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, Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) 2019
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA4100 Special classes of buildings NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament TN950 Building and ornamental stones
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spelling	iium-773562019-12-20T08:37:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77356/ Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah NA Architecture NA4100 Special classes of buildings NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament TN950 Building and ornamental stones 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. University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77356/1/ArticleDownload.pdf Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa and Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen and Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah (2019) Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings. Borneo Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 1 (1). pp. 1-11. E-ISSN 2682-8235 https://journal.ucts.edu.my/Home/BJSSH?type=bjssh# https://doi.org/10.35370/bjssh.2019.1.1-09
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topic	NA Architecture NA4100 Special classes of buildings NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament TN950 Building and ornamental stones
spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA4100 Special classes of buildings NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament TN950 Building and ornamental stones Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen 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.
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author	Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen Raja Abdul Kadir, Tengku Anis Qarihah
author_facet	Zainal Abidin, Norzalifa Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen 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 (UCTS)
publishDate	2019
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Multiculturalism as a reflection in the decorative motif in Malaysia traditional buildings

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