THECHANDRADIMUKA’s participants
Jakarta, 17 July 2008 - Indonesia’s leading steel and building solutions manufacturers, PT BlueScope Steel Indonesia and PT BlueScope Lysaght Indonesia, in conjunction with Institute of Architects, Indonesia (IAI) and international design firm, Cox Architects and Planners, today proudly awarded two emerging Indonesian architects with scholarships to embark on a three-month internship program at the Cox Architects and Planners practice in Australia.
The program aims to challenge Indonesia’s young architects to think about how steel can offer solutions to Indonesia’s building and construction - as well as environmental - challenges. To meet these challenges, flexible, sustainable and cost effective solutions must be found. This internship will help emerging Indonesian architects develop the skills and knowledge to drive Indonesian architecture forward.
THECHANDRADIMUKHA is a 3-day design workshop held at Jakarta Design Centre by BlueScope Steel Indonesia and Institute of Architects, Indonesia.
This year THECHANDRADIMUKA focused on a case study of a building that provide various business activities such as Creative Business Incubator, Education, and Virtual Office, proposed by seven professional Ideopoliz communities pioneered by Andi S. Budiman. At the end of the workshop, the nine participants presented their works in front of a panel of invited professional architects including Budi A. Sukada, Yori Antar, dan Baskoro Tedjo. Mr Gunawan Tjahjono, a highly respected senior architect and the senior Dean of the University of Indonesia Architecture Department, hosted the presentation, and the panel was moderated by Ahmad Djuhara.
The recipients of BlueScope Steel and Cox-Architects Scholarship
Ms. Titik Puji Lestari and Mr. Yuli Kalson Sagala
Two scholarship recipients were selected out of the nine candidates based on their profile, presentations and design concepts, and observations made during the recent THECHANDRADIMUKA workshop in Jakarta. They are Mr. Yuli Kalson Sagala and Ms. Titik Puji Lestari. Oky Kusprianto received an honorable mention.
Yuli Kalson Sagala woks at DP Architects Singapore and is an Institut Tehnologi Surabaya (ITS) graduate. He is the initiator of Demaya – a young designer community in Surabaya. Kalson’s design focused on Brain Factory theme. Titik Puji Lestari’s design was inspired by a bee’s nest named Beepolis. Her drawings are a hexagonal module which provide solutions such as flexibility to accommodate the activities required by the case study. The focal point of Oky Kusprianto’s work is a Cocoon, explained as units that can move around based on functions.
President BlueScope Steel Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia Rob Crawford said, “Steel is the building material of choice for modern architects as it facilitates speed of construction and design flexibility. BlueScope Steel is committed to supporting the development of Indonesia’s creative young minds to harness the limitless possibilities of steel building materials through this program.”
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