Malaysia is known for its plethora of cultures, traditions, and identity. Similarly, so does its cinema industry, which has existed for almost a century. The cinema theater was a place and space where people of all ages met and engaged for entertainment. As the audience keeps growing, cinema halls are moving into shopping malls where more modern and bigger halls are being built to amuse people in both shopping and entertainment, and the cinema theaters are closing down. These theaters were once an integral part of the urban fabric of the community and country. Thus, the architecture of the cinema provides a character, identity, and culture, which acts as a catalyst for a socially sustainable society. To address this, architecture and cinema are used as two integral elements of sustainability principles on the social dimension consisting of equity and social identity, aesthetics, and comfort. The study will conduct qualitative research to explore cinema architecture as a platform to promote film culture development and investigate the architectural strategies that can be incorporated into a cultural hub. Furthermore, the study will present a framework for a new cinema architecture that aims to reintroduce the cinema theater as a cinema cultural hub for the present and future generations and introduce a new perspective to the cinema theaters outside the shopping mall. In summary, the study presents research on a new approach to cinema architecture and interaction with the urban fabric and community. The research focuses on cinema theater urban shopping malls and the sustainability and criteria of cultural entertainment with the design of cinema theater and operational guidelines and mechanisms to use in cinema architecture in the urban development and community.
Athique, A. (2011). From cinema hall to multiplex: A public history. South Asian Popular Culture, 9(2), 147–160. https://doi.org/10.1080/14746681003798037
Cous, I. (2023). Interview on the integration of modern technology in cinema architecture
Falicov, T., & Midents, J. (2012, November 1). Voices from the small cinemas: Beyond ‘the remaining countries.’ Studies in Hispanic Cinemas, 9(2), 115–119. https://doi.org/10.1386/shci.9.2.115_1
Hwang, K. H. (2014). Finding urban identity through culture-led urban regeneration. Journal of Urban Management, 3(1–2), 67–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2226-5856(18)30084-0
Khoo, G. C. (2008, March). Urban geography as pretext: Sociocultural landscapes of Kuala Lumpur in independent Malaysian films. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 29(1), 34–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9493.2008.00318.x
Lee, O. E. K., & Priester, M. A. (2015, January 2). Increasing Awareness of Diversity Through Community Engagement and Films. Journal of Social Work Education, 51(1), 35–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2015.977126
Merrington, P., Hanchard, M., & Wessels, B. (2021, April). Inequalities in Regional Film Exhibition: Policy, Place and Audiences. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 18(2), 198–222. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2021.0566
Mundo, J. C. D. (2003, March 1). Philippine Movies in 2001: The Film Industry Is Dead! Long Live Philippine Cinema! Asian Cinema, 14(1), 167–174.
https://doi.org/10.1386/ac.14.1.167_1
Nahidiazer, F. (2013). Cinema and Architecture with Principle of Social Sustainable. Journal of Architectural Engineering Technology, 02(02). https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-9717.1000114
Pallasmaa, J. (1996). The eyes of the skin: Architecture and the senses. Wiley-Academy.
Recuber, T. (2007). Immersion cinema: The rationalization and re-enchantment of theatrical space. Space and Culture, 10(3), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1177/1206331207304352
Spence, C. (2020, September 18). Senses of place: architectural design for the multisensory mind. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 5(1).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-020-00243-4
GOWD, D., & Zairul, M. (2024). Exploration of Cinema Architecture to Resurge Cinema as a Cultural Laboratory in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(8), 1511–1527.
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s)
Published by Knowledge Words Publications (www.kwpublications.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
