LSAI

Lembaga Sejarah Arsitektur Indonesia
(Institute of Indonesian Architectural Historian)

Lembaga Sejarah Arsitektur Indonesia (LSAI) or Institute of Indonesian Architectural Historian was first sparked by four architects from Bandung: Yuswadi Saliya, Sandi A. Siregar, Haryoto Koento, and Sutrisno Murtiyoso.

On September, 24 1989, these four invited 40 more friends to discuss the idea. Early in the afternoon, everybody agreed to support the founding of an organization with the general goals of:

To develop the knowledge of architectural history and Indonesian history of architecture
To foster the awareness of history of architecture among the Indonesian people
To encourage research and documentation of Indonesian history of architecture
To save the existing Indonesian architectural heritage and their flowering through an information system, national and internationalwide.
To establish a continuous communication forum between members through scientific meetings and publications.

You may also see the original text of their statement in Bahasa Indonesia, and the names of people who signed it (Pernyataan Bersama).

Yet it took more than three years (February, 3 1993) to establish LSAI as a legal body. Until now, the activities of LSAI are still restricted, there's only a very loosely organized members around an amorphous 'core' . Communication between core members are very solid.

Several projects have been handled through and by the core members. The main projects are:

Writing a History of Indonesian Architecture module, comissioned by the Indonesian Open University, due to be published this year.
Organizing the architectural exhibition in the first Festival Istiqlal in 1991, and its second, next September 1995.
Contributions to Indonesia Heritage Series: Architecture.
Publication of a book on Indonesian Masjids, an on-going project with BD+A, Jakarta.

We plan to publish a small newsletter to maintain contacts among members. This Media LSAI will be a bimonthly, starting July and it is free. Media LSAI will be available in hardcopy via snail-mail to members in Indonesia, and in electronic version in this Home Page for those residing outside Indonesia. To receive Media LSAI, send your name, address (both), occupation and project if possible.

And here is our newsletter: SASAKALA.

And here is some links to our member's HomePages.

Contact address: LSAI, Jl. Karangarum 8, Bandung 40162, Indonesia, phone +62-22-630197, e-mail: sumur@indo.net.id.

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