FREESTYLE: INDONESIAN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE FORUM

14 Sep 18

As part of the 3rd Indonesian Cultural Festival (ICF), the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Baku and YARAT Contemporary Art Space is delighted to organize an Architecture Forum with the theme of Indonesian Islamic architectural heritage on September 14th.

The Forum is led by Indonesian renowned architect, Mr. Munichy Bachron Edress, Chairman of Indonesian Architecture Association. He will present Indonesia’s rich architecture, which is influenced by a variety of art and cultural heritage, among others Muslim heritage. One of the topics that he will present is a unique Muslim village called “Kampung Kauman” or Kauman village in the city center of Yogyakarta, a traditional and historical city in Java Island with an existing Sultanate palace and designed based on specific Javanese cosmology and philosophy.

Munichy Bachron Edress, M.Arch., IAI, AA, is an Indonesian architect, artist, living and working in Yogyakarta. He is the Chairman of Indonesian Architect Association and professor at the Islamic University of Indonesia in Yogyakarta. He also takes painting as a career and owns a painting gallery.

Language: Bahasa, with translation into Azerbaijani

Date: September 14, 2018

Time: 7 pm

Venue: YARAT Centre

Admission is free