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)