Confronting built heritage: Shifting perspectives on colonial architecture in Indonesia

From the 1990s to the present, newspapers in Indonesia, notably Sunday editions, have regularly featured articles appreciative of Indonesia’s colonial built heritage. Often the work of relatively young reporters, the articles either praised the aesthetics and historical relevance of the buildings and townscapes or highlighted the threats facing...

Ontwerpen aan de stad: Stedenbouw in Nederlands-Indië en Indonesië (1905-1950)

This book describes the development and professionalization of Dutch Indian (Indische) town planning between 1905 and 1951. It simultaneously portrays the modernisation of the Dutch East Indies and the emergence of modern day Indonesia.

For Kota and Kampong: The Emergence of Town Planning as a Discipline

This chapter, an abridged version of Van Roosmalen's dissertation, describes the development and professionalization of Dutch Indian (Indische) town planning between 1905 and 1950, the simultaneous modernisation of the Dutch East Indies and the emergence of modern day Indonesia. A Dutch version of the chapter was published in 2004 ('Voor kota en...

Le positionnement de l’héritage colonial bâti

L’évaluation des artefacts culturels et leur appréciation se font en fonction d’un certain nombre de critères. Si la validité des méthodes d’analyse et d’évaluation occidentales est incontestable pour l’architecture et l’urbanisme occidentaux, leur ambivalence, leur inadéquation et leur insuffisance en dehors de l’Occident, c’est-à-dire dans un...

Awal penataan ruang di Indonesia

This chapter describes the development and professionalization of Dutch Indian (Indische) town planning between 1905 and 1950. The chapter is included in a publication edited by N. Jenny M.T. Hardjatno and Febi Harta entitled 'Sejarah Penataan Ruang Indonesia 1948-2000. Beberapa Ungkapan'. The publication is a collaborative effort of the...

Changing Views on Colonial Heritage

Within the context of a rational study and in order to arrive at a balanced appreciation of nineteenth and twentieth century heritage worldwide, architecture and town planning realized under colonial rule requires special attention. This paper describes the strengths and need for a revised vision of this particular heritage and the...

Changing Views on Colonial Heritage

Within the context of a rational study and in order to arrive at a balanced appreciation of nineteenth and twentieth century heritage worldwide, architecture and town planning realized under colonial rule requires special attention. This paper describes the strengths and need for a revised vision of this particular heritage and the...