Architect Awards planned

Architect Awards planned

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Architects Association will
present architecture awards to distinguished buildings in
Indonesia.

Gregorius Antar, chairman of the awards committee, said
yesterday that the association has so accepted the names of 40
buildings to be judged and expects to register more architectural
works until Aug. 31.

The association will judge a number of architectural works
which fall into five categories -- residential buildings,
commercial and public buildings, institution buildings, old and
preserved buildings and urban/rural planning designs.

The judgment of government-owned buildings will be conducted
jointly by the association in cooperation with the Ministry of
Public Works.

Antar said that the awards are given to encourage the
development of architecture in Indonesia.

The awards, he said, are given to architectural works that
apply innovative construction and design methods, extensively
explore traditional architecture and upgrade the quality of
public space.

For this year's awards the association has appointed Yuswadi
Saliya, Iman Sudibyo, Endi Subiyono, Budi A.Sukada and Irianto as
judges, Antar explained.

The Architecture Awards have been held by the association
since l974. Among awarded buildings are Nusa Dua Hotel in Bali,
the Gedono Monastery in Salatiga, Central Java, designed by
Catholic priest and architect Y.B. Mangunwijaya and Darwis
Khudori, the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta designed by Tetra
Hendra and a factory in Malang, East Java, designed by Zou Fu
Yuan/Skala Selaras. (raw)