Nature as symbolism of aesthetics in the traditional Malay living environment

This section identifies peoples' aspirations towards aesthetical symbolism of nature in their contemporary living environments. It also discovers the level of people's knowledge about their d"relling architecture. According to survey findings, people's perceptions relating to asp...

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Main Author:	Azmin, Aida Kesuma
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	NA Architecture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/20774/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20774/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20774/1/Nature_as_Symbolism.pdf

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spelling	iium-207742012-11-06T09:11:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/20774/ Nature as symbolism of aesthetics in the traditional Malay living environment Azmin, Aida Kesuma NA Architecture This section identifies peoples' aspirations towards aesthetical symbolism of nature in their contemporary living environments. It also discovers the level of people's knowledge about their d"relling architecture. According to survey findings, people's perceptions relating to aspects of aesthetics are always associated with nature, and the natural appreciation towards it. Colour, water and carving traditions are attributes of nature that have been transformed into symbolic cultural meanings and cosmological understandings by indigenous societies. They add value and quality to the living environment and manifest the relationship between Man and nature, Man and God, as well as Man and Man. They also act as the catalyst intellectual development and creativity in relation to design, gardens and crafts in the built environment. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20774/1/Nature_as_Symbolism.pdf Azmin, Aida Kesuma (2011) Nature as symbolism of aesthetics in the traditional Malay living environment. In: Malay vernacular architecture : traditional and contemporary expressions. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 8-18. ISBN 978-967-418-057-7 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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description	This section identifies peoples' aspirations towards aesthetical symbolism of nature in their contemporary living environments. It also discovers the level of people's knowledge about their d"relling architecture. According to survey findings, people's perceptions relating to aspects of aesthetics are always associated with nature, and the natural appreciation towards it. Colour, water and carving traditions are attributes of nature that have been transformed into symbolic cultural meanings and cosmological understandings by indigenous societies. They add value and quality to the living environment and manifest the relationship between Man and nature, Man and God, as well as Man and Man. They also act as the catalyst intellectual development and creativity in relation to design, gardens and crafts in the built environment.
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author	Azmin, Aida Kesuma
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title	Nature as symbolism of aesthetics in the traditional Malay living environment
title_short	Nature as symbolism of aesthetics in the traditional Malay living environment
title_full	Nature as symbolism of aesthetics in the traditional Malay living environment
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publisher	IIUM Press
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Nature as symbolism of aesthetics in the traditional Malay living environment

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