Tropical environmentalism of the ‘Malayu’ public realm-A reconstruction of traditional urban climatic ‘sanctuaries’

• Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shireen, Ibrahim, Illyani, Kamaruddin, Kamariah, Salleh, Elias, Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: WMIT Group Sdn Bhd 2018
• Subjects: N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR; NA4100 Special classes of buildings; TH4021 Buildings. Construction with reference to use.
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/72400/1/JBETE5_19-1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/72400/; http://www.jbete.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/JBETE5_19-1.pdf

The ‘Malay kedatuan’ refers to the traditional administrative centres of the Malay world which represent the public realm of a socio-cultural urbanized realm of the past. 16th century Melaka, 18th century Kedah, Terengganu and Riau-Lingga centres had at one time, constituted Sultanate-centered urban...