Understanding the Past for a Sustainable Future: Cultural Mapping of Malay Heritage

Culture and heritage are two major elements need to be understood and appreciated by those involves with rural and urban development. Solid and holistic data of culture and heritage is vital in order to understand its community and to develop a more meaningful place for the present and future generation. This paper discusses few projects undertaken by researchers from KUTAI (Centre for Knowledge & Understanding of Tropical Architecture and Interior) related directly or indirectly to the idea of regeneration which is the theme of this conference. The uses of cultural mapping as a tool to understand places were discussed as a fundamental issue in any redevelopment.