VIRTUAL: Prague Heritages
Abstract
The Republic of Indonesia, with 1.340 tribes, is enriched with hundreds of traditional structures. Like other vernacular structures, they all evolved through the eras, and it is impossible to have strict guidelines or general measurements. With modernization, Indonesian people -slowly but surely- are walking away from their culture, including its traditional building. This paper discusses cases where traditional Indonesian houses are on the edge of extinction and what the stakeholders have done to prevent it. The data was gathered from literature studies. It also revealed that most traditional structure and construction knowledge is mainly stored not in the written form but as an oral heritage in the construction workers’ memory. As technology advances, the number of construction workers in traditional construction areas also decreases yearly. With this condition, those hundreds of traditional houses’ structures are also a big challenge for Indonesian stakeholders. They need to work on a system to preserve both the tangible houses and its intangible construction knowledge and skill. It is an extensive homework for the Indonesian government and other stakeholders that practice in the preservation area.
Maria Wulansari is a PhD student in the research group of Architecture, Culture, and Tectonics in the Department of Architecture at the University of Nottingham, which she joined in April 2021. Previously, she received a Bachelor Degree in Architecture from the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia. She also has a master degree in Architecture from the Institut Teknologi Bandung, also in Indonesia.
Prof Jonathan Hale is an architect and Professor of Architectural Theory in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Nottingham. He is Head of the Architecture, Culture and Tectonics research group (ACT) and Convenor for Architectural Humanities II, and Design, Culture & Context modules.
M.Sc. in Architectural Engineering, PhD on architectural fabrics and foils, Paolo Beccarelli is Associate Professor in Architectural Structures, member of the Architecture, Culture and Tectonics Research Group and coordinator of the Tectonics research area at the University of Nottingham.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Wednesday 28th June, 2023