Negotiating Architecture Worlds in Indonesia: The Work of Eko Prawoto

Abstract

The notion of 'art worlds' is useful for thinking about meetings of meaning in art, and by implication architecture, across boundaries of nation, culture and identity. Because architecture is less easily separated than some other arts from the conditions of its material production, it inevitably sits, often uneasily, between these material conditions and its status as 'art'. The aim of this article, which began life as an exploration of the relationship between contemporary architecture and national identity in Indonesia, is to adapt the notion of 'art worlds' to architecture and to use it to consider the production of contemporary architecture in Indonesia, especially by reference to the approach of one architect who explicitly thinks and speaks of his work in terms both of 'art' and 'worlds'.

Ecological Rural Expressions of Eko Prawoto’s Tectonic Architecture to Create Modern House Sustainability

“…Our ancestors had been living with nature and we could learn from the rural communities with their solid cultural perspective. This research support former studies about the negotiation of Eko Prawoto [5] in a deeper approach. Rural tectonic architecture considers environmental or natural aspects to choose both material and technique in a building process.…”

“…Former researchers such as Lina [4] discussed about the poetic architecture of Eko Prawoto, supported by other studies and talk shows about his eco-architecture conception (including his rual ideology). Macrae [5] also talked about his ideology as an artist and cultural practitions, followed by Adiyanto [6] who discussed about the truth of architectural form as an identity. Most of the the articles were talking about the local wisdom in his works, material selections and some of articles related to Mangunwijaya (an architectural figure) as his role model in tectonic architecture.…”

From Spiritualistic Toward More Pragmatic Pattern: Re-Ordering Balinese Houses and Viability of the Household Traditions in Tourism Economy

“…In this transformation process, material production, political and economic factors are significant to determine the values and forms of architecture (MacRae, 2011). Related to this, building materials are a component of traditional architecture that express the otherness in Bali.…”

Redefining disability in the context of ‘masyarakat madani’, an Indonesian model of inclusive society

“…Nevertheless, the government's efforts have been criticised as often being too simplistic, by stimulating regional arts without stimulating ethnic consciousness (Kipp, ). Macrae () referred to it as a tokenistic representation of traditions, which does not go deeper than routines, rituals and sentimentality.…”