Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu

As it was observed that Terengganu traditional residential landscapes are disappearing fast, it seemed obvious that something had to be done before oblivion sets in. Therefore, taking the traditional houses compounds as basic building blocks of the traditional villages, a survey on 16 house compound...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Rohani @ Longuet Christine
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Language:English
Published: 2007
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spelling my-utm-ep.94962018-08-30T08:03:55Z Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu 2007-02 Abdullah, Rohani @ Longuet Christine NA Architecture As it was observed that Terengganu traditional residential landscapes are disappearing fast, it seemed obvious that something had to be done before oblivion sets in. Therefore, taking the traditional houses compounds as basic building blocks of the traditional villages, a survey on 16 house compounds found mostly in the valley of the Terengganu River, was conducted. The study was aimed at demonstrating i) that these units have a particular identity, ii) that they are valuable assets to the state as cultural landscapes. The 16 house compounds have been divided into four categories or types, based on socio-economic differences amongst the inhabitants reported in background literature on Terengganu, i.e: “rakyat�, “aristocrat�, “clan heritage� and “farmer�. The investigation entails the use of pictures, interviews, lists of features and sketch plans of the house compounds. The findings are presented in tables of frequencies revealing priorities for each type: “rakyat� - household activities, “aristocrat� -status symbols, “clan heritage� -family ties, and “farmer� -harvest and storage. The resulting “portraits� are then analysed against a series of seventeen criteria for cultural value drawnd the literature on cultural landscape assessment. In conclusion, the landscape in the house compounds are found to present varying identity types, homogeneity, variety, symbiosis and ethic norms, and hence qualify as cultural landscape. This can be considered as a valuable indication for the rest of the house compounds in ancient villages. The research intends to serve as a first stage framework towards further course of action to document and /or to preserve what remains of the identified heritage in Terengganu. 2007-02 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9496/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9496/1/LonguetChristineMFAB2007.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:1252 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment
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Abdullah, Rohani @ Longuet Christine
Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu
description As it was observed that Terengganu traditional residential landscapes are disappearing fast, it seemed obvious that something had to be done before oblivion sets in. Therefore, taking the traditional houses compounds as basic building blocks of the traditional villages, a survey on 16 house compounds found mostly in the valley of the Terengganu River, was conducted. The study was aimed at demonstrating i) that these units have a particular identity, ii) that they are valuable assets to the state as cultural landscapes. The 16 house compounds have been divided into four categories or types, based on socio-economic differences amongst the inhabitants reported in background literature on Terengganu, i.e: “rakyat�, “aristocrat�, “clan heritage� and “farmer�. The investigation entails the use of pictures, interviews, lists of features and sketch plans of the house compounds. The findings are presented in tables of frequencies revealing priorities for each type: “rakyat� - household activities, “aristocrat� -status symbols, “clan heritage� -family ties, and “farmer� -harvest and storage. The resulting “portraits� are then analysed against a series of seventeen criteria for cultural value drawnd the literature on cultural landscape assessment. In conclusion, the landscape in the house compounds are found to present varying identity types, homogeneity, variety, symbiosis and ethic norms, and hence qualify as cultural landscape. This can be considered as a valuable indication for the rest of the house compounds in ancient villages. The research intends to serve as a first stage framework towards further course of action to document and /or to preserve what remains of the identified heritage in Terengganu.
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title Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu
title_short Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu
title_full Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu
title_fullStr Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu
title_full_unstemmed Cultural landscape of traditional house compounds in Terengganu
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granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment
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publishDate 2007
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9496/1/LonguetChristineMFAB2007.pdf
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