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Some Observations on the Origins of the Dome of the Rock
Get PDFThis paper challenges an old belief that the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built between 65/684 and 72/691 by the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part briefly examines the significance of the Rock (sakhrah). Therein it is shown that the Rock (Sakhrah) has no special religious significance whatsoever. The second part tries to answer who exactly built the Dome of the Rock and when. The paper concludes that the likely truth is that the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik b. Marwan was able to commence building the edifice only after crushing the insurgence of ‘Abdullah b. al-Zubayr in 73/692. Such were the socio-political conditions in the Muslim state during the insurgency that the caliph’s actions could not transcend the planning and basic preparatory stages, at most. Whether the caliph ‘Abd alMalik b. Marwan was capable of completing the structure during his lifetime or not, remained a debatable point as well. The task of building one of the first and at the same time greatest masterpieces in Islamic architecture might have been completed by his son and successor, al-Walid b. ‘Abd al-Malik. What follows is shedding more light on these aspects of the topic
The Great Mosque of Hohhot (Qingzhen Dasi), Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China—More than a Mosque
Get PDFGreat Mosque of Hohhot (Qingzhen Dasi) being the oldest mosque still erected since last four centuries in the city of Hohhot (Capital city of Inner Mongolia), P. R. China has always been important to the Muslim community there. It is undoubtedly true that the mosque should play an important role in the society and should witness many events that may involve in developing the Muslim community within their society. Mosques even during the time of prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him played several roles like; a place for worship, a place for reading, a place for negotiation, a place for treating sick persons and so on.
In this regard it is very interesting to note the present roles of Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi) for the development of community of Muslims in the city of Hohhot. Being located in one of the remote areas of China, where Muslims in China are one of the minorities in the majority of the non-Muslims. The Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi) is playing tremendous roles not only for Muslims in the city of Hohhot but it is also considered as one of the important land mark as well as the urban node of the city. This paper unfolds all those tremendous roles of Great Mosque (Qingzhen Dasi) playing for the benefits of the Muslims as well as non-Muslims in the city of Hohhot and recommends conserving the Mosque for the future generations
Ethics and Values in Project Management Stages in Construction Industry
Get PDFThe main aim of this paper is to examine the awareness of the principles of ethics among the professionals in Project Management in construction industry. The objectives of this paper are as follows: Firstly, to compare and review between the concept of ethics from Western and Islamic perspective by evaluating the principles and practice of ethics when the professionals carry out their duty. Secondly, to investigate the wide range of ethical problems faced at project management stages during construction period. Thirdly, to explore solutions that can be utilized and applied among professionals in construction industry.
Previous studies showed that ethics and values is the branch of philosophy that investigates morality and the ways of thinking that guide human behavior. Ethics involve examining moral standards of society and asking how these standards are reasonable or unreasonable.
In the construction industry there are two main levels to consider in relation to ethics and values in terms of professionals and corporate/organizational ethics. Professional’s ethics refer to the behavior expected of individual or industry or a group within the industry that was bound by a set of principles. However, it appears that in practice professionals in the building industry deemed to behave unethical when implementing project management on various stages. This arises negative impact and causes a number of problems to the public.
The methodology applied will be table research to professionals for project management stages in construction industry in Malaysia. The outcome of this paper will benefit the professionals in applying good ethics and values in various stages in of project management in construction industry terms of awareness and its application
Understanding science centre engagement in making personal connections
Get PDFThe paper highlights selected renowned science centre practices that used to encourage visitor participation and immersion. Visitors act as celebrants of science information in an edutainment context, motivated by a quest for social experiences. This study review multiple learning theories underpinning how visitors learn and how these theories impact science centre’s exhibition design efforts. Using the recent experience of Science Centre Singapore, The Mind Museum, Philippines and Questacon, Australia as case-studies, the qualitative method provided a comparison of approaches across multiple institutions.
The study discusses the responses in order to explore the extent to which the process occurs. Understanding how and why these institutions make certain exhibition design decisions will provide insight into how exhibitions might foster changes in visitor attitudes, knowledge, belief structures and curiosity. Such insights may be applicable to support informal learning and visitor diversity in other museums.
The paper argues for making personal connections as primary themes that emerged from the rich and descriptive data. The themes represent central values and important recurring concepts which strike at the core of the exhibition design process. Visitors’ create a more amorphous connection to science information through play and creativity. How does science centre nurture personal connections? How do they support quality visitor experience and informal learning intentions? Answers to these questions are the essence of this paper
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ASSESSMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN MALAYSIA, CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND
Get PDFIn 1975, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was promulgated in Malaysia after the enactment of Environmental Quality Act (EQA) in 1974. Although the EIA is integrated for nearly five decades, the effective public participation application for EIA remained scant in the Malaysian environment. This paper provides a comparative study on public participation application for EIA in Malaysia, Canada and New Zealand. This study is administered by analysing the current EIA process and EIA legislation pertaining to the public participation for EIA in the three countries via literature review. This paper examines the similarities and differences between the three countries on their application of public participation for EIA. It is paramount to examine the current application of public participation administered for EIA in the Malaysian environment with other developed countries to induce effective public participation for EIA in Malaysia
IMPACTS OF RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTS ON HOUSING SATISFACTION IN SELECTED NEIGHBOURHOODS OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Get PDFThis study identified the important aspects of living environments on housing satisfaction in the selected neighbourhoods of Ogun State, Nigeria. This research, therefore, investigated the impact of the social and physical environment on housing satisfaction. The research areas are residential areas of the selected Local Government headquarters of Ogun state, Nigeria, with 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs). A mixed research approach is adopted, and data were collected through a structured questionnaire. The analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The study reveals that all environmental variables used in predicting respondents housing satisfaction in the study area were significant with P≤0.05, it was revealed that the most important environmental variable explaining housing satisfaction in the study area is the perception of respondents’ about the feeling of their neighbourhood (COP) explaining 37.3% of the variance in the dependent variable. The proximity to medical services was the second important variable contributing 17.2% variation in explaining respondents’ housing satisfaction. The level of security (SEC), availability of facilities and amenities (FAC), proximity to secondary school (PSS), proximity to the workplace (PWP) and community association (CAA) contributed 8.9%, 4.3%, 3.8%, 2.6% and 1.3% of the variance, respectively, in explaining respondents housing satisfaction. The findings imply that the neighbourhood social environment and community services aspects of residential environments were positively related to housing satisfaction. The results validated the significance of community networks at the neighbourhood level. The study recommends that in housing construction and development, the social and physical environmental attributes must, therefore, be put into consideration while providing housing for the people, be it public or real estate investors
Biophilia: Residents’ Connection with Green Infrastructure in a Town
Get PDFGreen infrastructure is urban nature consisting of greenery and green spaces distributed in and around town. It facilitates residents’ contact with natural environment that may fulfil their needs for nature in urban places.Human’s inherent affiliation with the natural environment or Biophilia has been long hypotesised. The paper draws the findings of a case study exploration on the connection between residents with green infrastructure in Taiping, a small colonial town in Peninsular Malaysia. Biophilic tendency of residents to green infrastructure in the town was elicited using questionnaire survey (n=335) and semi-structured interviews (n=33). The results show that residents who participated in activities within the greenery and open spaces in the town experienced various benefits that fulfil their needs for nature. Physically, participating in activities provided the residents active living. Physical and visual experience afforded relaxation, comfort and calmness. More social interactions were experienced resulting in community satisfaction. The study concludes that existence of matured green infrastructure extends beyond aesthetic enjoyment. It provides urban residents with a connection to nature that induces affiliation with green infrastructure in a town. Thus, planning and provision of green infrastructure with care by urban planners and designers are essential in the urban fabrics
Islamic Perspective of Myths Rooted in Studio Culture
Get PDFThis paper is part of literature review carried out for a research on Studio Culture, specifically discussing on Islamic perspective of myths rooted in Studio Culture. In architectural education, Studio culture was generally developed in western architecture schools with secular methodological consideration and then adapted by schools of architecture in various Islamic countries. Studio Culture is shrouded with myths that are considered necessary for architectural students to conform in order to be successful architects. This research has the objective of evaluating the appropriateness of embracing the myths, based on Islamic perspectives. This research is an example of multidisciplinary research that combined the fields of architectural education and Islamic perspective of education. By critically analysing this issue, it is hoped that this research could benefit architecture students and academicians, as well as architectural practice in general