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Plant Elements Reinforcing the Sense of Place Identity of The Muslim Malay Royal Town

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Due to a lack of secure identity following the new developments in a Muslim Royal Town of high-tech modernization in the twentieth century, the craft maker created any motif with an unknown purpose. As a result, the original character of the location will be tarnished, and the image will vanish. This paper aims to identify the qualitative responses of the plant elements reinforcing the Muslim Royal Town of Kuala Kangsar, conducted semi-structured interview participants based on purposive sampling, including professionals, policymakers, and skilled practitioner's categories. The data was analyzed through qualitative coding using Atlas ti 8.0. The significant findings reveal that the flower, the color related to the flag, leaf, and types of plant, tendril/ meandering cloud, the shape of the plant, and an element of the plant on a Perak Coat of Arm reflected the royal Muslim town. This finding contributes to assessing the details of the plants' motif representation to assist the city council in preserving the unique and valuable historical heritage for the place image of the Muslim Royal Town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak.

Source: Journal of Islamic Architecture

DOI: 10.18860/jia.v7i3.14079

Authors: Intan Khasumarlina Mohd Khalid, Nor Atiah Ismail, Osman Mohd Tahir, Noor Hayati Ismail

Institutions: Sultan Idris Education University, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Architecture and Cultural Influences

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Putra Malaysia