The multi-ethnic feature of Malaysia has made this country full of interesting culture. However, in the initial phase of independence, Malaysia is having problems in the constituent elements of national identity and culture as each ethnic group practices and treasures its own language, religion and culture and this phenomenon actually creates a barrier between the ethnic unity and unity among peoples. the nation becomes hard. Unlike most postcolonial nation states, Malaysia is an exception in imposing assimilationist policies where the construction of a national culture or identity would almost always be based on the culture of the dominant ethnic group with concomitant marginalization, and usually l annihilation of the ethnic minority. group cultures to form homogeneous national cultures for the country. (Hock Guan, Lee 2000) The results of assimilation in multi-ethnic postcolonial states normally significantly improve relations between dominant and minority ethnic groups. Without a clear indication of the formation of a national culture, tense relations between Malays and the Chinese arose when the Malays insisted on building national culture based on their culture and this unequal relationship between Malay and non-Malay culture was recognized and written into Constitution of 1957. (Hock Guan, Lee 2000) In the 1960s, the Malays wanted their culture and language to occupy a privileged position in the new nation, while the Chinese demanded equality for every culture, religion and language. The tension between these issues then slowly leads to the ethnic riots of 1969. Following the 1969 incident, the National Cultural Policy was implemented in 1971 to reconstitute the public cultural landscape and strengthen...... middle of paper .. . ...the implementation of the National Cultural Policy somehow manages to achieve its objectives in strengthening social and national unity through culture and also in cultivating a National Identity that derives from a National Culture. At first it might seem unfair to the development of non-Malay cultures in the country, but a country must have a culture and a national identity to recognize and maintain. The Prime Minister introduced the slogan in 1978; “Culture is the cornerstone of unity” (Ibrahim Saad, 1983) very clearly informed that culture is an important element to achieve unity in a country. Therefore, the application of the characteristics of national culture in architecture will continue to remind people of the objectives to be achieved with national cultural policy and will always make us appreciate the unity of the country which is not easy.