UNS — A national-level achievement was accomplished by students from Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta in the Wiswakharman Expo (WEX) Universitas Gadjah Mada 2021. Students of Architecture Study Program, Faculty of Engineering (FT) UNS succeeded in bringing home two titles as the first and third winners.
They are Geri Amora Putra, Muhammad Hasby, and Misbahuddin Abdulkarim, Tajmulka Siraj Mumtaz from the class of 2017, who won the first place. Meanwhile, Panji Diwya Ugranindito, and Alvis Prima Fernando won as the third winner, leaving Addarda Raffanurahil Aufa from the class of 2016 as a finalist.
For this architecture competition, Geri Amora Putra and the team creates a design for G30SPKI Memorial Park: Manifestation of Sukitman’s Memories, The Survivor of G30SPKI, which completed within a month. “This establishment aims to remind the public regarding Sukitman’s dark experiences during the G30SPKI by presenting a spatial experience that can interfere with a person physically and spiritually. This object also aims to reconnect the historical context with the current time, thus creating a connected line to the future. Hence, our predecessors’ long and tiring struggle can always be remembered and will never fade,” he explains in an interview on Monday (7/6/2021).
When announced as the first winner through the WEX Instagram @wex_ugm last May, Geri admits that he is happy with the achievement. “I am very happy because this is our first time to win as the first winner. This competition is undoubtedly added to our insight and honed our skills in architectural design. Obviously, it will be useful for our future career endeavors,” he reveals.
Similar statements were made by Panji, who receives third place in the same competition. “As the third winner, we are happy because this is our first championship, especially for reaching the second stage of assessment, which needs numerous preparations. Hopefully, there will be more UNS Architecture students who will diligently participate in this type of competition and other activities to always develop themselves,” Panji states.
We wish the achievement of the three teams in the WEX UGM 2021 will bring more encouragement to UNS students to achieve more. Humas UNS
Reporter: Bayu Aji Prasetya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti