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PuiSan.Lim
2015
Thesearchofidentityin
ModernMalaysianArchitecture
Intheyearof1978to1990,politiciansandarchitectsof
Malaysiawerepayingaconsciouseffortinsearchingfora
nationalidentityfromarchitecture.Duringthisperiod,the
bloomingofbuildingshasreacheditspeakinKuala
Lumpur.Manynewurbanbuildingsattempttoexpress
Malaysianidentityinarchitecturebylookingatthecultural
heritageandconsiderationoflocalclimate.
-M.F.Moonzajer
¡°Mycultureismyidentityandpersonality.
Itgivesmespiritual,intellectualandemo-
tionaldistinctionfrom others,andIam
proudofit.¡±
001KualaLumpurCityHall
Lookingforthenaturalarchitecturalidentity
inaconcernof¡°spiritoftheplace¡±,Kuala
LumpurCityHallisafineexample ofthe
high-risebuildingsinthelate1970¡¯s,which
builtwithlocalclimateconsiderations.Its
windowsaresetbehindanouterwallof
sun-shading panels bearing the pointed
formofthetformofthetraditionalIslamicogivearch.
TowardsNationalIdentity
Architect:JKR
KualaLumpurCityHall
KualaLumpurCityHall
RepetitionofIslamicogivearchesandverticallinesseemlinesscreatesunityonthebuildingfacade.
KualaLumpurCityHall
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Oneofthemostrecognizablehigh-risebuildingin
theheartofKualaLumpur.Theoverallaestheticsof
thecomplexisunifiedbyelegantgeometricgrilles
inIslamicpatternthatfunctionasasun-shading
device.
AsearchforNationalIdentityby
IslamicReferences
Yearofcompletion:1984
Architects:MAAandBEPAkitek
DayabumiComplex
Pointedarchesthatimpartarecognizable
Islamicexpression.
DayabumiComplex
DayabumiComplex
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003TabungHajiBuilding
Themostdaringattemptindevelopinganin-
dependentMalaysianIslamichigh-riseidentity
byitswaistedandcylindricalbuildingform.The
5pillarsofthebuildingalludestothe5pillarsof
faithinIslam.
Anelegantvocabularyusedin
IslamicSymbolism
Architect:HijjasKasturiAssociates
Yearofcompletion:1984
TabungHajiBuilding
Asmallsuraubuildinginfrontofthetower,
whichbuiltalongthestreetside.
Theentrance.
TabungHajiBuilding
TabungHajiBuilding
High-risebuildingsaroundTabungHajibuilding.
TabungHajiBuilding
004MaybankTower
Astriking,wedge-shapedtowerwithstrongverti-
callines.Theexteriorisdesignedtobeanalogous
totheKris,atraditionalMalaydagger.
TheenormousMalayDagger
Yearofcompletion:1989
Architect:HijjasKasturiAssociates
MaybankTower
MaybankTower
¡°Succession of angles literally
movesfromthescaleofthepedes-
triantothatofthe¡®skyscraper¡¯in
onecomfortablegesture,recalling
Malaybuildingforms¡±
byHijjasKasturiAssociates
Malaysian|Identity

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