Jakarta

Indonesia

18 October 2016

What’s Next?: How Do We Make Vertical Urban Design?

It seems sometimes as if the further away from the ground we rise, the more architectonic and less urban our buildings become. Skyscrapers have always...

17 October 2016

Mega Size Mixed-Use Projects: Redefining Vertical Urbanism

Monday October 17, 2016. Shenzhen, China. Dennis Poon of Thornton Tomasetti, presents at the 2016 China Conference Session 4c: Structural & Geotechnic Engineering. As the...

17 October 2016

Megacities: Setting the Scene

The rise of the megacity presents unprecedented opportunities to understand the human urbanization project, and to observe the effects of multi-core, polycentric cities growing together...

16 September 2014

Advances in Seismic Design and Construction in Indonesia

Since the Great Aceh Earthquake of 2004, much progress has been achieved in Indonesia with the aim of building better earthquake resistant structures. The seismic...

21 September 2012

Interview: Signature Tower Jakarta

Sugeng Wijanto of PT Gistama Intisemesta and Tiyok Prasetyoadi of PDW Architects are interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2012 CTBUH Shanghai Congress at the...

21 September 2012

The Signature Tower: Reaching High in the Sky of Indonesia

This presentation discusses the reasons behind the selection of the structural systems, as well as the use of advanced structural analyses and design methods, including...

11 October 2011

Urban Design Guidelines as Tool for Tall Building in Jakarta

Urban Design Guidelines instrument is introduced in Jakarta in early 90s. Since then, the guidelines have been part of the city planning instrument. The presentation...