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A Malay traditional house in Kedah, adorned with distinctive carved panels of the northern Malay Peninsula. Malay houses (Malay: Rumah Melayu; Jawi: رومه ملايو ) refer to the vernacular dwellings of the Malays, an ethno-linguistic group inhabiting Sumatra, coastal Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. Traditional architectural forms, such ...
Architect (s) Sir William Ivor Shipley (Malaysian Public Works Department, JKR) [1] The Malaysian Houses of Parliament (Malay: Bangunan Parlimen Malaysia) is a complex where the Malaysian Parliament assembles. The structure is located at the Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur, close to the Malaysian National Monument.
Design and construction. Architect (s) Putrajaya Corporation (PPJ) The Perdana Putra (Jawi: ڤردان ڤوترا ) is a building in Putrajaya, Malaysia which houses the office complex of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Located on the main hill in Putrajaya, it has become synonymous with the executive branch of the Malaysian federal government.
Architecture in Malaysia traditionally consist of malay vernacular architecture. Though modern contemporary architecture is prevalent in urban areas there are style influences from Islamic, colonial architecture, chinese straits etc. [1] New materials, such as glasses and nails, were brought in by Europeans, changing the architecture. [2]
Ken Yeang (6 October 1948) is an architect, ecologist, planner and author from Malaysia, best known for his ecological architecture and ecomasterplans that have a distinctive green aesthetic. He pioneered an ecology-based architecture (since 1971), working on the theory and practice of sustainable design. The Guardian newspaper (2008) named him ...
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building (Malay: Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad; Jawi: باڠونن سلطان عبدالصمد ) is a late-19th century building located along Jalan Raja in front of Dataran Merdeka and the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The building originally housed the offices of the British colonial administration ...
Merdeka 118. Merdeka 118, formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, [ a ]KL 118 and PNB 118, is a 118-storey megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, [ 3 ] it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa at 828 m (2,717 ft).
The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is a government gazetted heritage building located on Leith Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The mansion's external decorations and indigo-blue outer walls make it a very distinctive building, and it is sometimes referred to as The Blue Mansion. [1] Built by the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze at the end of the 19th ...