The study of school-in-hospital for children with medical needs in Malaysia

The concept of providing special education services to the children with medical needs is relatively a new in Malaysia. During children’s recovering process in any medical centre, their education should not be overlooked as the hospitalized children and young people still need learning activities to maintain a sense of normality in the hospital environment. This study aims to investigate measure of preventing hospitalized children from lagging behind in their studies while undergoing long treatment in hospitals. This issue must be addressed while the children are under treatments, as it influences the children’s academic future. Nevertheless, this study focuses on examining spatial requirements of schools available in hospitals, specifically in Malaysia. The study finds that the educational place for the children should be provided based on their age ranges which are preschool, primary school, and secondary school, to meet the children’s needs of continuous education. Overall, this paper intends to highlight the needs of educational place and spatial requirements for future improvement to the existing schools in hospitals, for the education of children with medical needs, in Malaysia

Teaching Architecture for Tertiary Students during Covid-19: Issues & Reflections

The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has been a great concern on educational systems around the world. In coping with the hasty situation and having no other option, the Architecture School of UCSI university has swiftly changed their traditional to virtual teaching/learning method in adapting to the new educational environment. This article explores the major concern and alternative teaching methods and learning activities through online platforms in design courses. The outcomes showed positive and negative feedback by conducting a questionnaire survey among the undergraduate & postgraduate architecture programs throughout the School of Architecture & Built Environment, UCSI University. Keywords: Architecture, Virtual Learning, Covid-19, Design Course eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.272

Digitalisation of Heritage Conservation Documents of Rumah Uda Manap

Pure's aspiration to preserve traditional Malay legacy deserves respect. However, heritage preservation and conservation are complex and costly. Reconstructing buildings through digitalization to document the heritage conservation virtually would be the solution to save costs and time. The study was conducted on Rumah Uda Manap (RUM) in Kuang, Selangor. This research aim to digitalize the documents of RUM as part of conservation effort of traditional houses. The onsite observation and virtual measurement is applied as the data collection method. This study has demonstrated that digital measured drawing has opportunities that can be explored as part of the future conservation effort. Keywords: Cultural Heritage; Traditional Malay House; Digital Drawing; Conservation eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.375

Traditional Malay House in Negeri Sembilan: Cultural influence in design and construction

The architecture of the Traditional Malay houses reflects the physical environment to portray the family and community manifestation of the cultures and behaviours. This research attempts to discover the cultural manifestation that has affected the design and construction. The case study method is applied, specifically focusing on a case study of Rumah Telapak Ibu Soko, Tanah Datar 48, located in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia, consisting of on-site physical measurement and observation and an interview with the owner. The findings are part of explored social values and the impact of cultural influence on design and construction. Keywords: Architecture; Traditional House; Community and Culture eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.377

User's perceptions of physical elements in the hospital school environment

The notion of providing special education services to hospitalized children is relatively new in Malaysia. During recovery process in any medical centre, children‟s education should not be overlooked as the children still need learning activities to maintain a sense of normality. The objective of this paper is to identify the factors of healing provided by physical elements in hospitals, and users‟ perception of learning environment in selected hospital schools. In order to evaluate the physical elementsand users‟ perception level, methods of observation and survey were adopted. Photos were documented as supplementary evidence of observation, which were later analysed. There were 51 respondents (n = 51) participated in the survey, whose roles were workers and users of the involved hospitals. Three (3) hospital schools were chosen as the units of analysis. They are hospital schools in Institute Paediatric Hospital Kuala Lumpur; in Hospital Ampang; and in Hospital Serdang. The result showed different satisfaction level among those three hospitals, in relation to users‟ preferences towards learning in hospital school environment. The identified physical elements contribute to healing and learning environment in hospital schools are in the range of average to medium high score 3.00-4.00, out of 5.00. All the three hospital schools need improvement on their physical elements, so that benefit of learning in hospital setting can be maximize

Heritage Conservation: Documentation of Rumah Tok Gajah, Kuala Berang, Terengganu

The originality of Malaysia’s original culture and history will eventually disappear unless local heritage is preserved and recorded. Inadequate documentation may make it more difficult to preserve this heritage. Thus, data documentation and compilation are an alternative option. The objectives of this study are to identify the Malay architectural heritage and the uniqueness of traditional house of Rumah Tok Gajah. Data were gathered by on-site measurement, observation, visual analysis, and a detailed evaluation of the house’s components. The output of this study is limited to two-dimensional drawing, manual sketches and also laser-cut models with frames has contributed for data documentation