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IIUM PRESS
Catalogue
2019
Methodologies in Architectural Research Aesthetic In Built Environment: Reconciling
Edited by: Noor Aziah Mohd Ariffin, Md. Mizanur Rashid Culture Sustainability and Ecology
& Nurul Hamiruddin Salleh Edited by: Jamilah Othman
ISBN 978-967-418-331-8 ISBN 978-967-418-330-1
Pages : 167 Pages : 193
Price : RM 60.00 Price : RM 60.00
Year : 2015 Year : 2015
This book is intended to appeal Culture, sustainability and ecology
to people interested in doing are among the important issues that
research in architecture and the the contributors of this book thought
built environment Being both worthwhile to explore. In the
comprehensive and could act as discipline of built environment, the
an entry level point into the world reconciling of the issues observed
of research in architecture, this to implicate aesthetics visually and
book targets primarily, final year philosophically. Perhaps, among the
undergraduate and post graduate students and anybody laymen, aesthetics is not a popular word used to describe
interested in doing research in these field. Through the beauty of an object.
topics covered in the book varied methods researches
were introduced to, perhaps, whet the interests of budding
researchers as how to conduct their impending issues and The Life of Place: Spaces, Places and
questions yet unanswered. Narratives
Edited by: Khalilah Zakariya, Nor Zalina Harun,
Architecture and Society : Some Lessons on Nurhayati Abdul Malek & Mazlina Mansor
Muslim Architecture from India ISBN 978-967-418-332-5
Spahic Omer Pages : 131
Price : RM 50.00
ISBN 978-967-418-402-5 Year : 2015
Pages : 158
Price : RM 50.00 The book is a collection of selected
Year : 2015 case studies predominantly in
Malaysia and an international
This book deals with the subject of case study in New Zealand that
the relationship between Muslim examines people’s experiences in
architecture and society and public spaces. The public spaces
how they influence each other, gathered in this book include street
taking some social and historical markets, parks, historical sites,
segments of complex Indian society open spaces, coastal areas and cities. Written from the
as a case study. The book consists perspective of people’s experiences and responses towards
of three independent studies which the selected public spaces, the aim of the book is to share
cover three vital aspects of Muslim architecture, especially their narratives as users, as a way of guiding designers
in India: and planners how they might re-think about engaging with
places and people.
1) Converting Hindu temples into mosques;
2) The royal funerary architecture of the Mughals;
3) The social significance of Mr. Nazeer Khan’s architecture. The Process of Design Thesis in Landscape

The book aims to reflect on the three mentioned aspects, Architecture
emphasizing in the process some notable at once spiritual Edited by: Nurhayati Abdul Malek & Zainul Mukrim Baharuddin
and social qualities of Muslim architecture in general and
in India in particular. The lessons expounded in the book ISBN 978-967-418-307-3
revolve around the universal, fluid, multi-dimensional and Pages : 95
value-loaded character of Muslim architecture that always Price : RM 60.00
eventually comes to the fore in any given socio-economic, Year : 2014
religious and cultural context.
Landscape Architecture
is the intertwining aspects
of natural sciences, arts,
economics, and culture.
It is a profession that
helps design a ‘place’ that connects land and human, which
has many applications, from a small scale design project to
a more significant and large scale urban design as well as

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