{"id":4048,"date":"2021-02-16T10:46:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T02:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/kalam\/?page_id=4048"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T08:05:23","slug":"background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/kalam\/background\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Centre for the Study of Built Environment in the Malay World (KALAM)<\/h1>\n

This centre was set up in June 1996 on the foundation of numerous intricate Measured Drawing works of Historical Buildings out of concern for the rapid disintegration and elimination of Malaysia\u2019s architectural heritage. With the accumulation of these works since 1975, the research towards the identification, classification and analysis of the architectural heritage was established through Undergraduate and Post-Graduate studies. Today,\u00a0<\/span>KALAM\u00a0has a documentary collection of more than 600 buildings such as Residences, Palaces, Mosques, Public Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Wakaf, Madrasah and Tombs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This centre came into being out of a wider concern for the understanding of the Malay World Architectural Heritage\u00a0which stretches out to a greater part of the Asean continent and the Pasific archipelago.\u00a0KALAM\u00a0centre was set up for the sole purpose of conduction research towards a better understanding of the factors influencing and the relationship between built form and the many cultures of the Malay World.<\/span><\/p>\n

Much of the planning of cities and settlements in this part of the world were based primarily on Western planning concepts from the early modernist movements during the early part of the 20th century. These planning concepts were rooted in the idea of \u2018progressivism\u2019 which is premised on the nation that they would eventually exist a common global culture amongst all the inhabitants of the world. These final years of the 20th century has seen the inevitable fact that although there exist some similarities amongst the various cultures of the modern world, each cultures still holds strongly to some form of traditional belief system.<\/span><\/p>\n

This realization brought about the idea that the planning of settlements must take into account the peculiarities of certain race and culture. The Heritage of Built Environment in the Malay World holds many keys to the better understanding of eternal design principles and lessons of crucial use to present concerns of buildings and cities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, the main role of\u00a0KALAM<\/strong>\u00a0can be defined as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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