INDUSTRIALISATION, FOREIGN AID & MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN POST-WAR INDONESIA

Hi, I'm Mahamadou Diarra, a PhD student at the University

of New South Wales and Sydney.

I'd like to present my topic, which is for my

BSC thesis.

This is Industrialization for an eight and modern architecture in

Postwar Indonesia.

Well, my faces strikes.

First of all.

Um The reverend existing start is on architecture in post

independent Indonesia during the era of President Sukarno.

Uh But this work focused on the relationship between architecture

works and Sukarno's politics, especially his politics pertaining to how

Indonesian image you wanted to project, as well as on

the architects of the buildings.

My things is my facilities is tries to tie together

industrialization for in eight and the development of modern architecture

in independent Indonesia.

My argument is that the development of modern architecture in

the newly independent Indonesia was preconditioned by a government policy

of industrialization, um which is an economic policy Issued in

1951 to deal with the economic condition of Indonesia at

the time.

Now, this policy, along with foreign eight made available the

material condition of possibility for construction projects commissioned by the

partner of government.

For this colloquium presentation, I concentrate on one of square

knows major building works the National Monument in Jakarta, which

is one of so for a buildings that I will

examine actually.

Um please bear in mind that my work is in

progress. In fact, it is still in early stage.

However, the initial exploration indicate not only the high extent

of state support for the construction of major projects.

Also indicated are the involvement of local and foreign companies

and foreign government bodies, both in the process of industrialization

and the construction of measurable architectural projects.

Now, the findings regarding the National Monument Construction Project may

lead to a story on material condition of possibility pertaining

to Indonesia's post independence architecture.

The national monument had been conceived in 1955, actually, uh

to symbolize it is meant to symbolize the the nation.

Of course, Nevertheless, uh it could only, it could only

be realized through construction project in August 1961.

Well, It should have been finished um sometime during the

1960s. Nevertheless, it was completed in 1975.

Uh why 1975?

Well, because in 1965 there was a queue data in

Indonesia and that hampered a lot of things in Indonesia.

So that's why the monument was designed by Sudarsono, who

went by one name only, one name really, who was

an architect working for the presidency of the palace for

this presentation.

I mainly refer to these two sources.

These are reports prepared by the committee, which is responsible

which was responsible for the construction of the national Monument.

Now the left is the 1963 report uh on the

right is the 1960 for report.

These two pages appeared on the 1963 report left one

list materials used um Or 1963 for the construction of

the National Monument.

Now, Uh number one is some men now man came

from, it is safe there that this man came from

the music cement plan now, which is interesting because the

graphic cement plant itself was realized as a Part of

the 1951 Industrialization Plan and it was possible to be

and the plan was possible to be established due to

the availability of american, financial and technical aid.

Now, aside from some men, there are other materials as

well. Is there, such as still of course for concrete?

Uh you know, for concrete construction.

On the right side is the organized organizational chart showing

who were involved in the construction now.

Um It is, it is um shown here that P.

N. R.

D. C.

Area, which is a state owned Indonesian company, was the

main contractor for this Monument National Monument Project.

And then there is a japanese company which is a

private japanese company or Tony G, which profound uh equipment

still frames um, materials unavailable in Indonesia as well as

experts. Mm.

Now, these two pages appeared on the 1964 report left,

one also least materials used again, some man from the

graphic plant again still still and so forth.

Um whereas on the right side, um We can see

the overview of cost er 1960 for it includes payment

tautology as well as cost to provide lodgings or the

japanese experts, experts from community that is The 1963 and

64 reports suggest the use of some men from the

basic plan, Which is a fruit of the 1951 industrialization

plan. An American aid uh still seems to be important

as Uh, Indonesia's attempt to establish a steel industry in

1961 with Soviet eight actually depart succeed Due to the

coup in 1965.

So there was no steel production in Indonesia at that

time. Now, as Tony cheap provided the steel is possible

that the source of still for the National Monument is

Japan, but this needs to be confirmed with further research.

Well, it's not mentioned in the 63 and 64 reports

are the source of Marbles as the national monument is

planted with Marbles By 1960, for Cladding had not been

done. So it's not on the list, of course.

Nevertheless, a newspaper article on February nine, indicates that marble

for the National Monument would be sent from a quarry

in Watcher East java.

The reports also show the involvement of not only the

Indonesian state owned company arctic area as the contractor, but

also the involvement of Tony g a.

Japanese private company.

Now Tony just involvement seems to be related to a

Japanese reparation payment and economic aid to Indonesia in the

early 1960s.

Now I need to confirm this.

This needs to be confirmed with for the research as

per the stage of my research, this information regarding the

National Monument projects, just that the material condition of possibility

for the National Monument project Includes the establishment of the

graphic cement plant in 1957.

The presence of Indonesian expertise in the form of the

architect and this experts working for the state owned construction

company, Japanese eight.

and involvement as represented by Panicky importation of some materials

such as still.

Um So this is what has been found as for

this stage of my research, Not mentioned in both 1963

and 64 reports are the role of labourers.

Um yeah, there was an article on this laborers on

Harian rakyat, which is left this newspaper Harian Rakyat People's

Daily On January one, Uh the article said that the

labors came from Java's rural areas, some of whom had

been involved in another pressed issues Sukarno Commission Project of

Hotel Indonesia.

Um some of these laborers came with their spouses and

the spouses who also did works in the National Monument

Project by pulverizing bricks for cement aggregates.

So, but there, but not much has been found about

these laborers.

Uh, that's all I have for now.

Thank you.

Um your input, your feet backs, your criticism will be

appreciated. Thank you.

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