Open AccessEffectiveness of Adapting the Concept of Cultural Identity in Landscape Design in School Grounds
Author(s) -
Hanizah Jukim,
Azlin Iryani Mohd Noor,
Abdul Aziz Zalay@Zali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kupas seni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0127-9688
pISSN - 2289-4640
DOI - 10.37134/kupasseni.vol8.2.5.2020
Subject(s) - identity (music) , adaptation (eye) , documentation , place identity , space (punctuation) , landscape design , sociology , field trip , cultural landscape , mathematics education , pedagogy , geography , psychology , engineering , computer science , civil engineering , aesthetics , archaeology , urban planning , political science , philosophy , operating system , neuroscience , law , programming language
This study aims to identify the effectiveness of adaptation of the concept of local cultural identity in school landscape design. This is because landscape space is one of the potential elements to create a school environment conducive to teaching and learning. The objective of this study is to understand the concept of local cultural identity to be adapted to the school landscape space and evaluate the effectiveness of cultural identity adaptation in landscape design. This study was conducted descriptively using qualitative methods involving case studies in a school. The study involved 20 participants including five teachers, five community members and ten students. Data were collected during field studies using observational and interview methods. Data were analyzed manually through documentation of landscape development process. Next, the data were categorized according to the themes that have been developed according to the objectives of the study. The findings of the study show that the adaptation of the concept of cultural identity in developing the landscape in the school gives a new concept in the design of the school landscape. Next, the collaboration between teachers and participants in this study successfully adapted replicas of kulundi musical instruments and shields in the school landscape space. In conclusion, this study can provide guidance to teachers and the community to design a landscape with the concept of local cultural identity.