Department of Landscape Architecture > Personal Directory > Curriculum Vitae

Academic Qualification

1. Diploma in Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (1979)

2. Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University (1982)

3. Master of Landscape Architecture, Kansas State University (1985)

Languages: English, Malay

Academic Positions

1. Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1985-1989)

2. Lecturer at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1990-1992)

3. Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1993-present)

4. Invited Lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (1998-2000)

5. Invited Lecturer at International Islamic University Malaysia (2000)

6. Visiting Scholar at National University of Singapore (2002)

Administrative & Technical Position

Landscape Architect at Office of Director of Works, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1989-1990)  

Professional Affiliation

Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia (Reg. # 8600031)

Scientific and Academic Groups

1. Technical Assessment Panel for Research (Sector: Science and Engineering- Environmental Sciences) for Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Malaysia for year 1999 and 2000

2. Member of focus group for environmental sector at Research Management Center, UTM, February 2000

3. Member of focus group social science at UTM, 2002

4. Member of Commission of Strategic Development of Woodcarving as Craft in Malaysia, Badan Warisan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 2000

Awards and Merits

1. Honoring mention from Badan Warisan Malaysia on research and consultancy   project Restoration Heritage Landscape of Kota Lama Duyong, Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu, 18 September 1999

2. Certificate of Excellence in Service, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, year 1999

3. Certificate of Excellence in Project Consultancy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, year 1999 Certificate of Contribution as Most Active User of Sultanah Zanariah Library, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2001

4. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Publication Award 2002: Spesis-spesis Kayu dalam Ukiran Melayu 

5. Malaysian Forester Award 1978/79

Exhibitions

1. 14th International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2003, 16th - 18th May 2003, Sunway Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

2. Pameran Penyelidikan Institusi Pengajian Awam 2001, Dewan Tun Razak, 25-28 October 2001, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Teaching: Subjects

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1985-1990, 1992-present)

Landscape Urban Design, Community Planning, Landscape Ecology, Plant Material and Planting Design, Landscape Construction, Tourism Resource Planning

National University Singapore (2002)

Therapeutic Landscape in Hospital Environment, Woodcarving

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (1998-2000)

Forest Resource Planning

International Islamic University Malaysia (2000)  

Plant Material

King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1990-1992)

Fundamental Landscape Design Studio, Plant Material and Planting Design, Landscape Constructions I, II, III, Tender Documentation, Resource Planning Studio,

Teaching: Student Academic Visits and Workshops

1. Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyung Hee University, Seoul and Beijing (10-17Nov.1999)

2. Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand (26 Sept – 1 Oct.1997)

Student Project Supervisions (4)

Master of Science in Planning and Master of Science in Architecture 2000-2003

1.   Roshida Abdul Majid, Design of Play Therapy Garden at Segamat Hospital, Role: Main Supervisor  

2.   Noratiah Ismail, Culture Responsive Landscape: Planting Composition in the Rural Perak Malay Rural Residential Garden, Role: Main Supervisor

3.   Lilian Tai Yee Chi, Study on the Achievement of Garden City Concept in Towns in Malaysia: Case study on Johor Bahru, Role: Co-supervisor

4.   Susanna Nazaruddin, Study on Quality Management System in Landscape Architecture Consultant Office in Malaysia, Role: Co-supervisor

Research (12)

Areas of specialization and interest in research include therapeutic environment, cultural landscape and woodcarving in vernacular architecture

Woodcarving

1. Study of Iconography, Placement and Type of Carving with Flora Motives in Perak Traditional Houses in Malaysia, RMC 71127 (1999).

2. Study on Visual Composition of Malay Woodcarving in Traditional Malay Houses of Peninsular Malaysia, RMC 71637 (2001).

3. Study on Timber Species Classification in Malay Woodcarving, RMC 71635 (2000). (See: Abstract)

Landscape Architecture

4. Determining the Potentialities of Pahang River as a Water-oriented Recreational Corridor, RMC ? (1989). 

5. Prospects of Landscape Development in Saudi Arabia (1992). Grant from RMC ? (1993). (See: Abstract)

6. Research on Vernacular and Tropical Terminology in Landscape Architecture, RMC 71537 (1999) and RMC 71412 (2000).  (See: Abstract)

7. Study of Open Spaces in Klang Valley through GIS Application, Grant from Prime Minister Department, Putrajaya, BIP ? (1998).

8. Determining Cultural-Ethnic Landscape in Terrace Housing Community in Peninsular Malaysia, RMC 71536 (2000). (See: Abstract)

9. Terengganu Coastal Region Landscape Character Assessment, Grant from RMC 71613 (2002)

10. Study on the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Garden as a Platform to Recuperate  Sick Children in Nucleus Hospital, Dec. 2000-Nov. 2002, IRPA 72338 (See: Abstract)

Current Research

11. Play Therapy Garden at Pediatric Ward in Batu Pahat Hospital, Contract  Research for Department of National Landscape Malaysia, RMC 68865

12. Comparative Study on the Biodiversity between Urban and Rural House Compounds, RMC 71700, Begin Feb. 2001

Consultancy Projects (4)

1. Landscape Master Plan of Johor Bharu Central District 1998. BIP Vot 62288

2. Revitalization and Reconstruction of a Garden at a Heritage House, Kota Lama Duyong, Kuala Terengganu Grant from National Museum of Malaysia BIP 63152 (1997)

3. Aplikasi Sistem Maklumat Geografi Wilayah Lembah Kelang BIP Vot ???

4. Sungai Lebam Recreation Center, 1988, BIP Vot???

5. Landscape Master Plan for Faculty of Built Environment and Faculty of Surveying, UTM (1986)  

Patent Submissions

1.       Timber Prefabricated Raft (Jan. 2003)

2.       Timber Balancing Bar (Jan. 2003)

Publications  

Papers in Local Referred Journals (12)

1. Ismail Said, Techniques of Landscape Design and Plant Establishment in Atrium, Jurnal Alam Bina, Faculty of Built Environment, UTM 1989

2. Ismail Said, Orchard as Communal Space for Urban Clustered Housing in Malaysia, Jurnal Alam Bina, Jilid 02 No. 01 Mei 1998 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

3. Ismail Said, Raja Nafidah Raja Shahminan, Rajeh Salleh, Reintroduction of Ventilation Components for Terrace Houses in Malaysia, Jurnal Alam Bina, Jilid 02 No. 01 Mei 1999 (See: Abstract)

4. Ismail Said, Pemuliharaan Landskap Kota Lama Duyong (Landscape Conservation at Kota Lama Duyong), Bulletin of Dept of Museum and Antiquity, Kuala Lumpur, 1999 (See: Abstract)

5. Ismail Said and Goh Hong Chin, Pahang River as an Ecotourism Recreational Corridor, Jurnal Alam Bina, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jilid 3 No. 1Nov. 2000 (See: Abstract)

6. Ismail Said, dan Mohamad Tajuddin M.Rasdi, Kajian Ikonografi, Perletakan dan Jenis Ukiran Kayu Bermotif Flora pada Rumah-Rumah Tradisi Perak, Jurnal Teknologi, UTM No.32 Jun 2000 (See: Abstract)

7. Ismail Said, Art of Woodcarving in Timber Mosques of Peninsular Malaysia and Southern Thailand, Jurnal Teknologi, No.34 (B), June 2001, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (See: Abstract or Full Text)

8. Ismail Said, Afira Diwati Adnan, Ciri-ciri Pemilihan Kayu dalam Ukiran Melayu di Semenanjung Malaysia (Characteristics of Timber Species for Malay Woodcarving in Peninsluar Malaysia) Journal of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Vol.8 2001 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

9. Lim Lee Hock, Ismail Said, Ikonografi Motif Ukiran Pada Tokong Cheng Hoon Teng (Iconography of Motifs on Cravings at Cheng Hoon Teng Temple), Journal of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2003, in press (See: Abstract or Full Text)

10. Ismail Said, Pluralism in Terrace Housing Community through Ethnic Garden, Jurnal Teknologi, No. 35(B) Dec. 2001, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (See: Abstract or Full Text)

11. Ismail Said, Visual Composition of Woodcarving in Vernacular Houses in Peninsular Malaysia, Jurnal Teknologi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2002 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

12. Ismail Said (2003). Beauty of Material: Timber Species in Malay Woodcarving, Folio 5, Dept. of Architecture, National University of Singapore, in press (See: Full Text)

13. Ismail Said (2003). Therapeutic Effects Of Garden: Preference of Ill Children Towards Garden Over Ward In Malaysian Hospital Environment, Jurnal Teknologi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, in press (See: Abstract or Full Text)

Seminars and Conferences (25)

1. Ismail Said, Soil Erosion Control by Zingiberaceae and Musaceae Species for Resort Development, Second National Seminar on Advances in Environmental Control Technology, Holiday Inn, Kuala Lumpur May 23-24, 1995 

2. Ismail Said, Pemuliharan Landskap Kota Lama Duyong (Consevation of Heritage Landscape of Kota Duyong) Proceeding of National Landscape Conference 4-5 Nov. 1997, Hotel Radisson, Shah Alam, Malaysia (See: Abstract)

3. Ismail Said, Orchard as Communal Space for Urban Clustered Housing in Malaysia, Proceeding of Second International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 9-12, 1997 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

4. Ismail Said, Ecoresort in a Coastal Wetland in Malaysia- A Case Study at Marang Resort and Safaris, Terengganu, Proceeding of Research Seminar on Construction, Materials and Environmental Technology, UTM, Sekudai, Johor,  3-4 Feb. 1999 (See: Abstract)

5. Ismail Said, Raja Nafidah Raja Shahminan, Rajeh Salleh, Reintroduction of Ventilation Components for Terrace Houses in Malaysia, Proceeding of Third International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 9-12, 1999 (See: Abstract)

6. Ismail Said and Muhammad Ali A. Rahman, Site Planning and Architecture of Resort in Mangrove Forest, Proceeding of CASLE Conference, 21-24 June 2000, Kuala Lumpur and Proceeding of SENVAR 2000, International Seminar, Istitute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia, 23-24 October 2000 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

7. Ismail Said, Teaching Module for Landscape Architecture Studio: Establishment of a Center of Reference and Education for Malay Woodcarving at Kampong Kandis, Malaysia, Proceeding of World Congress on Environmental Design for the New Millennium, 17-22 July 2000 at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (See: Abstract)

8. Ismail Said, Cultural-ethnic Landscape in Terrace Housing Community in Peninsular Malaysia, Proceeding of SENVAR 2001 Conference at Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia, 20-21 July 2001 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

9. Lilian Tai Yee Chi, Ho Chin Siong, Kajian Kearah Perlaksanaan Konsep Garden City di Malaysia, Proceeding of Seminar on Construction, CTMC, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 12-13 Sept 2001 (See: Abstract)

10. Susanna Nazaruddin, Abdul Hakim Mohammad, Ismail Said, Quality Practices in Landscape Architecture in Brief and Design Phases, Seminar on Construction, CTMC, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 12-13 Sept 2001 (See: Abstract)

11. Ismail Said, Construction of Prefabricated Raft for Recreation, Persidangan Kebangsaan Industri Pembinaan, Jabatan Ukur Bahan, FAB, UTM, Hotel Sofitel, Senai, 29-30 October 2001 (See: Abstract)

12. Ismail Said, Art of Woodcarving in Timber Mosque of Peninsular Malaysia and Southern Thailand, Second International Conference on Mosque Architecture-Future Prospects, University of Arts, Tehran, Iran, 11-13 Oct. 2000 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

13. Ismail Said, Pluralism in Terrace Housing Community through Ethnic Garden, Seminar of Passive Solar Design and Technology in Tropical Climates, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 12 Nov. 2001 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

14. Noratiah Ismail and Ismail Said, Responsive Cultural Landscape of Malay Rural Residential Area: Case Study at Benut, Johor, Seminar of Passive Solar Design and Technology in Tropical Climates, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 12 Nov. 2001 (See: Abstract)

15. Ismail Said, Visual Composition of Woodcarving in Vernacular Houses in Peninsular Malaysia, Proceeding of Second Int. Seminar on Vernacular Settlement: Vernacular Settlement in the New Millennium, University of Indonesia, 16-17 Feb. 2002 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

16. Mohd Saifullizan, Ahris Yaakup, Ismail Said, Establishment of a GIS Model for Urban Open space Planning in Malaysia, Proceeding of AURISA 2001:Creating the Link, The Spatial Information Association, 20-23 Nov. 2001, Grand Hyatt, Melbourne.

17. Norataih Ismail and Ismail Said, Design Paradigm: Sustaining Responsive Cultural Landscape of Malay Rural Residential Area, Proceeding of Second Int. Seminar on Vernacular Settlement: Vernacular Settlement in the New Millennium, University of Indonesia, 16-17 Feb. 2002.

18. Ismail Said, Iconography of Woodcarving in Vernacular Architecture in Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia, Asia Fellows program, Institute of International Education, Bangkok, 23-24 March 2001

19. Ismail Said, Cultural-ethnic Landscape in Urban Housing Community in Myanmar, Asia Fellows program, Institute of International Education, Bangkok, 22-23 March 2002.

20. Lilian Tai Yee Chi, Ho Ching Siong, Ismail Said, Some Planning Considerations of Garden City Towards Achieving Sustainable Development, Regional Symposium on Environment and Natural Resources, LESTARI, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 10-11 April 2002 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

21. Roshida Abdul Majid and Ismail Said, Creating Integrated Healthcare Environment: Introduction of Children Therapy Garden in Malaysian Nucleus Hospitals, National Seminar on Built Environment, International Islamic University Malaysia, Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 4 to 5 June 2002 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

22. Ismail Said, Cultural-ethnic Landscape of Terrace Housing Community in Peninsular Malaysia, IFLA Eastern Regional Conference 2002, 9 to 12 July 2002, Kuala Lumpur (See: Abstract or Full Text)

23. Ismail Said, Garden As An Environmental Intervention In Healing Process Of Hospitalised Children, KUSTEM 2nd Annual Seminar on Sustainability Science and Management, Environment Détente: Quo Vadis Ecological Economics and Sciences, Awana Kijal Golf and Country Resort, Kemaman, Terengganu, 6-7 May 2003(See: Abstract or Full Text)

24. Ruzica Bozovic-Stamenovic, Ong Boon Lay & Ismail Said, From Healthy Buildings To Healing Buildings, Healthy Building 2003 Conference, National University of Singapore, July 13-17, 2003 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

25. Ismail Said, Design Consideration and Construction Process of Children therapeutic Garden, International Conference on Construction Technology—Contec 2003, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 13-15 Oct 2003 (See: Abstract or Full Text)

Books (3)    

1. Plant Material Booklet 1: Palms in Malaysia 2001, Publisher Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, ISBN 978935202087

2. Spesis-spesis Kayu Dalam Ukiran Melayu (Classification of Timber Species in Malay Woodcarving) 2001, Publisher Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, ISBN 9835202419

3. Plant Material Booklet 2: Wayside Trees in Malaysia, Publisher Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, in press  

Monographs, Teaching Modules and Short Articles (18)

1. Construction Methods of Dug-out Canoe in Pahang, Monograph Museum Pahang, Vol. IV (1989)

2. Conservation of Gelam and Mentega as Heritage Trees in Johor Bahru, Newsletter of the Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia, June 1999, Issue No. 9

3. Plant Material 1: Dipterocarps and Non-dipterocarps (1999)

4. Plant Material 2: Herbs and Medicinal Plants in Malaysia (1999)

5. Handbook of Landscape Architecture Vocabulary Vol.1 (1999)

6. Handbook of Landscape Architecture Vocabulary Vol. 2 (2000)

7. Teaching Module: Landscape Ecology SBL 3552 (June 2000)

8. Teaching Module: Landscape Architecture Urban Design Studio SBL 3156 (June 2000)

9. Teaching Module: Landscape Construction III: Pool and Fountain SBL 4273 (May, 2001)

10. Teaching Module: Community Landscape Planning Studio SBL2145 (May, 2001)

11. Teaching Module: Landscape Construction III: Outdoor Lighting SBL 4273 (May, 2001)

12. Flora Motive of Woodcarving at Traditional Houses in Kelantan and Terengganu, KALAM, UTM, (March 2001)

13. Woodcarving in Chinese Temple, KALAM, UTM, March 2001

14. Teaching Module: Woodcarving in Vernacular Architecture AR5713 (June-Dec 2002)

15. Teaching Module: Therapeutic Landscape in Hospital Environments AR5712 (June-Dec 2002

16. Design Considerations and Recommendations for the Development of Children Therapeutic Garden in Malaysian Hospitals, submitted to Department of National Landscape Malaysia and Ministry of Health Malaysia, 11 Feb. 2003 (Full Text)

17. Rafting Expedition at Pahang River: A Pictorial Journey (April 2003)

18. Teaching Module: Landscape Ecology SBL 3552 Second Edition (April 2003)  

Invited Lectures and Talks (12)