Sharyzee mohmad shukri

• SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
• Lecturer at Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur

Communities play a significant role in human existence because they provide individuals with a feeling of identity and purpose. It is necessary to investigate this link further since the physical surroundings of neighbourhoods have a significant impact on individuals' sense of community. There is currently little knowledge on how this occurs, and w...

Communities, being vital to human existence, provide members with a sense of identity and purpose. The physical environment of these communities plays a critical role in shaping this sense of belonging, warranting further investigation into this relationship. Despite some research indicating that the built environment influences the local community...

Malaysia is a rapidly developing country that has only taken 30 years to transition from a predominantly agricultural economy to a manufacturing-dependent society. Villager migration to the city has resulted in a new generation of urban communities that have separated themselves from traditional subsistence farming but maintain sporadic contact wit...

This research aims to observe the existing streetscapes feature related to walkability in the area of The People’s Housing Program in Kerinchi which serves as part of the Government Program for the resettlement of squatters and to fulfill the shelter needs of the low-income group (bottom 40%) in Malaysia. The stakeholder’s perception of the effecti...

In urban design research, it is vital to search the role of place attachment as an element that places significant meanings that include physical characteristics, activity and meaning that contribute to the sense of place. In urban studies, most of the study leads to the importance of physical characteristics and activities towards the sense of pla...

Air pollution is one factor that contributes to serious health issues in developing countries. The Malaysian Environmental Department has measured that particulate matter in urban areas is significantly higher than other parts of the country. Thus, this study aims to assess the current level of indoor and outdoor air quality in a tropical city—Kual...

Malaysia's Malay Royal Towns (MRTs) are the outstanding models of early Malay town development going back to the 16th century. MRTs' identity, on the other hand, remains vague today, since they are susceptible by the rise of urbanization and development. This paper aims to study what are the elements of MRT that can be utilized in order to improve...

This research concerns the visual connection of nodes between environment and community in an urban street of Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Raja Alang, Kampung Baru. This street act as a secondary road in Kampung Baru where it connects both primary roads, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Raja Abdullah. With the advantages of the existing Food Paradise conc...

For the king or sultan-ruled states category, the Malay Royal towns are portrayed to be the most prominent town in the sultanate of Malay's administration structures. Apart from that, the Malay Royal Town has also been categorised as a historic town, representing the position and significance of the Malay sultanate hierarchy, dating back to the 16t...

The main purpose is to expound the modern and postmodern architectural styles of administration architecture in Malaysia and outlined the possible causes that may influence the conception of these styles. Despite the fact that studies of administration architecture in other countries have revealed a relationship between administration architecture...

Youth are like the future of a country. Therefore, it is very important for us to make sure the young grow up smart and have great values that will contribute to the development of the future. Cities in Malaysia are becoming denser and denser as people move in to search for a better life. Plenty of literature materials have been published discussin...

Human Behaviour or activities are one of the elements associated with the identity of a place. Activities are particular behavioural manifestations of man's reaction to his surroundings which pertains to a shape of practical transformation of relying on or information, for example, sleeping, eating, analysing and different comparable activities. Th...

The old shophouse in Kajang town is the best example of Hulu Langat district for historical buildings in the 20th century. Kajang town, Selangor, was selected for the case study shown, seeing as the high value of wealth history of colonial-era buildings. However, the original identity of the shophouses nowadays continues to be endangered by urban d...

Energy-efficient building design models are one of the factors that need to be considered in building planning. In the morning to evening, sunlight as a source of natural light can be used as a source of lighting in buildings. By utilizing natural light, it will reduce energy consumption in buildings. Air conditioning and lighting are important fac...

Brunei Darussalam is a small country that is located in the southeast Asia on the north west of the island of Borneo. Brunei Darussalam means 'Abode of peace' where it is well known for its water village (kampong Ayer) that is built along both banks of Brunei river (Sungai Brunei). Kampong Ayer is the first village and house settlement that is buil...

Over the years, many architectural styles can be seen throughout Malaysia in history and in present times. The Moorish style is one of them. However, with change come a combination of different styles which created the Hybrid Moorish style and Istana Bandar Jugra is one such historic building that possesses this style and is still standing. Istana...

There are plenty of heritage buildings in Malaysia. Heritage buildings are normally very shabby yet historical, cultural value and aesthetic. Sustainability has a meaning of reducing the damage to environment and it is an environmentally friendly method to converse the environment. The aims of retrofitting heritage building by implementing sustaina...

Malay Royal towns (MRTs) in Malaysia are the best examples of early Malay towns' evolution dating from the 16th century. However, the identity of MRTs nowadays remains unclear as it continues threatened due to rapid urbanisation and development. This paper aims to discover the physical environment (PE) elements in characterizing the identity of MRT...

Malay Royal towns is the most important town in the Malay sultanate administration systems for states ruled by the king or sultan and is also a historic town that reflects the role and importants of the Malay sultanate hierarchy that has been existence since the 16 th century. This paper aims to identify the concept of Malay Royal town in Malaysia...

Malay royal town in Malaysia have been establish dating from the 16th century with a unique and significant identity that creates the image of these towns. Malay Royal town identity constitutes the physical environment, human activities, cultural and meaning that creates social phenomenon and place genius loci. Nevertheless, identity in Malaysia's...

The area of north-western part of Peninsular Malaysia has had many conflicts through the past centuries, specifically Alor Setar the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. which affected the identity of the Malaysian Royal town classical form of architecture by the colonial influences, by analyzing the form of the layout and the frontal facade for Istan...

This paper addresses the contributions of urban geometry under hot-humid climate in the Melaka City, Malaysia, and their benefits toward optimum cooling effect of water body modification. The aim is to examine quantitatively the potential of the cooling effect from water bodies in combination of street geometries and the development of comfortable...

Malay Royal towns in Malaysia are the best evolution examples of Malay towns dating from the 16th century which have a strong related history of old Malay Kingdom that are worthy of preservation. This paper aims to discover the significance of the royal towns so as to ensure its preservation. This research managed to identify the townscape characte...

The process of regenerating existing urban marketplaces should consider the components that make them special, as not to lose the delicate characters that give each marketplace distinctive identity and sense of place. This study focuses on identifying and evaluating urban marketplace by reviewing the definitions and concept of physical characters,...

The process of regenerating existing urban marketplaces should consider the components that make them special, as not to lose the delicate characters that give each marketplace distinctive identity and sense of place. This study focuses on identifying and evaluating urban marketplace by reviewing the definitions and concept of physical characters,...

Malay Peninsula has a very compelling socio geographical, cultural history and town setting comprises historical sites, fortress and early towns that has formed an evolution of the urban sprawl. The history of the early towns on the Malay Peninsula goes as far back as the beginning of the ancient Malay kingdom of Lembah Bujang and Langkasuka; and m...

Malay Royal towns in Malaysia are the finest examples evolution of early Malay towns dating from the 16th century. However the identity and characteristic of Malay Royal towns is still unclear and continuously been threatened from tremendous changes due to rapid industrialisation, economic development and urbanisation. The extensive urbanisation an...

This study aims to examine the state of decline in the art of relationship between the urban river and all other elements in the historic townscape using principles of the Integrative Theory with the purpose to identify what binds townscape together and gives its sense of place and what causes the rupture. A qualitative-method case study was conduc...

The process of regenerating existing urban marketplaces should consider the components that make them special, as not to lose the delicate characters that give each marketplace distinctive identity and sense of place. This study focuses on identifying and evaluating urban marketplace by reviewing the definitions and concept of physical characters,...

In a time of rapid development and urbanization, many cities are threatened with an irreversible transformation of their form and character and perhaps in turn, with loss of identity especially public squares in urban areas. In Malaysia, most prominent public squares are located at the town centers and they in addition, happen to be in the historic...

Recent rapid development in through urban regeneration in Kuala Lumpur has transformed places into new setting thus changing the meaning and identity of an area. As a city, Kuala Lumpur needs to create a distinctive city identity and image with a unique character if it is to achieve its bigger goal of becoming a World-Class City by 2020. Within the...

This study examines the relationship of the urban river of Kuala Lumpur as a significant geographical setting in the often-neglected historic townscape; the notion of the river being the genius loci that determines the townscape's image, identity and sense of place. For a city with a direct reference to its riverine origin, its rivers for far too l...