Reweaving the urban fabric of the historic riverfront townscape of Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur

Mohamad Rozaly, Mohamad Zafarullah and Mohmad Shukri, Sharyzee and Abd. Latip, Nurul Syala and Abdullah, Alias (2018) Reweaving the urban fabric of the historic riverfront townscape of Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (3.9). pp. 81-85. ISSN 2227-524X

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Abstract

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 conducted in the Masjid India Riverfront District involving a visual survey, townscape appraisal, and content analysis on the morphology of the historic riverfront. The results show that the rupture between townscape and river as context is a product of poor walkability in a riverfront devoid of any setting for meaningful human activities, and the key to reweave the historic townscape is to rediscover what gives its meaning and sense of place.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	2572/72764
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Context; setting; sense of place; historic urban riverfront townscape; walking scale
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
Depositing User:	Prof. Dato' Dr. Alias Abdullah
Date Deposited:	21 Jun 2019 08:52
Last Modified:	21 Jun 2019 08:52
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/72764

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