Respect for the Maestros Green Dome
The architecture of the MPR/DPR Building and the landscaping of the site where it stands is the work of eminent pioneers in Indonesian architecture. The green-domed building with its wide expanse has become a landmark as well as a national treasure. The addition of a new building should remain respectful of the old construction.
August 24, 2011
SLAMET Wirasonjaya still recalls what took place one dawn in May 1965. Wearing a T-shirt, Sukarno received the youth who had just graduated with a masters degree in landscape architecture from Harvard University, US, at the State Palace. He also quickly presented his plans for arranging the site of the Conference of the Emerging Forces (Conefo) Building.
"Bung Karno was immediately happy with my designs," he told Tempo two weeks ago. The brick-red
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