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Alam Cipta International Journal on Sustainable Tropical Design Research and Practice Volume 11 (Issue 2) December 2018 ISSN 1823-7231 i UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA Alam Cipta Vol 11 (2) December 2018 Alam Cipta International Journal on Sustainable Tropical Design Research and Practice Volume 11 (Issue 2) December 2018 ISSN 1823-7231 Faculty of Design and Architecture Universiti Putra Malaysia Editor-in-Chief Suhardi Maulan Co-Editor Zalina Shari UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA ii Alam Cipta Vol 11 (2) December 2018 Alam Cipta Vol 11 (Issue 2) December 2018 EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief : SUHARDI MAULAN, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Editor : ZALINA SHARI, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, MOHD NASIR BAHARUDIN, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Associate Co-Editor : RAJA AHMAD AZMEER RAJA AHMAD EFFENDI, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia MOHD JOHARI MOHD YUSOF, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Guest Editor : SREETHERAN MARUTHAVEERAN, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia International Scientific Committee PHILLIP JONES, Cardiff University, United Kingdom Editorial Board Members KHAIRUL AIDIL AZLIN ABD RAHMAN, Universiti Putra NOORIZAN MOHAMED, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia TOMASZ ARCISZEWSKI, George Mason University, U.S.A. Malaysia, Malaysia NORSIDAH UJANG, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia CECIL C. KONIJNENDIJK VAN DEN BOSCH, Sveriges MEOR MOHAMMAD FARED MEOR RAZALI, Universiti OSMAN MOHD. TAHIR, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Lantbruks Universitet, Sweden Putra Malaysia, Malaysia BELINDA YUEN, University of Technology and Design, RICHARD DE DEAR, University of Sydney, Australia MOHD RAMZI MOHD HUSSAIN, International Islamic Singapore ARMAN HASHEMI, University of Cambridge, United University Malaysia JACK STEVEN GOULDING, University of Central Kingdom MOHD HAMDAN HAJI AHMAD, Universiti Teknologi Lancashire, United Kingdom ASHRAF M. SALAMA, University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Malaysia PATRICK MILLER, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State United Kingdom DZULKIFLI BIN AWANG, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia University, U.S.A. MIROSLAW J. SKIBNIEWSKI, University of Maryland, RAHINAH IBRAHIM, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia TONG MAHN AHN, Seoul National University, REPUBLIC U.S.A. MUSTAFA KAMAL MOHD SHARIFF, Universiti Putra of KOREA VERONICA SOEBARTO, University of Adelaide, Australia Malaysia, Malaysia NEZAR ALSAYYAD, University of California, U.S.A. Reviewers MOHD. YAZID MOHD. YUNOS, Universiti Putra Malaysia, ZAFIR KHAN MOHAMED MAKHBUL, Universiti KHAIRUL AZHAR MAT SULAIMAN, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Malaysia, Malaysia VELU A/L PERUMAL, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia NOOR ANI AHMAD, Institute of Public Health, Centre for SITI MASTURA MD ISHAK, Universiti Putra Malaysia, NORHUZAILIN HUSSAIN, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Family Health Research, Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia NORZALIFA ZAINAL ABIDIN, International Islamic NOOR FAZAMIMAH MOHD ARIFFIN, Universiti Putra EVELYN LIM AI LIN,Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia University Malaysia, Malaysia Malaysia ZAKIAH PONRAHONO,Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia ALICE SABRINA ISMAIL, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MAZLINA MANSOR, International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia, Malaysia Index Scopus, MyCite, National Library, UPM Intellectual Repository, Design and Applied Arts (DAAI), Arts and Humanities Index ( CSA Illumina), EBSCO and ISC (Islamic World Science Citation Center) i ii UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA Alam Cipta Vol 11 (2) December 2018 Alam Cipta Vol 11 (Issue 2) December 2018 TABLE OF CONTENT Editorial Preface Suhardi Maulan 1 Aspects of Sustainable Architecture: An Islamic Perspective Hailane Salam and Nik Lukman Nik Ibrahim 2 Feasibility of Green Commercial Vertical System for Climbing Food Plant in Urban Area Muhammad Shafiq Mokhtar Baharudin, Rahinah Ibrahim, Khalina Abdan and Ali Rashidi 12 Urban Setting: Induce or Reduce Mental Health? Low Bee Teng, Roslina Sharif, Wan Sofiah Wan Ishak, Marek Kozlowski and Sumarni Ismail 19 The Effect of Natural Settings on Stress Reduction Nursuriani Shaffee and Shureen Faris Abd Shukor 25 Young Landscape Architects’ Perceptions for Malaysian Recreational Forests Mohd Kher Bin Hussein and Mohd Nazri Bin Saidon 34 Relating Design Principles with Islamic Spirituality Based on the Transformation of Nature in Design Process Zulkifli Muslim 44 Evaluation Theories of Product Definition Method for a Successful New Product Hassan Alli 52 Video Observation for Designers: A Contextual Immersion of the O&G Mannequin in Clinical Training Saiful Hasley Ramli, Zulida Rejali, Raja Ahmad Azmeer Raja Ahmad Effendi and Mohd Shahrizal Dolah 57 The Townscape Evolution of Historic Port Settlement of George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Zhao Long, Zulkifli Bin Hanafi and Wong Hong Wei 62 Instructions to Authors 78 UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA iii ii Alam Cipta Vol 11 (Issue 2) December 2018Alam Cipta Vol 11 (2) December 2018 EDITORIAL PREFACE It is our great pleasure to announce that starting from June 2018; ALAM CIPTA is indexed in the SCOPUS. It is an important milestone for us and we are committed to elevate the quality of ALAM CIPTA higher. The scope of ALAM CIPTA is about sustainability in the context of planning and design. For this issue, nine articles are published and the topics cover the relationship of sustainability with spiritual aspect, human health, food security, city evolution and design process. These articles are received, reviewed and process according to submission and production time frame rather than editorial preferences. Spiritual aspect of sustainability is a narrative that rarely been discussed in sustainable design framework. By looking into Green Building Index (GBI) rating system, Hailane Salam and Nik Lukman Nik Ibrahim argue that GBI is secular in nature and it is problematic. By focusing on Malay architecture as model of a design with spiritual values but yet sustainable, the authors argue there is a need to embed spiritual values in future development. Meanwhile, Zulkifli Muslim reported that nature with its spiritual values can be transformed into a product design. For the author, nature (plants) should be a basis for design not only for the design form but also for design process itself. In this regards, the design will be more meaningful. Low Bee Teng, Roslina Sharif, Wan Sofiah Wan Ishak, Marek Kozlowski and Sumarni Ismail discuss the effect of developments and mental health by using literature review method. They argues that the effect is real and in Malaysian context, if the development is not being design wisely, mental and stress issues will increase. Nursuriani Shaffee and Shureen Faris Abd Shukor acknowledge the problem of mental stress and development and therefore, they conducted systematic review about the relationship of nature and stress. They found out that exposure to nature over time will reduce stress greatly. These two articles emphasize how health issue [stress] is important in relation to development. It is an opinion of the editors that stress level should be an indicator how sustainable the development is. It is interesting to note that Muhammad Shafiq Mokhtar Baharudin, Rahinah Ibrahim, Khalina Abdan and Ali Rashidi argues that the current urban farming system may be limited to several type of crops only and they argues that by introducing vertical system for climbing food plants, more types of crops can be planted. One aspect of sustainability is society well-being and the society needs food to survive and the article providing possibility for more crops to be planted in our cities. It is a hope that one day our city will be able produce totally their own foods thus making the city greener and sustainable. Zhao Long, Zulkifli Hanafi and Wong Hong Wei described the evolution of Georgetown, Pulau Pinang from 1786, a year Sir Francis Light opened the city as a British trading port. They argue that the physical development of Georgetown not only base on the economic needs but also social factors. The social factors are very much shaping the physical forms or townscapes of Georgetown and they provide meaning to the heritage buildings or spaces that exist today. In order for Georgetown to further maintain it heritage values, these social factors need to be taken into consideration for heritage planning and design as well and the continuance of the sustainability of Georgetown. Mohd Kher Bin Hussein and Mohd Nazri Bin Saidon analyze the young landscape architects perception for recreational forest and they found that these young professionals even though prefer the forest condition but they are critical towards inharmonious relationship between man-made structures and natural landscapes. Meanwhile, Hassan Alli, Saiful Hasley Ramli, Zulida Rejali, Raja Ahmad Azmeer Raja Ahmad Effendi and Mohd Shahrizal Dolah discuss the important of having users to participate directly to product design process. Hassan Ali is using “product definition method” to validate his arguments, meanwhile, Saiful Hasley Ramli, Zulida Rejali, Raja Ahmad Azmeer Raja Ahmad Effendi and Mohd Shahrizal Dolah test the use of video and mannequin to observe how doctors conducting surgery. The papers highlight that if the product to be sustainable it must be comfort and meeting the needs of the users. ALAM CIPTA accepts articles that concern with architecture, art and design related to the process, methods, techniques, practices and theories in expanding our understanding to ensure sustainability. All articles in this issue provide very relevant knowledge how can we plan and
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