The basic design, of course, (will involve the designs being) collaborated. We see there are two entry winners for the design for the Vice President's Palace. We will (combine) it laterJakarta (ANTARA) - The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry will combine the elements of the winners' entries for the Nusantara City design contest, including the design for the Vice President's Palace.
"The basic design, of course, (will involve the designs being) collaborated. We see there are two entry winners for the design for the Vice President's Palace. We will (combine) it later. We will take elements from Buma Betang Umai (and some from the) Citizenship Palace," the director general of artistry at the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry Diana Kusumastuti stated here on Monday.
Kusumastuti delivered the statement while rewarding the winners of the Nusantara City building design concept contest.
"Hence, later on, after a basic design, we can determine the development of the Vice President's Palace, which we will inform during the announcement for the auction," she elaborated.
Kusumastuti also spoke of her administration combining other winning concepts for other categories, such as for the Legislative Office Complex, Worship Area, and Judicial Complex.
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The competition kicked off on March 28, 2022. The first judging phase was on June 6-10, 2022, in which three best designs were selected.
The three best concepts were ranked on June 20-22, 2022, and Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono and the juries were involved in the process to decide the winners.
Some 248 participated in the contest, and 79 of them passed the verification process.
For the Judicial Office Complex, the first winner was the concept titled "Adil Ka Talino," second was "Paramarta," followed by Cakra Nusantara as the third winning entry.
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As for the Vice President's Palace, no design was chosen for the first place. However, two designs -- Huma Betang Umai and Citizenship Palace (Istana Kerakyatan) -- were selected as winners for the second place. The third-place winner was an entry titled "Dwi Arya Wibawa."
For the Worship Area, three entries -- Humanity Beyond Religion, Cahaya Batang Haring Nusantara, and Getting Along (Akur Rukun) -- were selected as the second-place winners.
No first-place winner was announced for the Legislative Office Complex, though two entries -- Sasana Swara Nusantara and Rajut Swara Indonesia -- were chosen for the second place; while Democratic Circle (Lingkar Demokrasi) was selected for the third place.
The first-, second-, and third-place winners were rewarded Rp500 million, Rp250million, and Rp150 million respectively.
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