Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang

The traditional shophouses in George Town Heritage City, Malaysia, has special characteristics. These features represent the nature of the place and cultural identity of the people. Over the years, the traditional shophouses courtyard modifications, alterations, and deterioration have become a sourc...

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Main Author: Zwain, Akram M Ali Mahdi
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2021
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spelling my-usm-ep.529112022-06-16T02:09:27Z Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang 2021-02 Zwain, Akram M Ali Mahdi NA7100-7884 Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwellings The traditional shophouses in George Town Heritage City, Malaysia, has special characteristics. These features represent the nature of the place and cultural identity of the people. Over the years, the traditional shophouses courtyard modifications, alterations, and deterioration have become a source of concern to the major stakeholders. Studies have shown that the worst hit among the various shophouses is the traditional courtyard “Late Straits” eclectic style. This study aimed at investigating the place identity which refers to architectural, cultural, and environmental aspects of the traditional courtyard shophouses in George Town, Malaysia. Also, the study proposed a checklist of courtyard architectural characteristics for sustainability and documentation that would reflect the place identity of the Straits Chinese. 2021-02 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/52911/ http://eprints.usm.my/52911/1/AKRAM%20M%20ALI%20MAHDI%20ZWAIN%20-%20TESIS.pdf%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan (School of Housing, Building & Planning)
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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language English
topic NA7100-7884 Domestic architecture
Houses
Dwellings
spellingShingle NA7100-7884 Domestic architecture
Houses
Dwellings
Zwain, Akram M Ali Mahdi
Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang
description The traditional shophouses in George Town Heritage City, Malaysia, has special characteristics. These features represent the nature of the place and cultural identity of the people. Over the years, the traditional shophouses courtyard modifications, alterations, and deterioration have become a source of concern to the major stakeholders. Studies have shown that the worst hit among the various shophouses is the traditional courtyard “Late Straits” eclectic style. This study aimed at investigating the place identity which refers to architectural, cultural, and environmental aspects of the traditional courtyard shophouses in George Town, Malaysia. Also, the study proposed a checklist of courtyard architectural characteristics for sustainability and documentation that would reflect the place identity of the Straits Chinese.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author Zwain, Akram M Ali Mahdi
author_facet Zwain, Akram M Ali Mahdi
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title Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang
title_short Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang
title_full Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang
title_fullStr Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang
title_full_unstemmed Place Identity Of The Traditional Courtyard “Late Straits” Eclectic Style Shophouses, George Town Heritage City, Penang
title_sort place identity of the traditional courtyard “late straits” eclectic style shophouses, george town heritage city, penang
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan (School of Housing, Building & Planning)
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