The historicist city in the tropical climate: conflations of identity, sustainability, permeability and walkability

• Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Abdul Latip, Nurul Syala
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture; NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture; NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46062/1/Historist_City-ICUDBE2015-presentation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46062/2/ICUDBE_2015_Detailed_tentative_all_presenters_NOV15.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46062/; http://icudbe2015.blogspot.my/p/blog-page_10.html

The paper argues the position of the historicist city, which is defined as a city derived from principles of history and tradition yet which embody a framework of urban form and spatial structure evoking historical form and cultural rootedness while still achieving goals of green urbanism and the lo...