This visual essay is designed and developed to highlight the current architectural and construction developments in Malaysia and urban areas besides representing the abandonment of architectural heritages, and vernacular architecture of the region. The vernacular architecture is designed based upon natural resources and is entirely in harmony with the surrounded environment. Moreover, it is designed and constructed by the users and therefore, it is fully in accordance with the expectation and desires of locals. Nevertheless, the modern architectural and urban developments are not taking these environmental and socio-cultural values into account. Hence, the users are not satisfied with the projects which are not designed based on their expectations and the environmental requirements. On top of that, the modern architectural developments are consuming lots of energies for the sake of construction and maintenance which is totally against the issue of sustainability. However, the vernacular architecture, paticularly Malay houses are a sample of true sustainable design.
