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MOST people have a general idea about houses or dwellings, but the
traditional Malay house is a separate subject in itself. Many do not know
much about the history of Malay houses, the various shapes and forms
these houses take, and the way in which they hove evolved and changed
over time. For those of us who are not specialists in the field of
architecture, it is difficult to differentiate among houses from the Malay
states of Perlis, Kedah or Perak.
The publication of The Traditional Malay House, which is indeed a timely publication tracingg, in a simple manner, the origins and
historical development of the various houses found in the country, from
the past, up to the present day. Because of the rapid replacement of the
traditional Malay house by modem buildings, such documentation of
findings on Malay houses is imperative if this precious heritage of the
Malays is to be preserved for posterity.
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