Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture & Design - Doctor of Philosophy, Royal Melbourne Institut of Technology University (RMIT)
- Master of Science (Tourism Planning) - Masters Degree, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours) - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
Khalilah Bt. Zakariya (Assoc. Prof. LAr. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Other's position:
Deputy Dean, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
khalilah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
LAr. Dr. Khalilah Zakariya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED). As an academician and a registered Landscape Architect, she has an academic background in landscape architecture and tourism planning. Over the 14 years of her experience in academia, she has taught various design subjects that include landscape architecture, urban landscape design, landscape resource planning, and landscape heritage and cultural studies. Expanding from this field, her research and consultancy projects explore the interrelated areas between the built environment and tourism, with an interest in how we map, design and experience local places in the city. Her current works examine ways which designers and planners can engage with public spaces through the notion of place and place experience among different users. Through national research grants, she has completed research projects on examining public markets as cultural heritage for tourism, exploring Islamic public art, and mapping activities in urban squares.
She was previously involved in the tourism product audit under the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia, for the states of Terengganu, Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan. Her recent on-going research project is on the Rural Landscape Corridor for Tourism Route Planning. She was also involved in consultancy projects, which were Cultural Mapping of Traditional Businesses and Heritage Trades in Downtown Kuala Lumpur and Pelan Induk Landskap for Majlis Daerah Gerik.
She was previously involved in the tourism product audit under the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia, for the states of Terengganu, Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan. Her recent on-going research project is on the Rural Landscape Corridor for Tourism Route Planning. She was also involved in consultancy projects, which were Cultural Mapping of Traditional Businesses and Heritage Trades in Downtown Kuala Lumpur and Pelan Induk Landskap for Majlis Daerah Gerik.
Area of Specialisation
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Landscape Architecture and Planning ~ Landscape Planning
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Habitat and Human Settlement ~ Urban Studies - Landscape architecture, landscape planning, tourism planning and design, urban tourism, design research, space and culture
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Geography ~ Tourism Studies
Professional Membership
- 2007 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Corporate Member - Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia), Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia
- 2021 - 2026 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member - World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage), World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage
- 2022 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Ahli Bersekutu - Majlis Profesor Negara), Majlis Profesor Negara
- 2024 - 2026 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Landscape Research Group
- 2024 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member - ICOMOS), ICOMOS
Teaching Responsibilities
| CAD 2D & 3D PRESENTATION FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | 2018/2019 |
| COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE DESIGN | 2024/2025 |
| DERELICT AND RECLAMATION | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| DESIGN THESIS PROJECT | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| DESIGN THESIS RESEARCH | 2022/2023 |
| LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 5 | 2020/2021 |
| LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 6 | 2019/2020 |
| LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 7 | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| LANDSCAPE HERITAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES | 2021/2022 |
| LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT | 2017/2018 |
| LANDSCAPE MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION 2 | 2019/2020 |
| LANDSCAPE PLANNING TECHNIQUES | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 2024/2025 |
| LANDSCAPE RESOURCE PLANNING | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| LANDSCAPE RESOURSCE PLANNING | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| LANDSCAPE SEMINAR | 2025/2026 |
| PLANNING TECHNIQUES | 2017/2018 |
| URBAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN | 2025/2026 2020/2021 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2024/2025 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2024/2025 |
Supervision
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A Framework For Apparel Design Innovation In The Textile And Clothing Industry Of Pakistan.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Member Supervisory Committee
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The Physical And Social Setting Of Pasar Siti Khadijah As An Urban Marketplace.
Ph.D
Completed
2021
Main Supervisor
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The Concept Of Al-Jamaal For Public Art In The Institutional Outdoor Spaces.
Ph.D
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Interpreting Muslim Women'S Tourist Gaze On The Coastal Landscapes Of Peninsular Malaysia.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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The Community And Resource Readiness In Small-Town Tourism Development: Case Study Of Karai And Manong, Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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A Study On Public Art Towards Sustainable Livelihood Framework In The Malaysian Context Through Community Engagement.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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A Sustainable Landscape Planning Framework For Urban Flood Mitigation: A Case Study In Meru, Klang.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Developing A Forest Resource Buyback Model To Strengthen Community-Based Forest Governance
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Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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The Integration Of Relational Value In Assessing Cultural Ecosystem Services For Well-Being.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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The Model For Integrating Commercial Space Into Campus Space Planning In Chinese Universities From The Perspective Of Urban Vitality.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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A Study On Kitchen Spatial Layout Of Food Truck In Klang Valley.
Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Characterisation Of Coastal Landscape Characters For Tourism Route: Case Study Of Gebeng- Kuala Terengganu Coastal Route.
Master
Completed
2020
Co-supervisor
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Assessing Activities And Needs Of Generation Z Youth For Functional Criteria Of Urban Recreational Parks.
Master
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Preservation Of Traditional Malay Wood Carving As Cultural Heritage In North Eastern States Of Peninsular Malaysia.
Master
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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Assessment Of Rural Landscape Characters For Tourism Route In Kuala Selangor- Sabak Bernam.
Master
Completed
2018
Main Supervisor
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Effectiveness Of Eco Public Art For Urban Back Lanes Revitalization.
Master
Completed
2016
Main Supervisor
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Perception Of Sense Of Community Of Urban Public Market Among Market Users.
Master
Completed
2016
Main Supervisor
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Natural Factors For Achieving Healing Environments In Healthcare Building.
Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Evaluating Children’S Social Affordances Through Outdoor Playscape At Kindergarten In Klang Valley.
Master
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2025 - 2026 | Voices of Lenggong: A Community-Driven Digital Storytelling of Lembah Lenggong Marvels, Perak Darul Ridzuan |
| 2025 - 2026 | Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Melalui Seni dalam STEAM untuk Murid Sekolah Rendah di PPR |
| 2024 - 2025 | IIUM Digital Interactive Mapping Project (Gombak Campus) |
| 2024 - 2025 | Ritma Alam Explorers: Nature Journaling Workshop for Community |
| 2023 - 2023 | CIMA 50th Anniversary Special Art Project: Honour Painting |
| 2023 - 2025 | Unravelling Microbial Communities in the Rhizosphere of Dipterocarpaceae through Metagenomic approach |
| 2022 - 2022 | CIMA 50th Anniversary Special Art Project: NADI Painting |
| 2022 - 2022 | Kajian Semula Akta Industri Pelancongan 1992 (Akta 482) dan Peraturan-Peraturan Di Bawahnya |
| 2022 - 2023 | Pameran Digitalisasi Warisan: Pemetaan Digital dan Visual Aset Warisan di Bandar Warisan Taiping, Perak Darul Ridzuan |
| 2021 - 2023 | Ruang Sejahtera Makerspace @ PPR Gombak Setia |
| 2021 - 2022 | Empowering Team Creativity for the Youth at PPR Gombak Setia |
| 2021 - 2021 | UEM Group Art Project: Special Commissioned Paintings for UEM Group Offices |
| 2020 - 2020 | Projek Prototaip Peningkatan Landskap Ruang Komunal Pangsapuri kos Rendah, Selangor |
| 2020 - 2022 | Kajian Meningkat Imej Serta Identiti Bandar Diraja Pekan, Pahang |
| 2019 - 2023 | A Green Operation Practices Framework for Small and Medium Chalet Operators at East Peninsular Malaysia Marine Park Islands |
| 2019 - 2022 | ESTABLISHING COST MODEL FOR CONSERVATION PROJECTS OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS |
| 2018 - 2018 | PROGRAMMING DURING WORLD URBAN FORUM 9: ACTIVATING URBAN SPACES |
| 2018 - 2019 | Pembentukan Dua Pelan Pengurusan (a) Pulau Babi Besar dan (b) Gugusan Kepulauan Lima dan Mertang, Johor |
| 2018 - 2021 | Identification of Urban Attractions for Design Enthusiasts in Special Interest Tourism: A Case Study of Kuala Lumpur |
| 2017 - 2017 | Tree Mapping and Inventory for Tun Perak Pocket Park |
| 2017 - 2018 | Enhancement of Sustainable Eco-Tourism Programme Through Community Participation in Mangrove Forest Conservation Activities in Kong Kong and Medan Strait Johor |
| 2016 - 2017 | Cultural Mapping of Heritage Trades and Traditional Business in Downtown KL |
| 2016 - 2017 | CADANGAN KAJIAN PELAKSANAAN PELAN INDUK LANDSKAP UNTUK MAJLIS DAERAH GERIK, PERAK DENGAN KERJASAMA JABATAN LANDSKAP NEGARA (JLN) |
| 2016 - 2020 | Establishing a Model for Rural Landscape Corridor for Tourism Route Planning |
| 2015 - 2018 | Leisure Time Behavior and Health of Residents in Kuala Lumpur City: Criteria for Urban Public Spaces |
| 2015 - 2019 | Developing a Method of Preserving Malay Traditional Wood Carving as Cultural Heritage |
| 2013 - 2017 | Urban Marketplace Qualities for Cultural and Economic Regeneration |
| 2013 - 2016 | Mapping Informal Activities In Urban Plazas |
| 2013 - 2016 | New Model of Islamic Art in Public Spaces in Promoting the Concept of Al-Wasatiyyah for the IIUM Campus : Garden of Knowledge and virtue |
| 2013 - 2017 | Development of Ecological Indicators for Islamic Eco-Campus Environment |
| 2012 - 2015 | Identification of Design Factors that Contribute to the Success and Failure of Business Premises at Public Plazas in Urban Tourism Areas |
| 2012 - 2015 | A Model for Integrated Green Infrastructure as Rainwater Management to Mitigate Stormwater in Urban Area |
| 2008 - 2010 | The Effectiveness of Urban Environmental Corridors in Conservation of Natural Landscape Resources in Malaysia |
| 2007 - 2009 | Study on Student's Application of Knowledge Learned in Class into Studio |
On-Going
| 2026 - Present | Contested Streets: Informal Livelihoods and the Politics of Public Space in Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur |
| 2025 - Present | Technology-Driven of Social and Cultural Preservation |
| 2025 - Present | Gamuda Parks Urban Ecology Biodiversity (G.U.E.B) Program: Nature Journaling |
| 2025 - Present | Cadangan Kajian Pelaksanaan Pelan Induk Landskap untuk Majlis Daerah Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus di bawah Jabatan Landskap Negara (JLN) - Sektor "Landscape Character Assessment |
| 2024 - Present | DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES IN KUALA LUMPUR URBAN AREAS |
| 2024 - Present | Mapping and Assessment of Biocultural Landscape Resources for Tourism in Seberang Perai, Pulau Pinang |
| 2024 - Present | Rediscovering Pasir Salak: A Plan for Regenerative and Sustainable Tourism |
| 2024 - Present | Development of Interactive Water Quality Mapping for Sungai Gombak, Malaysia |
| 2024 - Present | Delineating the Correlation between Aesthetic Attributes and Sustainable Narratives of Bio-Based Materials in Advancing Sustainable Product Design in Malaysia. |
| 2022 - Present | Formulasi Kod Rekabentuk Digital Premis LMNT Sebagai Usaha Penjanaan Aset Warisan |
| 2013 - Present | Social Wellbeing and Community Development in Pulau Pangkor |
| 2012 - Present | Integrated Islamic and Environment Friendly Building: A Sustainable Development Model |
Awards & Recognition
| 12 Nov, 2023 | Best Paper Award - International Conference on Local Wisdom in the Malay Archipelago (COLLEGA 2023): Creativity and Sustainability | International |
| 20 Sep, 2023 | Gold Award: International Teaching and Learning in Biology (i- i-TLB) 2023 - Universiti Putra Malaysia | International |
| 23 Jun, 2023 | Gold Award: International Teaching and Learning Invention Innovation Competition 2023 - Universiti Teknologi MARA | International |
| 01 Nov, 2021 | Gold Award: Virtual International Research and Innovation Symposium and Exposition 2021 (RISE2021) - Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia | International |
| 30 Oct, 2020 | Gold Medal - International Putra InnoCreative Poster Competition 2020, Universiti Putra Malaysia | International |
| 31 Aug, 2020 | Silver Medal - International, Invention, Innovation & Design Competition 2020 (3iDC), UiTM Kedah | International |
| 25 Jun, 2020 | 1st Runners-Up for Best Paper Awards - AMER-ABRA International Virtual Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies | International |
| 22 May, 2020 | Finalist - International Green Gown Awards | International |
| 12 Feb, 2020 | People's Choice Award - Local Project Challenge, Center for Sustainable Urban Development. The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York | International |
| 29 Oct, 2019 | Pertandingan Rekabentuk Konsep Pemeliharaan dan Pemuliharaan Pulau-Pulau di Klang, Selangor - Landasan Lumayan Sdn. Bhd. | National |
| 20 Apr, 2019 | HONOUR AWARD: LANDSCAPE RESEARCH AWARD - INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA | National |
| 16 Aug, 2018 | Silver Award - International Research Innovation Invention Solution Exposition (IRIISE2018) | International |
| 12 Jul, 2018 | Special Recognition Award - International Islamic University Malaysia | University |
| 12 Jul, 2018 | Special Recognition Award - International Islamic University Malaysia | University |
| 22 Apr, 2017 | EXCELLENCE AWARD: LANDSCAPE RESEARCH AWARD - INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS MALAYSIA (ILAM) | National |
| 06 Oct, 2016 | Best Paper Award - International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment | International |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
Books
| 2024 | Ruang sejahtera PPR Gombak Setia, Kuala Lumpur: cultivating topophilia through placemaking and community-oriented public space design. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED), IIUM, ISBN: |
| 2024 | TERRAMULIA Communal Space@Selayang Mulia Low-cost Flat. Department of Landscape Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: |
| 2023 | The Edinburgh Old Town: Capturing the Lines of Heritage. National Art Gallery Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-0914-54-1 |
| 2022 | Heritage Trees of Taiping Lake Garden. Department of Landscape Architecture, ISBN: 978-967-26339-1-4 |
| 2022 | Narratives of wondrous Taiping. Department of Landscape Architecture, ISBN: |
| 2021 | Light: leadership for social empowerment. Department of Landscape Architecture, KAED, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-2633-907 |
| 2015 | The life of place: spaces, places and narratives. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674183325 |
| 2015 | Urban public space in Kuala Lumpur. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8 |
| 2013 | Cities, environment & communities. Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM, ISBN: 978-983-3142-26-2 |
Book Sections
| 2025 | The organic assemblage of the market: rooting commerce in vernacular form. In: Taylor and Francis, ISBN: 9781032538310, pp. 153-172 |
| 2025 | The organic assemblage of the market: rooting commerce in vernacular form. In: Taylor and Francis, ISBN: 9781032538310, pp. 153-172 |
| 2023 | Ruang Sejahtera, ruang komuniti. In: Penerbit Universiti Malaya, ISBN: 978-967-488-263-1, pp. 87-109 |
| 2023 | Transformation of education in landscape architecture through digitalisation of Heritage. In: Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-5849-10-7, pp. 244-244 |
| 2019 | Exploring place experience in the context of tourism. In: International Institute of Islamic Thought, ISBN: 978-967-2190-25-7, pp. 40-52 |
| 2019 | Exploring place experience in the context of tourism. In: International Institute of Islamic Thought, ISBN: 978-967-2190-25-7, pp. 40-52 |
| 2018 | Patterns of gen Zs' leisure time activity and their needs towards urban recreational parks: a review. In: Institut Sosial Malaysia (ISM), ISBN: 9789675472305, pp. 103-111 |
| 2015 | An introduction to urban green open space in Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 1-20 |
| 2015 | Learning through landscape: an overview of Maori's relationship with the forest . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-332-5, pp. 115-126 |
| 2015 | Learning through landscape: an overview of Maori's relationship with the forest . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-332-5, pp. 115-126 |
| 2015 | Mapping Kuala Lumpur's urban night markets at shifting scales. In: Routledge, ISBN: 9781138790711, pp. 124-135 |
| 2015 | Mapping walking experiences at Street Markets. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-332-5, pp. 72-84 |
| 2015 | Narrative from the historical Padang. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-332-5, pp. 45-58 |
| 2015 | Padang as a significant urban element of Kuala Lumpur City. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 46-53 |
| 2015 | Public green open space issues. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 83-94 |
| 2015 | Public green open space issues. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 83-94 |
| 2015 | Recreational public parks in Kuala Lumpur. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 34-45 |
| 2015 | Sidewalks. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 54-68 |
| 2015 | Sidewalks. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 54-68 |
| 2015 | Sidewalks. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 54-68 |
| 2015 | Street markets. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 69-82 |
| 2015 | Street markets. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 69-82 |
| 2015 | Street markets. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-373-8, pp. 69-82 |
| 2015 | Values of urban open spaces. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-332-5, pp. 3-19 |
| 2015 | Values of urban open spaces. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-332-5, pp. 3-19 |
| 2011 | Hard and soft infrastructures of temporary markets. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181284, pp. 73-83 |
Monograph
| 2019 | Establishing a model for rural landscape corridor for tourism route planning (FRGS16-018-0517). In: , |
| 2018 | Leisure time behaviour and health of residents in Kuala Lumpur city: criteria for urban spaces. In: International Islamic University Malaysia, |
| 2018 | Pelan pengurusan taman laut: Pulau Babi Besar, Kepulauan Lima dan Kepulauan Mertang, Mersing Johor. In: , |
| 2017 | Development of ecological indicators for Islamic eco-campus environment. In: , |
| 2017 | Urban marketplace qualities for cultural and economic regeneration. In: , |
| 2016 | Mapping Informal aActivities in Urban Squares. In: RMC, IIUM, |
| 2016 | New model of Islamic art in public spaces. In: , |