Opening Design Centre, Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) ITB
On Thursday, December 22, 2022, Design Centre, Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) ITB, located at the CADL Building, Ganesha 10, was officially opened by the Rector of ITB, Prof. Reini Wirahadikusumah, Ph.D. On this occasion, she also delivered Cultural Speech with the theme “Kuasai Teknologi; Aura Kebudayaan”. As part of this event, a Design Talk entitled “Design, Space, and Cultural Literacy” was also held with several respected speakers from different fields such as Dr. A. Rikrik Kusmara, M.Sn., Prof. Dr. Yasraf Amir Piliang, M.A., Deddy Wahjudi, Ph.D., Drs. Budi Isdianto, M.Sn., and Prananda L. Malasan, M.Ds., M.Phil., Ph.D. with Dr. Yan Yan Sunarya, S.Sn., M.Sn. as the moderator. The event was also enlivened by a slick performance from Christabel APP with poetry musicalization and poetry reading from Dr. Acep Iwan Saidi S.S.M. Hum.
Design Centre, Faculty of Art and Design ITB is located on the ground floor of the Center for Art, Design and Language (CADL) Building, ITB. This centre is equipped with various facilities with a collaborative spirit, such as a co-working space, makerspace, material library, the largest material center in Indonesia, an amphitheater, and an exhibition gallery. The opening of Design Centre FSRD ITB featured a number of collaborative works from students, lecturers, experts in their fields, and the public in general.
Dean of FSRD ITB, Dr. Andryanto Rikrik Kusmara, S.Sn, M.Sn., in his remarks said that Design Centre FSRD ITB will become a place for the aspirations of FSRD ITB to create a spirit of collaboration and multidiscipline work. Design Centre FSRD ITB is expected to become a leading hub both between units in ITB and with institutions outside ITB to accelerate innovation in solving increasingly complex problems.
Dr. Andryanto Rikrik Kusmara, S.Sn, M.Sn. would like to thank all parties involved in this very big event both for their support and their presence at the Opening of the Design Centre FSRD ITB.
Welcome to the Design Centre FSRD ITB. Let’s collaborate!