ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar 2025: Adi Purnomo (mamostudio)

ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar 2025: Adi Purnomo (mamostudio)

Adi Purnomo, or more familiarly known as Mamo, is a visionary Indonesian architect recognized for his deeply contextual and research-driven approach. His work consistently explores the relationship between space, local materials, and both social and ecological sustainability. Rather than focusing solely on form, his architecture emphasizes the broader impact—addressing social issues and environmental concerns. One of his most recent projects, the GMCC Golo Mori Convention Center in Labuan Bajo, was named a finalist for the Monsoon Architecture Awards 2025 and received multiple national accolades in 2024, including the IAI Awards and IndoBuildTech Award.

Beyond his built works, Mamo is also active in writing and sharing his architectural ideas. His books Relativitas and Proses #01 Studi-o Cahaya reflect his experimental and process-oriented methodology. He regularly participates in exhibitions, installations, and guest lectures that highlight the potential of local materials in architectural design. Through both his practice and critical thinking, Adi Purnomo continues to position architecture as a meaningful tool for social and environmental transformation.

Education
1994 Architecture Department, Gadjah Mada University

Experiences
2013 mamostudio
2001 Solo Practice
1998 DP Architects, Jakarta – Singapore
1994 PAI Architects, Jakarta

Exhibition
2024 Collaborated Booth Design, Exhibition ARCH: ID 2024
2022 Kolaborasi LAKON Ind “The Instalation Lorong Waktu”, @dia.lo.gue Jakarta
2021 Kolaborasi LAKON Ind “Gantari”, Candi Prambanan, D.I. Yogyakarta
2020 Venue LAKON “ Pakaiankoe – A Journey to Java”, Jakarta
2016 Indonesian Pavilion – Freedome – London Design Biennale
2015 Tropicality Revisited, DAM, Frankfurt
2015 Pameran Segar, Dialogue, Jakarta

Awards
2024 IAI Awards National – GMCC Golo Mori Convention Center, Labuan Bajo
2024 IAI Jakarta Citation – House F66 Jakarta
2024 Indo Build Tech Award – GMCC Golo Mori Convention Center, Labuan Bajo
2018 IAI Awards Jakarta – Tanah Teduh House no.4, Jakarta
2018 IAI Jakarta – Kayu: Material Masa Lalu atau Masa Depan – Kategori Pemikiran Arsitektur
2018 IAI Jakarta – Woodification – Kategori Bangunan Hunian
2015 Commendation FuturArc Green Leadership Award – Guest House Banyuwangi
2015 IAI Awards Jakarta – Studi-o Cahaya

Book
2019 Proses #01 Studi-o Cahaya
2005 Relativitas

 

About ARCHINESIA Week #6 “The Making”
ARCHINESIA Week is an annual event organized by ARCHINESIA since 2017. This year, it returns for its sixth edition, taking place from July 2 to 6, 2025. As part of IndoBuildTech 2025 Part 1, ARCHINESIA presents six interconnected programs: ARCHINESIA Academy #10, ASEAN Round Table Discussion, Architecture Seminar, ASEAN Seminar, ASEAN Architects Book Exhibition, and the IMAJI Books Pop-Up Store.

Carrying the theme “The Making,” this edition explores the layered and interconnected processes that shape architectural practice across Southeast Asia. The Making invites us to reflect—not just on what we build, but on how and why we build. It celebrates architecture as an ongoing act of thinking, shaping, and reimagining the world around us.

 

About ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar “Making Space & Place”
The ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar is one of the most anticipated annual events for ARCHINESIA’s readers and audience. This session brings together architects from across Southeast Asia to share their thoughts and ideas around a focused theme. For this edition, ARCHINESIA invites four leading architects from the region: Ling Hao (Linghao Architects, Singapore), Eleena Jamil (Eleena Jamil Architect, Malaysia), Adi Purnomo (mamostudio, Indonesia), and Kulthida Songkittipakdee (Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee | HAS design and research, Thailand). The discussion will be moderated by Kamil Muhammad of pppooolll, Indonesia.

This year’s topic, “Making Space & Place,” responds to the growing challenges faced by architects and designers in an increasingly urbanized world—where the demand is not only for beautiful spaces, but also for ones that are inclusive, sustainable, and grounded in their local context. While space refers to the tangible, physical dimensions of architecture—its form, structure, and function—place speaks to something deeper: the human experiences, memories, and identities that give meaning to space.