Continuing the Teachings of Romo

The name of Romo Mangun is still very much idealized and respected among the younger generation of architects. There are still many who create works in the “Romomangunesque” style.

May 26, 2009

THE title of the book is interesting: Mimpi Rumah Murah (The Dream of a Cheap House). The author is a young architect only 33 years old, named Yu Sing. He is short and thin with long hair reaching to his shoulders—occasionally he bushes it aside as he speaks. His enthusiasm however is enormous. His answer to the question, why he wants to design cheap housing has great depth. “That is one of the answers to what is the purpose of my living,”

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