Journal of Islamic Architecture
Vol 7, No 2 (2022): Journal of Islamic Architecture

The Synergy of the Traditional Plant Motif and Its Cultural Values in Enhancing Place Identity of the Muslim Royal Town

Intan Khasumarlina Mohd Khalid (Department of Art and Design, Faculty of Art, Computing and Creative Industry, Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Perak, Malaysia.)
Nor Atiah Ismail (Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Osman Mohd Tahir (Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Dec 2022

Abstract

The fast-changing growth of new developments in a Malay Royal Town to create new attractions with various forms of architectural expressions has given a direct impression on the street level, affecting the survival of the buildings along a heritage area. As a result, it will tarnish the original character of the place and disappear the image. A deficit of visual representation for injecting place attachment through the traditional plant motif symbolizes cultural value. This paper aims to identify the qualitative responses to the visual representation of plant motifs in enhancing the royal Town of Kuala Kangsar, conducted semi-structured interview participants based on purposive sampling, including professionals, policymakers, and skilled practitioners categories. The data was analyzed through qualitative coding using Atlas Ti 8.0. The significant findings reveal that the Kalumpang Flower motif, the Melur Flower Motif, and the Motif of Asam Batu leaf is the plant's motif element categorized under the royal image motif, which has a specific meaning related to the historical and cultural background. Most importantly, 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 of the place image of the Royal Town Kuala Kangsar, Perak.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JIA

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture

Description

Journal of Islamic Architecture (JIA) is a scientific publication for widespread research and criticism topics in Islamic architecture studies. JIA is published twice a year in June and December since June 2010 by International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah (CIAS), Department of ...