Title & Author:

The past in the present : architecture in Indonesia / edited by Peter J.M. Nas.

Publication:

Rotterdam : NAi, ©2006.

Description:

286 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
"This publication coincided with the exhibition 'Moderniteit in de Tropen' held at the Netherlands Architecture Institute from 19 January to 3 June 2007"--Page 286
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modern Indonesian architecture : transplantation, adaptation, accommodation and hybridization / Johannes Widodo -- The past in the present : the place and role of Indonesian vernacular architectural traditions and building styles of the past in the present / Jan J.J.M. Wusiman -- The changing contour of mosques / Kees van Dijk -- The Chinese diaspora's urban morphology and architecture in Indonesia / Johannes Widodo -- Seeking the spirit of the age : Chinese architecture in Indonesia today / Pratiwo -- Beyond traditional Balinese architecture : hybrid past and contemporary architectural formation of Penglipuran village / Amanda Achmadi -- Colonial architecture in Indonesia : references and developments / Cor Passchier -- Tradition and modernity in the Netherlands East Indies / Martien de Vletter -- 'Is there really nothing we can do about that awful mirror?' Correspondence between Javanese ruler Mangkunegoro VII (1916-1944), architect Th. Karsten and archaeologist W.F. Stutterheim / Madelon Djajadiningrat -- The afterlife of the empire style : Indische Architectuur and art deco / Abidin Kusno -- Feeling at home, dealing with the past : Indonesian and colonial architecture in the Netherlands / Peter J.M. Nas and Maaike Boersma.

Summary:

"In The Past in the Present, Architecture in Indonesia renowned authors sketch a picture of the diversity in Indonesian architecture, found in both contemporary and historic buildings in the Archipelago. The main architectural traditions in Indonesia are defined in this book as modern, 'traditional' or vernacular, Islamic, Chinese, Hindu, and colonial or fndische architecture." "The Past in the Present offers a general introduction to Indonesian architecture and an intelligible description of the architectural context of Indische architecture."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

9056625721
9789056625726

Subject:

Architecture Indonesia History Exhibitions.
Vernacular architecture Indonesia Exhibitions.
Architecture, Tropical Indonesia Exhibitions.
Architecture Indonésie Histoire Expositions.
Architecture vernaculaire Indonésie Expositions.
Architecture tropicale Indonésie Expositions.
Architecture
Architecture, Tropical
Vernacular architecture
Bouwkunst.
Arkitektur historia Indonesien.
Indonesia
Indonesië.

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Nas, P.
Nederlands Architectuurinstituut.

Architecture in Indonesia

Holdings:

Location: Library main 251283
Call No.: BIB 180772
Status: Available