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PROJECT
4 YEARS AGO
Located at the tip of the Java island, Banyuwangi recently has developed into a destination for local and international tourists. Set amid the mountains on the west side, and the sea on the east which directly borders Bali island, this regency relies on the natural beauty of Java island which is not yet popular to public. To date, the development of Banyuwangi is supported by a number of national architects who were involved in the construction of tourist facilities as well as a variety of well-organized city and public spaces. A well-designed environment can be experienced even at the moment tourists set their foot for the first time when using the airlines.
HIGHLIGHTS
5 YEARS AGO
While many aspects of Singapore’s development have been described internationally in glowing terms, the island’s public spaces have often faced a cooler response.
NEWS
5 YEARS AGO
David Nelson of Foster+Partners Addressed the Importance of Reusing Buildings in SIA Conference 2019
This year, the theme for the festival was Craft. Working alongside artisans, architects develop an understanding of materiality and techniques that often reflect the genius loci. While it is easy to focus on the role of craft in the discourse of architecture, the theme had the potential to encompass far more.
PROJECT
5 YEARS AGO
In order to fulfil the need for more learning space with an ever-growing number of students, Universitas Jenderal Ahmad Yani (UNJANI) completed a new building for the Faculty of Social and Political Science (FISIP). This new building was designed by XY Architects and consists of two building masses that are connected by an atrium covered with skylights at the top and curtain walls at the two ends.
PROJECT
5 YEARS AGO
The Lycée Francais de Singapour (LFS) is an educational institution catering to Singapore’s French community. This project is a new primary school extension to the existing secondary school on an adjacent site.
HIGHLIGHTS
5 YEARS AGO
Commenced in 2016, Bluprin continues its vision to take part in improving architecture and interior design in Indonesia within the digital scope. Bluprin began as a platform that connects architects and fellow designers with the public for various needs of design works and renovation. Currently, Bluprin has more than 3,000 professionals with at least 8,500 uploaded projects. In the development, Bluprin also enables construction material suppliers to promote their products and now the platform offers more than 15,000 products from various categories to be explored.
HIGHLIGHTS
5 YEARS AGO
Public space, as we know it, is a designated area in a governed human settlement that is accessible to everyone. As it is named, public space functions as a place for public gathering—one of the earliest examples is the square in ancient Greek metropolis and similar space that other cities built through the span of the last millennium. The more recent takes on public spaces include parks, pedestrian path as well as other accessible infrastructure, and sometimes, institutional buildings. Public space then functions more than as a place to gather, but also to relax, spend time doing almost anything, up to being a deliberate pause in a dense urban design, and as an ecological element, for instance, an area of water reserve or for nature to thrive.
PROJECT
5 YEARS AGO
When finished in 2018, Tanjong Pagar Centre was built to be one of the superlatives in Singapore. Standing at 290 meters above the street level, this mixed-used development is named as the tallest building in Singapore at the moment. With its position, flanked by the heritage rows of shophouses in Tanjong Pagar, this skyscraper stands as a prominent landmark on an urban scale. On a human scale, the extensive green open space of Tanjong Pagar Centre also marked itself as a landmark while being in the proximity of Tanjong Pagar MRT Station.
PROJECT
5 YEARS AGO
Sitting on a housing cluster in one corner of Greater Jakarta, Compartment House showcases a unique example of how a residence is transformed into a mixed-use space. Designed and owned by Studio Sae’s principal, the house has seen multiple development and renovation since 2013 before the latest major revamp happened in 2017. Since then, there are at least three main functions carried by this house—living, working and interacting, as three connected compartments.
PROJECT
5 YEARS AGO
Two years ago, when MRT Jakarta and many of the now-opened public spaces in the city had not yet existed, the idea of hanging out and strolling in some parks were deemed peculiar. With most of the public parks in Jakarta being gated, rarely maintained and poorly lit in the evening, parks were not the place of choice for people to spend their time. Parks, like those surrounding Monumen Nasional, were only popular on weekends or holidays, and people preferred to be in an air-conditioned mall, whiling their time away.
NEWS
5 YEARS AGO
HASSELL’s Panda Land Project Wins Big at Singapore’s 2019 Landscape Architecture and Planning Awards
HASSELL’s Chengdu Panda Land Master Plan has been widely recognized at Singapore’s 2019 landscape architecture and planning awards, collecting three awards for this standout project.
HIGHLIGHTS
5 YEARS AGO
Rumah Gerbong is a house, office, as well as an interaction area that is designed with “krowakisme” approach. Ario Andito from Studio Sae as the architect as well as the homeowner invite us to see how the concept comes into being as the rooms within this house. Find out more about “krowakisme” and its application in Rumah Gerbong through this episode.
