[Lecture Series: Demystifying Nusantara Architecture] 

Prof. Dr. Ir. Josef Prijotomo M.Arch studied architecture  at the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS). He obtained a master of architecture degree from Iowa State University in 1982. He is now working as a teaching staff in ITS, his alma mater. His fields of  expertise are history and theory of architecture; javanese architecture, focusing on treatises and (javanese) written documents; colonial architecture in Indonesia; and semiotics. He has published the books: `Ideas and Forms of Javanese Architecture’ and `Pasang Surut Arsitektur di Indonesia’. His latest book, titled `Petungan: sistim ukuran arsitektur Jawa’, was  published by Gajah Mada University Press. He is now working on his forthcoming books: `Primbon dan Arsitektur Jawa’; `Kawruh Kalang’ (Indonesian version, with comments); `Dekonstruksi dalam kacamata Indonesia’; and `Arsitektur Purna Modern’.

DI Ulrike Herbig, Technical University Vienna, and Head of the Advisory  Board of the AIS, will be discussant to Prof. Prijotomo’s presentation.