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25 Tropical Houses in Indonesia25 Tropical Houses in Indonesia offers a selection of the best contemporary architecture in the archipelago, ranging from a new type of urban shop house to dramatic and flamboyant buildings emerging from the countryside.

Drawing on classical Indonesian aesthetics and conventions and blending these with dynamic, cutting-edge design ideas, modern architecture in Indonesia has become dramatically aligned with international concepts of space, incorporating stunning local elements and materials.

Amir Sidharta is Curator/Director of the Museum Universitas Pelita Harapan, Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, a center outside Jakarta for the study of Indonesian fine art, and Lecturer in Architecture at the university.

Amanda Achmadi, based in Jakarta and Stuttgart, works as a practicing architect and freelance writer. She contributed to Houses for the 21st Century.

Masano Kawana is the photographer of New Asian Style, Tropical Asian Cooking, Green Mangoes and Lemon Grass, and Shunju: New Japanese Cuisine. He was the recipient of the 2004 James Beard Award for Best Food Photography.Hardcover, 240 pages published by Periplus Editions/Berkeley Books Pte Ltd on 30 April 2006.

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