ARCHINESIA 5

Book excerpt: GOOD DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE NOW. One of the most important quite dominant processes in architecture is design process, and the goal of architecture design is to obtain good design. Good design has double meaning, aesthetic and ethic. In architecture the two should be united as a single goal that a design process should strive for. Moreover, an architectural product does not only effect its client and architect. On a broader level, architectural products also effect their surrounding environments. In a large scale, they may even have an effect on the economy and the social and political condition. The question is : How does an architectural design attain the label ‘good design’? We tried to find the answer through a round table discussion by inviting the two groups of professionals in Indonesia: practitioners and academics. What are their thought on this matter ? You can peruse them in the main coverage of Archinesia vol.5. Built Project in Southeast Asia : House in Semarang, (Revano Satria) Serenity House, phuket (Duangrit Bunnag) Spiral House, Surabaya (Archimetric) B House, Bali (d-associates) Recycled Wood House, Jakarta (Mamostudio) #1 The Mori, Bandung (LABO) Ize Hotel, Bali (Studio Tonton) River Safari, Singapore (DP Architects) Anjung Salihara, (Studiodasar) Audi Centre, Singapore (Ong&Ong) Kineforum Misbar, Jakarta (Csutoras & Liando) Architravel special : Scottish Parliament Building by Enric Miralles