page_title: Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo
section_title: Post-colonial architecture works
hierarchical_section_title: Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo / Post-colonial architecture works
caption_attribution_description: English: The legislative building complex in Senayan, Jakarta Русский: Комплекс зданий Народного консультативного конгресса и Совета народных представителей, расположенный в Сенаяне - районе на юге Джакарты Bahasa Indonesia: Gedung MPR, DPR, dan DPD
context_page_description: Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo was an architect in Indonesia who was active during the late 1960s and mid 1970s. In 1964, he was asked by President Sukarno to be in charge as chief architect for national architectural projects in the Jakarta. Soejoedi is considered to be the first native architect of the Post-Colonial period that is considered as a proponent of modernist architects and designers.
context_section_description: Among Soejoedi's work is the Conference of the New Emerging Forces, the Conefo (1964-1983). For this work, Soejoedi interpreted President Sukarno's intention for an image of a total independence from the East communist bloc and the West democratic capitalist bloc by designing a modern complex with no recognizable traces of precedent buildings.
  Another of Soejoedi's project, probably the most infamous, is Duta Merlin Hotel project. The project was designed to replace the colonial hotel of Hotel des Indes, a masterpiece of Indies architect F.J.L. Ghijsels which was designed as an extraordinary adaptation of Art Deco in the tropical climate of Java, then known as the New Indies Style. For Soejoedi, establishing a new architecture for a national pride was probably more important than maintaining an old building with traces of colonialism of the past.
  Below are some of Soejoedi's project. 
  ASEAN Secretariat Building, Jakarta (1975)
  Balai Sidang Senayan, Jakarta (1960-1965)
  Department of Agriculture complex, Jakarta
  Department of Forestry Tower (Manggala Wana Bhakti), Jakarta (1977)
  the Republic of Indonesia's Embassy, Kuala Lumpur
  French Embassy, Jakarta (1971, demolished in 2012)
  Gedung Pusat Grafika, Jakarta (1971)
  Office of the Ministry of Transportation
  Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air Sutami
  the Republic of Indonesia's Embassy, Belgrade
  the Republic of Indonesia's Embassy, Colombo
caption: The Conefo, now the MPR/DPR building.
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