Perception of Local Identity to Roi-et Provincial Hall

Authors

  • Phatlalitsorn Kaewpeela Graduate Student, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
  • Karuna Raksawin Associate Professor Dr., Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
  • Supagtra Suthasupa Assistant Professor Dr., Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1715

Keywords:

local identity, visual perception, Roi Et, city hall

Abstract

For more than 80 years, Roi Et established a city hall followed to the legislative requirement. Last year in 2018, Roi Et provincial office planned to remodel the city hall building to replace the former buildings which were dilapidated.  So, this research aims to evaluate the local perception of Roi Et city hall. The methodologies to test the architectural perception of the Roi Et city hall is the sketch presenting to the pictures of the redesigned Roi Et city hall displayed with the questionnaire. The results reveal that people have the perception of the local architectural style.

Keywords: local identity; visual perception; Roi Et; city hall

eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1715             

 

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Published

2019-07-14

How to Cite

Kaewpeela, P., Raksawin, K., & Suthasupa, S. (2019). Perception of Local Identity to Roi-et Provincial Hall. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 4(11), 137–142. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1715