THE OLD TOWN JAKARTA: PERSPECTIVES ON REVITALIZATION, CONSERVATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Widjaja Martokusumo
Associate Professor
Architectural Design Research Division
School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)

Architectural Design Symposium (CU:ADS 2010)

Abstract

Globalization affects current urban development, in which discourse on transformation and continuity have been critical over time regarding urban heritage. This has a close relationship with the maintenance of the genius loci as historic urban quarter’s aesthetic attribute. Based upon conflicts between development and conservation, this paper argues that conservation requires new critical interpretations, and must be part of the modernization constructs. Thus, planning policy must recognize the existing fabrics and address ambivalences. The Old Town Jakarta reveals how historic urban quarters should address future needs, and respectively cultural diversities and socio-economic dynamics are basis for creating sustainable urban forms.

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Jakarta, image by tbSMITH

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