The process leading up to the DNA formation of RAW >O+ OMAH was like a game of blending various aspects of personal identity and skills as an architect, craftsmen, and librarian to reach a single point. This process involves an effort to balance the right and left sides of the brain. It includes long periodsContinue reading “The DNA of RAW DOT OMAH”
Category Archives: English or Bilingual Books
Eko Prawoto: The Voice of the Village
Buku ini menggambarkan sosok Eko Agus Prawoto yang hadir dan hidup di desa, sebuah proses belajar tentang bahasa arsitektur yang lebih gayut di desa. Beliau adalah seorang Kesatria yang berjuang di desa, yang mengetuk tak hanya raga dan pikiran, tetapi juga hati orang-orang yang bersinggungan dengannya. Dalam setiap karyanya, ia mencoba berdialog dengan alam sepertiContinue reading “Eko Prawoto: The Voice of the Village”
Yuswadi Saliya: Perjalanan Malam Hari
Buku terbitan kedua ini memuat tulisan Yuswadi Saliya tahun 2003 dengan refleksi baru “Perjalanan Siang Hari” di 2024. Seperti menjelajah hutan rimba penuh makna, Yuswadi mengajak pembaca melihat arsitektur sebagai cerminan sejarah, budaya, dan kearifan lokal. Sebagai salah satu pendiri PT. Atelier Enam Arsitek, beliau menjadi jembatan kokoh yang menghubungkan perintis arsitektur Indonesia dengan generasiContinue reading “Yuswadi Saliya: Perjalanan Malam Hari”
#2 Sustainable Architecture: Never Ending Dialogue in Strange Architecture Library
Sustainable Architecture is a book that aims to understand architecture and the role of architects, which involves exploring the essence through diverse dialogues. OMAH Library, in collaboration with various contributors, seeks to uncover local genius and daily life fundamentals. This book reflects on how diverse perspectives enrich our architectural ecosystem. We explore sustainable architecture andContinue reading “#2 Sustainable Architecture: Never Ending Dialogue in Strange Architecture Library”
Sketches and Regrets
Buku sketsa adalah tempat paling personal bagi seorang aristek –di mana ia menggoreskan ide dan semangat, juga kegelisahan dan keruwetan yang dialaminya. Dalam buku ini, Airin Efferin mencoba mengumpulkan kembali serpihan kepribadian arsitek Oky Kusprianto. Susunan sketsa menunjukkan tahapan dalam penciptaan suatu karya dan transformasinya. Dilengkapi dengan esai-esai Airin yang sekaligus menuangkan kenangan akan bagianContinue reading “Sketches and Regrets”
Tectogram: Tectonics Grammar
This book was born into a chapter about the dialogue of tectonic and detailed experiments with various materials that Realrich Sjarief and his entire RAW team did when designing and building his works. Tectonics which has its own grammar, distinctive grammar. This book does not want to be a narcissistic or theoretical book, but hopefullyContinue reading “Tectogram: Tectonics Grammar”
Tan Tjiang Ay: Begawan Ciptaning
Saat – saat berdialog dan berdiskusi bersama Tan Tjiang Ay bisa diibaratkan seperti perjalanan mencari matahari. Cobalah bayangkan di pagi atau sore hari, kejarlah bayang bayang, tidak akan ada habisnya, ia akan terus di depan kita. Cobalah mengejar matahari, bayang – bayang akan mengikuti kita. Cerita ini dilambangkan di dalam Alegori Gua Plato. Alegori GuaContinue reading “Tan Tjiang Ay: Begawan Ciptaning”
The Guild
The Guild portrays an architectural journey as a phenomenon. The journey is not only illustrated by a teamwork with the product of the architecture work alone, but weaved in the form of story with all of its griefs and lessons that have been attained. The introductory chapter begins with the memory of the former officeContinue reading “The Guild”
SPIRIT_45: Cultural Hypnosis and an Unfinished Manisfesto
SPIRIT_45 is numerous sessions of dialogue, expansive moments of discourses, and odes to past architectural marvels. Andy Rahman, Eka Swadiansa, and Realrich Sjarief -3 young Indonesian architects- gathered and collided, drowned in endless discussions, to continuously reflect the Indonesian architecture scenery in the perspective of their daily practices. Of concepts and reality, of abstracts andContinue reading “SPIRIT_45: Cultural Hypnosis and an Unfinished Manisfesto”
#Alpha: Never Ending Dialogues in Strange Architecture Library
OMAH Architecture Library Was Established By Realrich Sjarief On 17th Of January 2015 To Accommodate Accessible Knowledge For Public, Especially Young People, About Architecture In Indonesia. We Are Working On Part-time Basis To Support The Architecture Community Which Shows Why The Library Is Only Open On Saturday And Sunday. Louis Kahn Once Shared About HisContinue reading “#Alpha: Never Ending Dialogues in Strange Architecture Library”