The Architectural Characteristics Of The Heritage Facade Of Standard Chartered Bank In George Town, Penang

The architectural facades of heritage buildings are the main elements to create the heritage space, which has a set of tangible and intangible elements and influenced by the cultural values. Cultural influences on the architectural characteristics of the facades reflect the identity of the place. Th...

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Main Author: Mohammed Al Jumaah, Zinah Sameer
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2019
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description The architectural facades of heritage buildings are the main elements to create the heritage space, which has a set of tangible and intangible elements and influenced by the cultural values. Cultural influences on the architectural characteristics of the facades reflect the identity of the place. The modifying of heritage facade through urban development is a critical process. George Town is a heritage city in Penang Island in Malaysia, which was listed in the world heritage site by the UNESCO in July 2008. The contemporary needs as it hosts of foreign and local visitors creates a type of shifting on the architectural identity. Therefore, the elements of the facades started to lose the authenticity of the heritage value. The strange architectural facade affecting the architectural identity and heritage values of the place.
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spelling usm.eprints-556722022-11-16T03:46:18Z http://eprints.usm.my/55672/ The Architectural Characteristics Of The Heritage Facade Of Standard Chartered Bank In George Town, Penang Mohammed Al Jumaah, Zinah Sameer TH1-9745 Building construction The architectural facades of heritage buildings are the main elements to create the heritage space, which has a set of tangible and intangible elements and influenced by the cultural values. Cultural influences on the architectural characteristics of the facades reflect the identity of the place. The modifying of heritage facade through urban development is a critical process. George Town is a heritage city in Penang Island in Malaysia, which was listed in the world heritage site by the UNESCO in July 2008. The contemporary needs as it hosts of foreign and local visitors creates a type of shifting on the architectural identity. Therefore, the elements of the facades started to lose the authenticity of the heritage value. The strange architectural facade affecting the architectural identity and heritage values of the place. 2019-12 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/55672/1/24%20Pages%20from%20Zinah%20Sameer%20Mohammed%20Al%20Jumaah.pdf Mohammed Al Jumaah, Zinah Sameer (2019) The Architectural Characteristics Of The Heritage Facade Of Standard Chartered Bank In George Town, Penang. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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