Malaysian Architecture: An Overview by Abd Muluk Abd Manan, DASD, LKCFES, UTAR

Lecture title: Malaysian Architecture: An Overview
By Abd Muluk Bin Abd Manan
This lecture attempts to portray the classification of Malaysian architecture according to the trends and changes along with the advancement of the economy, technology and growth of Malaysia throughout the nation’s history. Today's Malaysian architecture is a synthesis of architectural languages in which western and eastern ideas, ranging from the Traditional, Neo-Classical to the International Style and Post Modernism, have a strong influence.
The faces of Malaysian architecture are very much influenced by its geographical locations. Malaysia is blessed with natural beauty and resources that enable it to be independent. The hot-wet equatorial climate of Malaysia and its high humidity together with the abundance of timber and other building materials enable builders and architects alike to experiment with the built forms.
The traditional and vernacular architecture that has been crystallized in the colonial style by the pioneer British architects who designed the government quarters and other government buildings in Malaysia revealed the attention towards the climatic factors and the style that later developed into modern and post-modern style that appear in the residential design of the Malaysian landscape today.
This lecture employs an exploratory technique from earlier writings and longitudinal historical evidences of Malaysian architecture, visual surveys from the digital media and verbal comments from the practising Architects interviewed. The finding shows that the Malaysian Architecture can be classified according to era, style and contemporary trends influenced by the changes in the world.
Keywords: classification, Malaysian architecture, Vernacular to Modern
Abd Muluk Bin Abd Manan
Specialist 1/UEBA3523 Asian Architecture Course Coordinator
Department of Architecture and Sustainable Design
Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering & Science
University Tunku Abdul Rahman
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[@Sameer__Ansari____]

Thank you sir for wonderful session at LPU. Looking forward to know more from you.

[@abdmuluk]

Always welcome. You can find some of my students work here.