Sibarani Sofian: Designing Indonesia's New Capital

This week, Vivien and Isabelle are joined by Sibarani Sofian, who is the founder and director of URBAN+, a design studio based in Jakarta that won the design competition for Indonesia’s new capital in 2019. Mr. Sofian is an urban designer, planner, and business leader with extensive experience in various urban projects in Asia, especially South East Asia and Indonesia. His work focuses on executing sustainable urban development based on an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. 

In the episode, Mr. Sofian speaks about Indonesian government's decision to move the country's capital, as well as the considerations that went into URBAN+'s design for the new capital.

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