In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form

In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form

Teaching of architectural history to students of architecture leaves so many gaps to the rationale of its claim with no appropriate answer on the Malay-Muslim heritage in the South East Asian region. The similarities found in the architectural styles of the so called "The Malay Archipelago&quo...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Nawawi, Norwina, Abdul majid, Noor hanita
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:
BP1 Islam
NA100 Architecture and the state
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/1/In_Search_of_the_Origins.pdf
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spelling iium-207992012-11-06T09:07:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/ In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form Mohd. Nawawi, Norwina Abdul majid, Noor hanita BP1 Islam NA100 Architecture and the state Teaching of architectural history to students of architecture leaves so many gaps to the rationale of its claim with no appropriate answer on the Malay-Muslim heritage in the South East Asian region. The similarities found in the architectural styles of the so called "The Malay Archipelago" had triggered many theories among architectural writers, historian and critics. Understanding the development of civilisation in the said region that is connected to the architectural establishment in both styles and typologies is important. For the purpose of this article, the study intends to discuss selected theories and review some examples of architectural forms of Masjid as the key architectural building of the Malay world found in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos PDR and Vietnam. Qualitative approach through literature reviev,l and observational visits to selected case studies, where available, were conducted. Preliminary fmdings from the analyses of case studies suggest that understanding the similarities and differences of the architectural forms could explain the origins ofthe Malay-Muslim heritage, insh'aallah. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/1/In_Search_of_the_Origins.pdf Mohd. Nawawi, Norwina and Abdul majid, Noor hanita (2011) In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form. In: Malay VernacularAarchitecture : Traditional and Contemporary Expressions. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 40-39. ISBN 978-967-418-057-7 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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NA100 Architecture and the state
spellingShingle BP1 Islam
NA100 Architecture and the state
Mohd. Nawawi, Norwina
Abdul majid, Noor hanita
In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form
description Teaching of architectural history to students of architecture leaves so many gaps to the rationale of its claim with no appropriate answer on the Malay-Muslim heritage in the South East Asian region. The similarities found in the architectural styles of the so called "The Malay Archipelago" had triggered many theories among architectural writers, historian and critics. Understanding the development of civilisation in the said region that is connected to the architectural establishment in both styles and typologies is important. For the purpose of this article, the study intends to discuss selected theories and review some examples of architectural forms of Masjid as the key architectural building of the Malay world found in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos PDR and Vietnam. Qualitative approach through literature reviev,l and observational visits to selected case studies, where available, were conducted. Preliminary fmdings from the analyses of case studies suggest that understanding the similarities and differences of the architectural forms could explain the origins ofthe Malay-Muslim heritage, insh'aallah.
format Book Chapter
author Mohd. Nawawi, Norwina
Abdul majid, Noor hanita
author_facet Mohd. Nawawi, Norwina
Abdul majid, Noor hanita
author_sort Mohd. Nawawi, Norwina
title In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form
title_short In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form
title_full In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form
title_fullStr In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form
title_full_unstemmed In search of the origins of the Malay-Muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form
title_sort in search of the origins of the malay-muslim architectural heritage through masjid built form
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/20799/1/In_Search_of_the_Origins.pdf
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