Synopses & Reviews
andlt;iandgt;The New Indonesian Houseandlt;/iandgt; presents twenty-eight homes in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Bali that illustrate the remarkable advances that have taken place in residential design in Indonesia over the last two decades. Indonesia's new generation of architects demonstrates not only their Absorption of modern influences from the West and the more recent processes of globalization but also their sensitivity to the physical environment, the social context and the aspirations of the leading elite. With its stunning color photographs, andlt;iandgt;The New Indonesian Houseandlt;/iandgt; will both delight and inspire the application e of its exhilarating architectural expressions in any global setting.
Synopsis
The New Indonesian House presents twenty-eight homes in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Bali that illustrate the remarkable advances that have taken place in residential design in Indonesia over the last two decades. Indonesia's new generation of architects demonstrates not only their Absorption of modern influences from the West and the more recent processes of globalization but also their sensitivity to the physical environment, the social context and the aspirations of the leading elite. With its stunning color photographs, The New Indonesian House will both delight and inspire the application e of its exhilarating architectural expressions in any global setting.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Robert Powellandlt;/bandgt; is an architect and writer. Currently Project Director and Head of Ecomasterplanning with Llewelyn Davies Yeang (London), he is working with Ken Yeang on projects in Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Qatar. He is the author of 30 books and writes occasionally for andlt;iandgt;Architectural Review, Architectural Record, Dialogueandlt;/iandgt; (Taiwan) and andlt;iandgt;Monumentandlt;/iandgt; (Australia).andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;Albert Lim Koon Sengandlt;/bandgt; is an acclaimed Singapore-based architectural photographer whose images have been published extensively in architectural journals including andlt;iandgt;A+Uandlt;/iandgt; (Japan), andlt;iandgt;Architectural Review, Singapore Architect, SPACEandlt;/iandgt; (Singapore) andlt;iandgt;Eandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Monumentandlt;/iandgt; (Australia).