architecture can be aligned with advancing sustainability standards in buildings and contemporary urban development. This book compiles attempts by architects and builders so far to respond to two critical agendas -- the sustainability agenda and the cultural agenda. In the era of climate change, the challenge facing building professionals and designers in Malaysian and Southeast Asian cities is how to develop and expand sustainability strategies which are culturally rooted in local genius and regional identity."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9789675719318
9675719311

Subject:

Vernacular architecture Malaysia.
Architecture Malaysia 20th century.
Architecture Malaysia 21st century.
Architecture, Domestic Malaysia.
Sustainable architecture Malaysia.
Architecture, Tropical Malaysia.
Architecture and climate Malaysia.
Architecture vernaculaire Malaisie.
Architecture durable Malaisie.
Architecture tropicale Malaisie.
Architecture et climat Malaisie.
21.60 architecture: general.
Architecture.
Architecture and climate.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architecture, Tropical.
Sustainable architecture.
Vernacular architecture Influence.
Malaysia.

Added entries:

Norwani Mohd. Nawawi, 1957- author.
Noor Hanita Abdul Majid, author.

Tradition

Holdings:

Location: Library main 298787
Call No.: BIB 244924
Status: Available

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