Townscape appraisal and contribution of physical features towards the character of Ipoh old town. Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 18 (2): 9. pp. 97-108. ISSN 1675-6215 (2020)
Abstract
Urban character refers to the combination of elements that constitute a town. Ipoh is one of the colonial towns that portrays the character of an old town, where physical heritage elements within its historic area remain intact. However, Ipoh is now developed with many new modern developments and this impacted the physical features of the old city. This paper explores the character of the historic buildings in the old part of Ipoh through townscape appraisal and urban morphology focusing on the building plot. Besides, the study aimed to evaluate the changes in urban fabric following the changes that occurred to the old and historic buildings in Ipoh. The study revealed that rapid urbanisation and changes in urban form resulted in the diverse change of urban characters of Ipoh Old Town. An important contribution can be made to the conservation and management of urban built heritage in Ipoh Old Town, on the one hand, explaining the typologies and evolution of heritage buildings as part of important urban elements could improve the understanding about the building issues so that best conservation practices are suggested.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Urbanisation, Urban transformation, Physical features, Physical elements, Urban decay |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Architecture, Planning & Surveying > Town Planning |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Architecture, Planning & Surveying |
| Depositing User: | Nurhayati Johari |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2020 07:22 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2020 07:22 |
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