Character-defining elements of shophouses buildings in Taiping, Perak

The quality of cultural resources in influencing the distinctiveness of a place is rooted in its tangible and intangible features or collectively known as character-defining elements. While it is undeniable that a place is noticeable and regarded as meaningful due to its cultural heritage values, it...

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Main Authors:	Azmi, Nur Farhana, Shamsul Harumain, Yong adilah, Ali, Azlan Shah, Zaini, Siti Farrah, Abdullah, Muhammad Faris
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya 2017
Subjects:	NA9053.R4 City planning NA9080 Urban planners
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spelling	iium-616642018-04-16T03:22:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61664/ Character-defining elements of shophouses buildings in Taiping, Perak Azmi, Nur Farhana Shamsul Harumain, Yong adilah Ali, Azlan Shah Zaini, Siti Farrah Abdullah, Muhammad Faris NA9053.R4 City planning NA9080 Urban planners The quality of cultural resources in influencing the distinctiveness of a place is rooted in its tangible and intangible features or collectively known as character-defining elements. While it is undeniable that a place is noticeable and regarded as meaningful due to its cultural heritage values, it is important to know where these significances lie or reside in, along with its current importance to the local community. Nevertheless, there is no single definitive list of the elements that is made available to date. Therefore, this research attempts to explore the key features of a place that can contribute to the unique character of a town and substantially drive the subsequent conservation process. A questionnaire survey was conducted in Taiping, a small town in the state of Perak to identify the key elements that define the overall value of a place, particularly shophouses buildings. Tangible and intangible features were identified as the character-defining elements of shophouses that are worthy of being preserved and maintained. The paper concludes to an interesting result where an intangible character-defining element is the most important feature that characterised the shophouses in the town. Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya 2017-12-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61664/1/10151-13-20359-1-10-20171228.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61664/7/61664-Character-defining%20elements%20of%20shophouses%20buildings%20in%20Taiping%2C%20Perak-SCOPUS.pdf Azmi, Nur Farhana and Shamsul Harumain, Yong adilah and Ali, Azlan Shah and Zaini, Siti Farrah and Abdullah, Muhammad Faris (2017) Character-defining elements of shophouses buildings in Taiping, Perak. Journal of Design and Built Environment, 17 (Special Issue : Livable Built Environment). pp. 139-149. ISSN 1823-4208 E-ISSN 2232-1500 https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/jdbe/article/view/10151/7197
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description	The quality of cultural resources in influencing the distinctiveness of a place is rooted in its tangible and intangible features or collectively known as character-defining elements. While it is undeniable that a place is noticeable and regarded as meaningful due to its cultural heritage values, it is important to know where these significances lie or reside in, along with its current importance to the local community. Nevertheless, there is no single definitive list of the elements that is made available to date. Therefore, this research attempts to explore the key features of a place that can contribute to the unique character of a town and substantially drive the subsequent conservation process. A questionnaire survey was conducted in Taiping, a small town in the state of Perak to identify the key elements that define the overall value of a place, particularly shophouses buildings. Tangible and intangible features were identified as the character-defining elements of shophouses that are worthy of being preserved and maintained. The paper concludes to an interesting result where an intangible character-defining element is the most important feature that characterised the shophouses in the town.
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author	Azmi, Nur Farhana Shamsul Harumain, Yong adilah Ali, Azlan Shah Zaini, Siti Farrah Abdullah, Muhammad Faris
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title	Character-defining elements of shophouses buildings in Taiping, Perak
title_short	Character-defining elements of shophouses buildings in Taiping, Perak
title_full	Character-defining elements of shophouses buildings in Taiping, Perak
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publisher	Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya
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Character-defining elements of shophouses buildings in Taiping, Perak

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