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Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D in the Specialism of the Built Environment - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Master of Art and Design - Masters Degree, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Applied Arts in Design Technology - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Nurlelawati Bt. Ab Jalil (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
nurlelawati@iium.edu.my
3784
Expert Profile
Currently, she is a lecturer at the Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED), IIUM. She has held an administrative position in 2010 at the Department of Applied Arts and Design (AAD) before continuing her doctoral journey. As for her working experience in design, she was a designer at Muhandis Engineering Sdn. Bhd. for three years since 2002. At the same time, she was the founder of Cantik Deco in 2003 and a confectionery store, Cantik Scoop, located at Maju Junction Mall. As a multitasking designer and entrepreneur, she has been involved in several interior design works, corporate branding and packaging projects, namely for D'Alif Restaurant in Sarawak, Pontian, Johor and Kuala Lumpur; interior office design at Section 13 in Shah Alam; and Perunding Muhandis.
After several years actively dedicating herself to the industry, she decided to make a meaningful contribution to society through teaching and sharing her wisdom. Currently, she works on colour research that is related to human behaviour towards their environment with various interventions including from the physiological approach. Her interest in this research field is to find a synergy between design and clinical science-based areas in a way to have a better understanding of human behaviour with reliable evidence which will be beneficial to actual applications.
After several years actively dedicating herself to the industry, she decided to make a meaningful contribution to society through teaching and sharing her wisdom. Currently, she works on colour research that is related to human behaviour towards their environment with various interventions including from the physiological approach. Her interest in this research field is to find a synergy between design and clinical science-based areas in a way to have a better understanding of human behaviour with reliable evidence which will be beneficial to actual applications.
Area of Specialisation
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Architecture ~ Interior and Environment Design - Color Effects, Environment Behavior Studies,Visual Stimuli
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Arts and Culture ~ Design Studies - Museum design for learning
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Architecture ~ Interior and Environment Design - Color Effects, Environment Behavior Studies,Visual Stimuli
Professional Membership
- 2021 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Technologists ), Lembaga Teknologis Malaysia
Teaching Responsibilities
| AAD STUDIO 3 ( MAJORING) | 2017/2018 |
| AAD STUDIO 4 (MAJORING) | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| AAD STUDIO 5 (MAJORING) | 2019/2020 2016/2017 |
| ADVANCED CAD FOR INTERIOR DESIGN | 2022/2023 |
| ADVANCED CADD FOR INTERIOR DESIGN | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 |
| ADVANCED COMPUTER GRAPHICS | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2015/2016 |
| APPLIED ARTS & DESIGN STUDIO 1 | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| APPLIED ARTS & DESIGN STUDIO 3 | 2025/2026 2023/2024 |
| APPLIED ARTS & DESIGN STUDIO 6 | 2025/2026 2023/2024 |
| APPLIED ARTS AND DESIGN (AAD) STUDIO 1 | 2020/2021 2018/2019 2015/2016 2009/2010 |
| APPLIED ARTS AND DESIGN (AAD) STUDIO 2 | 2015/2016 |
| APPLIED ARTS AND DESIGN STUDIO 6 | 2025/2026 |
| APPRECIATI0N OF ASIAN ART AND DESIGN | 2009/2010 |
| APPRECIATION OF ASIAN ARTS AND DESIGN | 2024/2025 |
| ARTS AND DESIGN METHODS | 2022/2023 |
| COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN 2 | 2021/2022 |
| COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGN 1 | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 |
| COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGN 2 | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 |
| CUSTOM CABINET AND FURNITURE DESIGN | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
| DEGREE PROJECT | 2024/2025 2016/2017 2009/2010 |
| DESIGN THESIS | 2016/2017 |
| GRAPHICS COMMUNICATION & PRESENTATION | 2025/2026 |
| GRAPHICS COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTATION | 2016/2017 2014/2015 |
| HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY STUDIES | 2017/2018 |
| INTEGRATED MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1 | 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
| INTERIOR DESIGN MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT | 2009/2010 |
| INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM) | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| ISLAMIC CRAFTMANSHIP | 2015/2016 2009/2010 |
| ISLAMIC GEOMETRIC PATTERN | 2009/2010 |
| MULTI MEDIA TECHNOLOGY | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2016/2017 |
| PRACTICAL TRAINING | 2010/2011 |
| SPACE PLANNING AND ERGONOMICS | 2020/2021 2018/2019 2015/2016 |
| VIDEOGRAPHY AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN | 2021/2022 |
| VIRTUAL REALITY AND IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY | 2024/2025 |
Supervision
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Implementation Of Smart Office Interior In Malaysia : Awareness And Readiness.
Master
Completed
2025
Co-supervisor
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A Review On Interior Design Elements At Selected Dyslexia Centre In Formulating Interior Design Framework For Dyslexia Learning Environment.
Master
Completed
2022
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2025 - 2026 | Community-Led Tourism in Pasir Salak: Empowering Local Heritage through Knowledge Transfer |
| 2021 - 2022 | 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 - 2023 | INVENTORY OF MALAY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN GOMBAK DISTRICT, KUALA LUMPUR |
| 2017 - 2021 | Towards Green Office Design: Assessment of Green Interior Design Element in Shop Office Building Typology in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2017 - 2021 | Developing An Environmental Engagement Model for Encouraging Quranic Memorizing in Tahfiz Centre |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Advisory Conservator- Conservation Management Plan for Restoration and Upgrading of Sarawak's Historical Forts: Fort Sylvia, Kapit |
| 2024 - Present | Rediscovering Pasir Salak: A Plan for Regenerative and Sustainable Tourism |
| 2024 - Present | Identifying Universal Design Practice in Malaysian Heritage Buildings: Approaches and Challenges |
| 2019 - Present | Smart Interior Design (SID) Framework as an Integrated Energy Efficiency Approach for Smart Building and IoT-Driven Future. |
| 2019 - Present | Enhancing Education for Human Capital Development Through Establishing Future Learning Ecosystem |
| 2018 - Present | Towards Malaysia Education 4.0: Assessing Physical Learning Environment of Design Studio in Promoting Teamwork and Collaborative Experience Among Students in Public University in Malaysia |
| 2017 - Present | Kajian Asas Perancangan, Penyediaan, Penggunaan, Penilaian dan Penarafan Ruang Dalaman dan Fasiliti Pusat Tahfiz dibawah JAKIM / Dasar Tahfiz Negara |
Awards & Recognition
| 15 Dec, 2023 | Silver Medal - Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) | National |
| 15 Sep, 2023 | Murabbi Award - Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design (KAED) | KCDIO |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2025 | Awareness of smart home interior in Malaysia: a systematic review. In: 3rd Conference on Asian Inclusive Smart Cities (AISC) 2023, |
| 2023 | Exploring community engagement and sustainability dynamics in the design and development of tahfiz institutions: case study of Indonesia. In: International Conference on Local Wisdom of the Malay Archipelago (COLLEGA 2023), |
| 2022 | The readiness of smart office interior implementation in Malaysia. In: 5th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA-2022), |
| 2020 | Built environment for memorisation: enhancing the hafazan performances through learning spatial quality and sitting styles. In: 4th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, |
| 2020 | Experiential learnings in the Quranic memorization environment. In: International Putra Innocreative Carnival In Teaching And Learning (PicTL 2020): International Putra Innocreative Poster Competition, |
| 2019 | Aesthetic value of Rumah Kuttai. In: Exhibition and Lecture Series: Malay Architecture-The Resilience of Tradition from Origins to the Contemporary, |
| 2017 | Educating applied arts and design students on bamboo crafts through educational trip and studio project. In: Kuala Lumpur International Communication, Education, Language and Social Sciences 8 (KLiCELS 8), |
| 2017 | Usability and adaptibility of personal mobile devices (PMD) for street vendors with physical impairments. In: 3rd Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Elderly and Disabled People (PICCWED 3),, |
| 2013 | Students’ colour perception and preference: an empirical analysis of its relationship. In: 6th International Conference on Learning and Teaching (InCULT2012), |
Books
| 2025 | A design odyssey in the built environment: functionality, aesthetics and heritage. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ISBN: 9798895308769 |
Book Sections
| 2025 | A systematic review of coloured environment studies. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 9798895308769, pp. 227-234 |
| 2025 | A systematic review of coloured environment studies. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 9798895308769, pp. 227-234 |
| 2025 | A systematic review of coloured environment studies. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 9798895308769, pp. 227-234 |
| 2025 | Circular insights - charting Malaysia’s path to sustainable product design. In: Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 9798895307656, pp. 191-203 |
| 2025 | Circular insights - charting Malaysia’s path to sustainable product design. In: Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 9798895307656, pp. 191-203 |
| 2025 | Designing spaces with purpose: a functional approach to cultural heritage conservation. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 73-86 |
| 2025 | Heritage at risk: understanding conservation practice for studio dilapidation studies. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-8-89530-765-6, pp. 109-119 |
| 2025 | Natural resources utilization : applications of beta-carotene and lutein extracts as natural colorants. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 35-56 |
| 2025 | Natural resources utilization : applications of beta-carotene and lutein extracts as natural colorants. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 35-56 |
| 2025 | Natural resources utilization : applications of beta-carotene and lutein extracts as natural colorants. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 35-56 |
| 2025 | Natural resources utilization : applications of beta-carotene and lutein extracts as natural colorants. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 35-56 |
| 2025 | The theories behind human responses in coloured environments. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 1-16 |
| 2025 | The theories behind human responses in coloured environments. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 1-16 |
| 2025 | The theories behind human responses in coloured environments. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 1-16 |
| 2025 | The theories behind human responses in coloured environments. In: Nova Science Publisher, Inc., ISBN: 979-889530876-9, 979-889530765-6, pp. 1-16 |