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Zaha Hadid to design West Java's playhouse
Aula Simfonia Jakarta, a concert hall in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, is packed with audience members during an event
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Aula Simfonia Jakarta, a concert hall in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, is packed with audience members during an event. Opened in 2009, the concert hall was designed by musician Stephen Tong, who has also conducted a number of performances at the symphony hall. West Java deputy governor Deddy Mizwar said Friday that the province's upcoming playhouse in Cikutra, Bandung, would be designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. (Photo courtesy of Aula Simfonia Jakarta) (Photo courtesy of Aula Simfonia Jakarta)
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span class="inline inline-center">Aula Simfonia Jakarta, a concert hall in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, is packed with audience members during an event. Opened in 2009, the concert hall was designed by musician Stephen Tong, who has also conducted a number of performances at the symphony hall. West Java deputy governor Deddy Mizwar said Friday that the province's upcoming playhouse in Cikutra, Bandung, would be designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. (Photo courtesy of Aula Simfonia Jakarta)
West Java's upcoming playhouse in Cikutra, Bandung, would be designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, a provincial government official has said.
Hadid had been approached by Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil a while ago as the playhouse was expected to have a monumental and timeless design, said West Java Deputy Governor Deddy Mizwar after a meeting with Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil and Zaha Hadid's team in Bandung on Friday.
The design is said to have unique characteristics of West Java such as the megamendung cloud-patterned batik from Cirebon, among other.
Deddy said funds for the design would not come from the regional budget as it would be handled by a third party and the investor would later present it to the government as a gift (hibah).
In addition to the playhouse, the 4-hectare plot of land in Cikutra will also host commercial enterprises such as a shopping mall and hotel. (nov/kes)
