The Misconceptions of Negeri Sembilan Traditional Architecture

Published Date

19 December 2012, Vol.68:363–382, doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.12.234

AicE-Bs 2012 Cairo (Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies), Mercure Le Sphinx Cairo Hotel, Giza, Egypt, 31 October - 2 November 2012

Open Access, Creative Commons license

Title 

The Misconceptions of Negeri Sembilan Traditional Architecture ☆

• Author 

• Mawar Masri ^,

• Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia

Available online 29 January 2013.

Abstract

Negeri Sembilan's unique identity is facing gradual disappearance endangering future generation's identity's ownership as well as cultural and built environment quality due to such misconception. This paper seeks to present the findings of a comprehensive literature reviews which then tested by a perception survey. The literature review is part of the research activities aimed in unravelling the authenticity of Negeri Sembilan traditional houses. The research methodology was qualitative. This research enables understanding of apparent misconception and an important milestone on an on-going research towards preserving the Negeri Sembilan socio-cultural identity for our future communities in facing environmental challenges.

Keywords

Negeri Sembilan traditional architecture

misconception

identity ownership

future communities

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