The Sprawling Mess

Public space in Jakarta is shrinking. Economic interests have turned it into a business zone. Reflection of a jumbled spatial layout policy?

June 25, 2002

JUST visit the Pulo Mas horse racecourse in East Jakarta. Changes have taken place there. On the western corner of the zone several shops are already there in addition to the Superindo Minimarket, crowded with customers every day. Next to them, a Korean business center is being built. It will house a car showroom, a business information center, cafés and restaurants, all designed in a Korean theme. This business center will extend alon

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