WHF Indonesia - VARANI KOSASIH

Varani Kosasih developed her interest in the research and documentation of Indonesian architecture since working with the Arsitektur Hijau community in 2004. Her thesis about Kampung Nage, Flores was published as a book in 2009. Varani then joined Han Awal Architects in 2007 where she met Yori Antar, co-founding Uma Nusantara in 2008. The initiative protects Indonesian architectural heritage, and began following an incredible journey to the remote village of Waerebo in Manggara, where the amazing traditional houses and warm welcome from the villagers made the trip different. After returning to Jakarta, the architects set up a project to save the endangered Waerebo traditional house. In 2012, this project won international and local awards, including the 2012 Asia Pacific UNESCO Cultural Heritage Conservation Award and Indonesian Architects Institute Award for Conservation. Today, Uma Nusantara is a movement that impacts the general architecture community in Indonesia, extending beyond to anthropologists and archeologists.
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