Preservation characteristics of malay garden: A catalyst for sustainable cultural landscape in Malaysia

• Published in: International Colloquium of Art and Design Education Research (i-CADER 2014)
• Main Author: Zakaria A.Z.; Salleh I.H.; Harun S.N.; Rashid M.S.A.
• Format: Book chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Singapore 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955400763&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-287-332-3_28&partnerID=40&md5=6e9e0a2bb6e0acee2cc250e88b47a186

Understanding of the Malay community in the past was too difficult to understand by the present generation. The easiest example, that be posted to us is whether the Malay Garden really exists, or earlier Malay only be regarded as a foolish people without knowledge. The purpose of this study is to highlight the characteristics of the Malay Garden that will be used as a concept in the development of the garden in Malaysia. The objectives are to introduce the characteristics of the Malay Garden to the public and to promote the concept o the Malay Garden as a catalyst in creating sustainable cultural landscapes in Malaysia by using the old manuscripts of the Malay community and old Malay film and doing a site visit to the traditional Malay house throughout the states of Peninsular Malaysia. Finally, the researchers believe that the Malay Garden really exists, and have interesting features, for us to highlight to the public © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015.