VISITORS PERSPECTIVES TOWARDS THE CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE BUILDING: THE CASE STUDY OF GURNEY PARAGON MALL, PENANG

Authors

  • Normah Abdul Latip School of Housing, Building and Planning UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
  • Norazmawati Md Sani@Abd Rahim School of Housing, Building and Planning UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
  • Syarmila Hany Haron School of Housing, Building and Planning UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
  • Rosniza Hamzah Faculty of Engineering Technology UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PERLIS
  • Adaweia Nuur Abu Bakar School of Housing, Building and Planning UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
  • Mohd Umzarulazijo Umar School of Housing, Building and Planning UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v16i8.545

Keywords:

visitor perspective, heritage building, shopping mall

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to acquire a better understanding of the history, background, process and impact of the restoration of St. Joseph’s Novitiate, and it integration into Gurney Paragon Mall. St. Joseph’s Novitiate has significant historical, architectural, aesthetic, archaeological, spiritual, social, political and economic value, and as such, requires continuous care and preservation. This study explores the perspectives of visitors to the shopping mall, with St. Joseph’s Novitiate having been physically integrated into the mall’s construction, and found that the conservation of heritage buildings was regarded as very important, even when a new development could easily replace the historic building. This is likely a one of a kind study because it involves a modern shopping mall attached to a UNESCO World Heritage Site building. The conservation of historical buildings carries with it a number of environmental, social and cultural impacts. Understanding these impacts is important in terms of trying to determine whether conservation efforts help to maintain the value of the heritage.

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2018-12-29

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Abdul Latip, N., Md Sani@Abd Rahim, N., Haron, S. H., Hamzah, R., Abu Bakar, A. N., & Umar, M. U. (2018). VISITORS PERSPECTIVES TOWARDS THE CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE BUILDING: THE CASE STUDY OF GURNEY PARAGON MALL, PENANG. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 16(8). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v16i8.545

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Vol. 16 (2018): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 16, Issue 4, 2018

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