Preface

The book is the product of interdisciplinary research and fieldwork developed by academics and students from Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Urban Planning from Melbourne School of Design (MSD) of University of Melbourne; School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development (SAPPK) of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB); and Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) of University of Stuttgart in SeptemberOctober 2019.

The studio addressed the question ‘How do we envision the in-between city?’ and focused on highlighting the urban informal settlements, or called kampung in Indonesian, along the Cikapundung River in the progressive City of Bandung. The study area was divided into three sites: Upper Stream, Mid Stream, and Low-Mid Stream. This book covers the area of Kampung Braga in Low-Mid Stream characterised by heritage site and tourist destination. The studio aims to explore the range of planning and design possibilities to reimagine the position of kampung within the urban system.

This book, Bina Braga, is a set of strategic frameworks used as recommendation for community and place development in Kampung Braga that provides directions for future development. It aims to strengthen the position of Kampung Braga and its residents as part of urban production in Alun-Alun and Braga area. This book is influenced by the preliminary planning and design ideas during the fieldwork in Bandung.

This book is part of the collaboration between Gian Franco Valverde from Master of Urban Design University of Melbourne. He develops urban design framework, which has been incorporated in one of the actions in this book, in one of the selected sites in Kampung Braga.