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Joglo in Yogyakarta circa 1908. Joglo is a type of traditional vernacular house of the Javanese people (Javanese omah).The word joglo refers to the shape of the roof. In the highly hierarchical Javanese culture, the type of roof of a house reflects the social and economic status of the owners of the house; joglo houses are traditionally associated with Javanese aristocrats.
This resulted to the introduction of architecture styles such as Nieuwe Zakelijkheid, De Stijl and Amsterdam School, most of which had survived and can be observed in design for colonial period offices, churches, public buildings and villas. Perhaps the highest form of "enlightenment" can be seen in Villa Isola, designed by Schoemaker in Bandung.
Villa Isola (now Bumi Siliwangi) is an art-deco building in the northern part of Bandung, the capital of West Java province of Indonesia.Overlooking the valley with the view of the city, Villa Isola was completed in 1933 by the Dutch architect Wolff Schoemaker for the Dutch media tycoon Dominique Willem Berretty [], the founder of the Aneta press-agency in the Dutch East Indies.
Founded in 1988, Aman Resorts' first destination was the result of hotelier Adrian Zecha's desire to build a holiday home in Phuket. [2] [3] His plans soon developed into an idea to build a small boutique resort with Anil Thadani and two other friends.
Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore 2011-2016 School of the Arts, Singapore 2005-2010 Bras Basah MRT station, Singapore 2000-2008 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Changi Airport, Singapore 2005-2008 iluma, Singapore 2005-2009 Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali 2003-2009 Oasia Downtown, Singapore 2011-WOHA is a Singaporean multinational architectural industrial design ...
Editor's note: The University of Georgia announced that Kirby Smart's father, Sonny Smart, died early Saturday morning. By almost any measurement, Georgia's Kirby Smart is one of the best coaches ...
The remaining five Australians from the infamous “Bali Nine” drug gang are “relieved and happy” to be home after Canberra struck a deal with Jakarta to end their two decades of imprisonment.
Contemporary architecture is the architecture of the 21st century. No single style is dominant. [1] Contemporary architects work in several different styles, from postmodernism, high-tech architecture and new references and interpretations of traditional architecture [2] [3] to highly conceptual forms and designs, resembling sculpture on an enormous scale.