What is the Free Choice Programme?
The Kota Gede Free Choice program is an on-site workshop program for the Second-Semester TU Delft Master Student (from Architecture and Urbanism). This year, the Studio Globalization offers the case of KotaGede in Indonesia. In this case, the student will be dealing with the issue of Post Disaster urban renewal project. Kota Gede city was hit by a devastating earthquake of 5.9 Richter scale on 27 May 2006. The city which has a long history that dated back to 17th century was listed as the World Monument Funds as one of the 100 Most Endangered Sites. After the earthquake, parts of this culturally rich city were destroyed.
In the on-site workshop the students will visit the site and work together to produce an urban renewal master plan for the city. In the end of the programme, the students are expected to produce an urban renewal master plan for the city of KotaGede.
This program is opened also for Universitas Gadjah Mada students, although only limited on the on-site workshop program and no credit points. And only 10 students will be accepted. Priority will be given to the Graduate students (MPKD, MDKB, S2) and senior level of undergraduate students (Architecture and PWK). There are 21 master students from TU Delf with 12 nationalities will participate in this program. Six of them are urbanism and the rest are architecture and interior program students. With these various backgrounds it is expected that the program would be able simulate and stimulate a multidisciplinary teamwork.
THE PROGRAM (20-26 April 2008)
- Site Visit to Kota Gede
- Series of Workshops organized in Kotagede
Mentors:
- Hein de Hans (Prof in Architecture TU Delf),
- Diego Sepulveda (U-LAB, Chair of Urban Renewal-Studio Globalization TU Delf)
- Devisari Tunas, MSc. (Chair Urban Renewal-Studio Globalization, TU Delf)
- Ir. Laretna T. Adishakti M.Arch (Department of Architecture & Planning UGM)
- Dyah Titisari ST, MAUD (Department of Architecture & Planning UGM)
- Discussion with active local actors, planning authorities and inhabitants
- Result Presentation in site (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta)
Registration (deadline 12 April 2008)
Please submit your CV and example of your studio works to sita@gmail.com. English speaking student is required
- Accepted students will be notified by April 14, 2008. And a series of lectures and preparation will be organized since then.
- Fee to joint the program Rp. 100.000,- Facilities is:
- – Certificate of completion
- – Workshop materials
- – 6 times lunch and 3 times dinner
- – No transportation between campus and Kotagede provided
- – No accommodation in Kotagede provided
Collaborators
TU Delft team
Studio Globalization (TU-Delft)
Stylos (TU-Delft)
Universitas Gadjah Mada (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Dienst Monumentenzorg Holand
Tropen Museum Amsterdam
Prins Claus Foundation
NL Practitioners
Contact and further information
Laretna T. Adishakti (adishakti.sita@yahoo.com)
Ind Free Choice Studio Globalization MSc 2
