Minimalist style in Indonesia actually has been progressing quite different than what has been understood internationally as 'minimalism'. The real style on minimalism has a principle of 'less is more' is the passionate. The principle of minimalist modern architecture actually follow the principles of architectural 'form follow function' or form follow function. Therefore, the forms which do not need to be eliminated. But in Indonesia, we have ornamentation or decorations are still widely used, and minimalism has become an architectural style that stands alone, sometimes 'minimalist' is considered as a replacement term for 'modern architecture'. This can be understood, because the Indonesian culture is laden with ornamentation or decoration.
Monday, November 3, 2008
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