Ja’afar, Mohd Fakri Zaky and Mohd Zin, Abdul Rahim (2009) Viewing and the Art of Being Viewed : ARCHAEOLOGICAL GALLERY : BUKIT MELAWATI – HISTORICAL EXCURSION. Sustainable Tropical Environmental Design Exhibition (STEDex’09), 1. p. 35. ISSN 2180-0685
Abstract
History is an excursion into our past and covers all aspects of our daily life. We will not learn anything from history if we only record its important dates. Architect should look at history from all aspects and study how it affects the architectural solution at that point in time. It will serve well as a guide in creating the architectural offerings for today. Bukit Melawati is a significant point to the State of Selangor, not just regarding her Sultanate but also the height of pride for her people and cultural development. At the height of this hill-fort, it was serving as a grand gateway for the shipping line to trade in Selangor. It had commands respect from those around it, whether from land or sea. The historical value of this hill is not just its mere size, location and its importance as an administrative centre, but more so of its commanding respect and pride for the people of Selangor. This is the essence captured in the Archaeological Gallery design project presented in this book. It is not about copying or representing the same architectural outlook. Neither it is a search for a historical metaphor to present its history. It is a design exercise linking the significance of Bukit Melawati’s historical past to the Selangor people of the present day. The Archaeological Gallery provides the linkage to the historical significance of Bukit Melawati and it builds the emotional link to the past, recalling and reinstalling the pride of this historical point to the current generation. This pride forms the backbone for a strong sense of belonging and becomes the strength for the people of Selangor.
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