posts tagged ‘jakarta’
Jakarta | crinkling center
July 13th, 2011 • cities, movingmemos
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Jakarta | June 26, 2011
Wall Scraper Syndicate, tagged someone on a facade in Central Jakarta. On a recent sweltering Sunday Morning MovingCities traversed, by foot and tuktuk, the administrative and political heart of the city, acting like the imaginary City Scraper Syndicate. read more »
Jakarta | slow skyline
July 10th, 2011 • cities, movingmemos
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Jakarta | June 25, 2011
When MovingCities landed in Jakarta on June 22, the city celebrated its 484th birthday. In the three years that passed since our last visit, the city’s skyline has barely changed. Steady, but not spectacularly. Impressions from a colossally slow skyline city. read more »
Jakarta | ‘Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu’ opening
July 8th, 2011 • 1 comment events, movingmemos
Tags: exhibition, jakarta, jongarsitek, maquettes
Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu | July 1, 2011
“For Indonesian architects, a house is usually their first project, the first experiment, the first chance to make a built work. [...] By removing the client out of this context, we enlarge the room to explore architecture.” So states Danny Wicaksono in his curatorial intentions for the Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu – Houses Without Doors – exhibition. The opening weekend in Jakarta was a great event full off maquettes, jongArsitek!, (but also other) architects and creatives – drinks, dialogues, music, presentation and food. read more »
Jakarta | ‘Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu’ exhibition
July 1st, 2011 • events, movingmemos
Tags: exhibition, jakarta, jongarsitek
Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu | jongArsitek! exhibition
Rumah Rumah Tanpa Pintu – Houses Without Doors – is an exhibition showcasing the investigation of 11 young Indonesian architects into the subject. Curated by Danny Wicaksono [Studio Dasar & founder of jongArsitek!] the exhibit opens today, July 1 at Dia.Lo.Gue Art Space in South Jakarta and runs till July 20. MovingCities will give a lecture on Sunday 3rd, as part of the events. More info and background. read more »
Jakarta | jungle jazz
June 30th, 2011 • cities, movingmemos
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Setiabudi, Jakarta | June 23-25, 2011
MovingCities resides the coming weeks in Jakarta and beyond. ‘Welcome to the concrete jungle’, our cab driver told us when driving in the middle of the night from the airport to our hotel. In the heart of this jungle lays the Setiabudi-district. A hip and distinct location, said the brochure in our hotel room. That is, when one likes sheds, colorful structures and self-built architecture. A report from the metropolitan maze. read more »
