On Monday, August 26, 2024, the KATGAMA Bamboo Hall in Padukuhan Talunombo, Sidomulyo Village, Pengasih District, Kulon Progo Regency was inaugurated by KATGAMA and FT UGM. The 9 x 9 meter hall was designed by Prof. Euginius Pradipto from the Department of Architecture and Planning UGM, the funding came from the Engineering Alumni Family of Universitas Gadjah Mada (KATGAMA). The construction of this hall lasted for 6 months, starting with the groundbreaking on February 18, 2024 by involving local residents and utilizing local materials. read more

On Tuesday (27/8), the Department of Architecture and Planning held the Inauguration of Professional Architect Education (PPAr) Students. The inauguration ceremony started at 09.00 in the innercourt of DTAP, PPAr students were accompanied by their parents/guardians. The event was also attended by DTAP lecturers and IAI representatives, namely Ar. Georgius Budi Yulianto, IAI, AA (Chairman of IAI) and Ar. Baritoadi Buldan Rayaganda Rito, ST., MA., IAI. (Chairman of IAI DIY)

The event began with a prayer and remarks from the DTAP representative. Entering the main event, namely the reading of the Minutes of Judicium by Dr.Eng. Alexander Rani Suryandono, S.T., M.Arch, IAI. (Head of PPAr Study Program) and the submission of Professional Certificate by Prof. Dr. Ir. Sugeng Sapto Surjono, S.T., M.T., IPU, ASEAN Eng. (Vice Dean of F. Engineering). The submission of the Certificate symbolically became evidence of the inauguration of PPAr students as Architects. Of the 14 PPAr students who have been inaugurated, a student by the name of Keloka Sasikirana became a graduate with the highest GPA of 3.85. The inauguration ceremony was then closed by Ar. Georgius Budi Yulianto, IAI, AA and then continued with prayer and taking pictures together. read more

The Department of Architecture and Planning held a graduation ceremony for the Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Program on Tuesday (27/8). Since 13.00 the graduates accompanied by parents / guardians began to arrive at the DTAP innercourt where the event was held. In this period of graduation, there were 44 students of Architecture program and 45 students of Urban and Regional Planning program. The event officially began with prayer and singing the Indonesia Raya song and the hymn of Universitas Gadjah Mada. Then continued with remarks by Ratna Eka Suminar, S.T., M.Sc. (DTAP Lecturer Representative). read more

Info Day was held again on Wednesday (14/8) by the Department of Architecture and Planning in rooms K1 and K2. This Info Day was attended by new students for the academic year 2024/2025 from the Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning programs. The Info Day event is an event to introduce the Department of Architecture and Planning (DTAP) which includes the history of DTAP, DTAP environmental conditions, lecturer introductions, education staff introductions, DTAP facilities, to activities and activities that can be carried out by students. read more

On November 11, 2023, Maria Orchita Bella, a student of the Master Program in Urban and Regional Planning (MPWK UGM), and Daniel Harjuna, an alumnus of Urban and Regional Planning, achieved achievements at The 26th FSTPT Symposium & The 4th International Symposium on Transport Studies in Developing Countries (ISTSDC) at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

Under the guidance of Mrs. Isti Hidayati, ST, M.Sc., Ph.D, Maria Orchita was awarded as the Best Postgraduate Presenter with a research entitled “Identification of City Shaping Elements in Measuring the Potential of Walkability in the Heritage City Area”. This research aims to find the city-forming elements in the heritage city area that can affect the level of walkability, which is carried out using the content analysis method. The research found that city-forming elements influence walkability but the results are still fragmented. Heritage Cities have special elements that are different from cities in general, due to their past existence, which makes it impossible to have ideal pedestrian infrastructure as in cities that are planned for walking. read more

Towards the end of 2023, DTAP students made another achievement through the Indonesia DfGE Design Competition 2023. The event was organized by IFC and EDGE together with 20 partner universities that are members of the Design for Greater Efficiency (DfGE) program engaged in green building. This national competition was attended by 53 participating teams which were then filtered into 10 winners with 5 main winners. Universitas Gadjah Mada itself sent 4 teams, all of which were DTAP students and mentored by Dr. Ir. Jatmika Adi Suryabrata, M.Sc., Dr.Eng. Nedyomukti Imam Syafii, S.T., M.Sc., and Dr.Eng. Agus Haryadi, S.T., M.Sc. read more

Groningen University, the Netherlands visited the Department of Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Engineering UGM (Thursday, 26/10). Groningen University was represented by Prof. Ronald Holzhacker, Prof. Johan Woltjer, and Dr. Annet Kempenaar. This event was a return visit in the framework of the Faculty of Engineering’s cooperation exploration program with Groningen University last August.

The group was welcomed by Ir. Deva Fosterharoldas Swasto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM. (Head of the Department of Architecture and Planning) and also Prof. Ir. Bakti Setiawan, MA, Ph.D. (Head of the Urban and Regional Planning Doctoral Program). Followed by a tour of the DTAP environment to see the ongoing teaching and learning activities and student works on display. read more

On Tuesday (17/10) the Department of Architecture and Planning UGM received a visit from the Bachelor of Architecture program, Wijayakusuma University, Purwokerto. The visit aimed to get information about further studies after graduating from Architecture.

The visit started immediately when a group of students and lecturers from Wijayakusuma University arrived at the Conference Room at 13.30. The group was then welcomed directly by Diananta Pramitasari, S.T., M.Eng., Ph.D. as the head of the Master of Architecture study program. This was followed by a presentation and description of the master’s programs at DTAP, especially the Master of Architecture. Ms. Dian explained about the concentrations in Master of Architecture, the differences with other Master programs and PPAr, and the job prospects of graduates. Friends from Wijayakusuma University seemed enthusiastic to hear the presentation while asking various questions. read more

On Thursday (7/9) the UGM Urban and Regional Planning (URP) study program received a field study visit from the URP study program, University of Jember, East Java. The visit carried the theme “Development of Environment-Problem Based Tourism Destinations” which aims to study tourism development planning in Yogyakarta. Before visiting UGM, they also visited the Yogyakarta Tourism Office.

Since 11:00 a.m., the group of students and lecturers from Jember University had filled the K3 DTAP room where the visit took place. The group was then welcomed directly by Ir. Deva Fosterharoldas Swasto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM. representing the PWK study program. The event continued with exposure and description of the PWK study program, such as history, latest curriculum, accreditation, academic activities, and student achievements. Friends from the University of Jember seemed enthusiastic to hear the presentation while asking various questions which were immediately explained by Mr. Deva. read more