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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy - Doctor of Philosophy, University of London
- Master of Design Science (Computing) - Masters Degree, University of Sydney
- Bachelor of Science (Architecture) - Bachelor Degree, University of New Castle Upon Tyne
- Diploma in Islamic Law - Diploma, Al-Quds College
Harlina Binti Md. Sharif (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
msharlina@iium.edu.my
3760
Expert Profile
Harlina Md Sharif is a Ph.D holder in Islamic Art and Archaeology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (2013) with her research focusing on the morphology and idiomatic expressions of mosques in Island Southeast Asia. Her early education was in Architecture with Master of Design Science degree majoring in Computers in Design. Her professional training has mainly been in computer graphics applications in design, both as a designer as well as an educator, while living in Sydney, Australia from 1990 to 1997.
Her passion for Islamic study took her to study Arabic in Egypt in 1997, and then in Jordan in 1998 to pursue a Diploma in Islamic Jurisprudence (Syari'ah). As a doctorate student in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, she discovered that her linguistic skills in Malay, English and Arabic were instrumental in enabling her access to many resources pertaining to the study of the origin and development of mosque architecture in mainland Arabia and relate it to the search for Islamic identity of the Malay world.
Harlina is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Arts & Design at the Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design in IIUM. Her research interests are in the areas of the impact of cultural exchanges and maritime network to the traditional Malay-Islamic design and heritage, as well as the application of digital technologies in visualization and documentation of cultural heritage.
Her passion for Islamic study took her to study Arabic in Egypt in 1997, and then in Jordan in 1998 to pursue a Diploma in Islamic Jurisprudence (Syari'ah). As a doctorate student in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, she discovered that her linguistic skills in Malay, English and Arabic were instrumental in enabling her access to many resources pertaining to the study of the origin and development of mosque architecture in mainland Arabia and relate it to the search for Islamic identity of the Malay world.
Harlina is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Arts & Design at the Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design in IIUM. Her research interests are in the areas of the impact of cultural exchanges and maritime network to the traditional Malay-Islamic design and heritage, as well as the application of digital technologies in visualization and documentation of cultural heritage.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Historical and Civilisation Studies ~ Malay World - Mosques of the Malay World, vernacular architecture of the Malay World
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Architecture ~ Heritage and Conservation - Integrated Digital Management System for Documentation of Heritage Artifact
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Architecture ~ Heritage and Conservation - History of Islamic art and architecture
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Arts and Culture ~ Other Arts and Culture n.e.c. - Islamic architecture, Islamic Architecture History
Professional Membership
- 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (ORDINARY MEMBER), BADAN WARISAN MALAYSIA
Teaching Responsibilities
AAD STUDIO 3 ( MAJORING) | 2016/2017 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 |
AAD STUDIO 4 (MAJORING) | 2019/2020 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2005/2006 |
AAD STUDIO 5 (MAJORING) | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
AAD STUDIO 6 (MAJORING) | 2021/2022 2017/2018 2015/2016 |
APPLIED ARTS AND DESIGN (AAD) STUDIO 3 | 2021/2022 |
APPLIED ARTS AND DESIGN (AAD) STUDIO 1 | 2020/2021 2015/2016 2005/2006 2004/2005 |
COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGN 1 | 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2005/2006 2004/2005 |
COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGN 2 | 2012/2013 |
CONSERVATION PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
DEGREE PROJECT | 2020/2021 2018/2019 2016/2017 |
DESIGN THESIS | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 |
GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION | 2016/2017 |
HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY STUDIES | 2021/2022 2019/2020 |
HISTORY OF ART | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 |
HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE | 2021/2022 |
HISTORY OF ARTS | 2020/2021 |
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ART | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 |
INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION ARCHAEOLOGY | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL REALITY | 2011/2012 |
ISLAMIC GEOMETRIC PATTERN | 2018/2019 2005/2006 |
SPACE PLANNING AND ERGONOMICS | 2005/2006 |
Research Projects
Completed
2018 - 2019 | Joint Research Collaboration between Global Heritage Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. and IIUM Research Team for Conceptual Design and Feasibility Studies of Klang Islands. |
2015 - 2018 | Replication of the Petalaindera Boat: A Comparative Study of Optical Sensors and Computer Vision Technologies for Digital Heritage Practice in Malaysia |
2014 - 2020 | Negotiating Sacred Space: A Typological Study on Tomb Mosque of the Malay World |
2004 - 2011 | Reconstruction of The Earliest Mosque in Malaysia Using Virtual-Reality Techniques |
On-Going
2021 - Present | The Making of a Coffee Table Book on the Relocation of Masjid Kampung Laut from Nilam Puri back to Kampung Laut, Kelantan Darul Naim for East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) |
2019 - Present | Preservation of Muslim Melanau Long House at Kg. Sok Sarawak using 3DTLS and BIM Approaches |
Award & Recognition
21 Dec, 2020 | BEST PAPER AWARD - WMIT GROUP SDN BHD | International |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book Section
2019 | The diminishing of indigenous artistic tradition in the decorative arts of the mosques in the Malay World. In: Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture and Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia Berhad, ISBN: 978-967-460-840-8, pp. 23-44 |
2019 | The identity of Islam in project development and the public realm: resisting global mimicry and returning to contextualised inventiveness. In: Springer, ISBN: 9789811375835, pp. 299-317 |
2011 | Islamic principles in arts and design . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-0225-74-6, pp. 11-52 |
2011 | Technique and method in documentation of heritage building: the use of 3D Laser scanning on Kampung Laut Mosque Kelantan. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180416, pp. 33-55 |
2011 | The vernacular mosques of the Malay world: cultural interpretation of Islamic aspirations . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180300, pp. 19-42 |