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S. Widjojo Building Jakarta
Definitely one of the most unusual buildings in Jakarta’s business district, the S. Widjojo building harks back to earlier times with its brutally efficient and post-modern design, which – it must be said – looks completely out of place in madcap Jakarta – possibly the most chaotic city in the world.
The building was finished in 1981 after a long and arduous process of fund raising by Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, the founder of Subud (Susila Budhi Dharma), a new age philosophical movement with a cultish edge – which I was amazed to find out – has a following across the world, including in my own country, the UK.
There are other UK links as well. The building was the first in Indonesia to use glassfiber reinforced cement (GRC), the material which made implementation of the building’s design possible, and this material was licensed to the Indonesian company by the UK’s Pilkington Brothers.
In addition to that, one of the building’s main tenants is still The British Council, which has been located here since the building officially opened.
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S. Widjojo Building Jakarta
Definitely one of the most unusual buildings in Jakarta’s business district, the S. Widjojo building harks back to earlier times with its brutally efficient and post-modern design, which – it must be said – looks completely out of place in madcap Jakarta – possibly the most chaotic city in the world.
The building was finished in 1981 after a long and arduous process of fund raising by Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, the founder of Subud (Susila Budhi Dharma), a new age philosophical movement with a cultish edge – which I was amazed to find out – has a following across the world, including in my own country, the UK.
There are other UK links as well. The building was the first in Indonesia to use glassfiber reinforced cement (GRC), the material which made implementation of the building’s design possible, and this material was licensed to the Indonesian company by the UK’s Pilkington Brothers.
In addition to that, one of the building’s main tenants is still The British Council, which has been located here since the building officially opened.
Visit my personal blog: Alterity