CULTURAL

LANDSCAPE
STUDY
LAS616 MARCH – AUGUST 2021

CENTRE OF STUDIES FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

FSPU, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM)
CAWANGAN SELANGOR
 Monday 09:00 am – 01:00 pm
Class Time:
Thursday 08:00 am – 12:00 pm
Instructors:
Dr. Faridatul Akma Abdul Latif Mohd. Zulazri Bin Ismail
Dr. Mohd. Ruzaini Che Zahari LAr. Mohd Ezwan Samian
Nurulhuda Ab Hamid

+ COURSE DESCRIPTION
A cultural landscape is a physical area with natural features and elements
modified by human activity resulting in patterns of evidence layered in the
landscape, which give a place its particular character, reflecting human
relationships with and attachment to that landscape. This course is
designed/broken in three phases. The first phase covered the first 4 weeks,
which to deepen our understanding on cultural landscapes. The following phase
is a studio workshop to organize and compile information, which are procured
during the field study, into series of maps, inventory photos, texts and diagrams
presenting board. The last phase is design, which is our proposal of treatment
the cultural landscape.

+ LEARNING OUTCOMES
Following are the expected outcomes that shall be gained by students:
▪ Able to read and understand cultural landscape meanings and values in a
society.
▪ Able to tread and interpret Malaysia cultural landscape at the local and
regional state.
▪ Able to make connections and integrate the factors that contribute to
the formation of Malaysia’s cultural landscape.

+ GRADING
Weight

Assignments (5 nos) 40%

Presentation (2 nos) 10%

Final Project 50%

Total 100%
+ PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE
Attendance at all sessions includes lectures, crit sessions and discussions in the
course is necessary for participation. Students should seek to play their part in
making the class a success. Please arrive punctually for all ODL classes.

A student who fails to complete missed work within the time allowed will be
subject to the normal academic penalties for late work. An absence due to illness
will be labeled as EXCUSED when the instructor receives appropriate
documentation from a physician.

+ COURSE CONDUCT
▪ Lectures: Online Distance Learning (ODL) via Google Meet/Microsoft
Team
▪ Assignments & Final Projects via Classroom/Telegram/email/WhatsApp

Notes: Students will be tasked to work as individual and in groups according to

requirements of each stage of the studio.

+ RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Baird, M.F. 2017. Critical Theory and the Anthropology of Heritage Landscapes.
Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN-13: 978-0813056562.
Birnbaum, C.A. 1992. Protecting Cultural Landscapes Planning, Treatment and
Management of Historic Landscapes. Available:
https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/36-cultural-
landscapes.htm
Giuseppe, Amoruso, Salerno & Rossella. 2019. Cultural Landscape in Practice
Conservation vs. Emergencies. Switzerland: Springer. ISBN-13: 978-
3030114213.
Lieninger, T., & Bieling, C. 2012. Resilience and the Cultural Landscape:
Understanding and Managing Change in Human-Shaped Environments. UK:
Cambridge University Press. ISBN-13: 978-1107020788.
Rössler, M., Mitchell, N., & Tricaud, P.M. 2009. World Heritage Cultural
Landscapes: A Handbook for Conservation and Management. France: the
UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
USDI. 1994. Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Rural Historic
Landscapes. Washington D. C.: National Park Service. Available:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB30-
Complete.pdf
Taylor, K., Clair, A.S., & Mitchell, N.J. 2015. Conserving Cultural Landscapes:
Challenges and New Directions. New York: Routledge.
Watson, J. 2020. Lo―TEK. Design by Radical Indigenism. German: TASCHEN.
ISBN-13: 978-3836578189.

+ COURSE SCHEDULE
Schedule may be modified based on the progress of the class.
Class/Day: Topic (s): Assignment/Remark:
March
week 1:
Mon, 29 Introduction to class, getting to know Assign #1 Sense of Place
each other Due: Mon 5
Course Syllabus
April
Thurs, 1 Lecture 01: Cultural landscape
• Definition
• Types of cultural landscape
• Organizations dedicated to
conserve for cultural landscape
week 2:
Mon, 5 Lecture 02: Guidelines for evaluating Assign #2 Lo-TEK Case Study
& documenting landscape elements (Group) Due: Mon 12
Thurs, 8 Final Project Handout Notes: Site visit
week 3:
Mon, 12 Presentation of Assign #2 Assign #3 Written Assignment
Due: Mon, 19
Thurs, 15 Lecture 03: Evaluation phase
week 4:
Mon, 19 Lecture 04: Evaluation phase Assign #4 Case Study
Due: Mon, 26
Thurs, 22 Virtual crits - assign #4
 Week 5:
Mon, 26 Site inventory stage Due: Thurs, 6
Thurs, 29 No class – Nuzul Al-Quran
May
Week 6:
Mon, 3 Site inventory stage
Thurs, 6 Presentation site inventory stage
Analysis & synthesis stage Due: Mon, 24
Mid – Semester 8 – 16/5, Hari Raya Aidil Fitri 13 – 14/5
week 7:
Mon, 17 Presentation site inventory stage
Analysis & synthesis stage
Thurs, 20 Analysis & synthesis stage
week 8:
Mon, 24 Conceptual development stage Due: Mon, 7
Thurs, 27 Conceptual development stage
Cuti Khas Perayaan 29/5 – 6/6
June
week 9:
Mon, 7 No class – Agong’s Birthday
Thurs, 10 Treatment Solution 1 Due: Thurs, 17
week 10:
Mon, 14 Treatment Solution
Thurs, 17 Treatment Solution 2 Due: Thus, 24
week 11:
Mon, 21 Treatment Solution
Thurs, 24 Treatment Solution 3 Due: Thurs, 1/7
week 12:
Mon, 28 Treatment Solution 3
July
Thurs, 1 Assign #5 Final Writing Portfolio Due: Thurs, 8
week 13:
Mon, 5 Assign #5 Final Writing Portfolio
Thurs, 8 Assign #5 Final Writing Portfolio
week 14:
Mon, 12 Final Review
Thurs, 15 Final Review
17/7 – 21/7: Revision Week (EET: 16-18/7; 22/7)
22/7 – 12/8: Assessment/Examination Week
Sem break: 13/8 – 3/10