Conservation Conversations: Johannes Widodo

Conservation Conversations

Johannes Widodo, National University of Singapore

Thursday, April 9, 2026

6:00 - 7:30pm

The Pavilion, 265 S Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236

ABOUT THE SERIES

Confronting the evolving challenges of advocating and stewarding cultural heritage resources in the 21st century. Proposing multifaceted approaches to ensure the survival of historic resources for future generations.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. Johannes WIDODO (陳國林, ｳｨﾄﾞﾄﾞﾖﾊﾈｽ) is the director of the Tun Tan Cheng Lock Centre for Asian Architectural and Urban Heritage in Melaka of the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore. He is an Associate Member of the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), Founding Executive of mAAN (modern Asian Architecture Network), Founding Director of iNTA (International Network of Tropical Architecture), Executive Committee member of the Asian Academy for Heritage Management, jury member for UNESCO Asia Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, Voting Member ICOMOS International Scientific Committee, Founding Director of ICOMOS National Committee of Singapore and Indonesia, Founding Director of DoCoMoMo Macau and Founder of DoCoMoMo Singapore, Co-founder and Executive Board Member of SEACHA (South-East Asian Cultural Heritage Alliance) platform (since 2019), and Member of the Alumni KU Leuven Regional Council South East Asia (since 2020). He served as an Advisory Board Member of the Preservation of Sites and Monuments of the National Heritage Board of Singapore (2013-2019).

His research interests are: Architectural History, Theory, and Criticism; Urban Design and Urban Studies; Heritage Conservation and Management; Tropical Architecture; Training and Education in Architecture, Urbanism, and Cultural Heritage Management; and Cultural Sustainability.

He received his first professional degree in Architecture (Ir.) from Parahyangan Catholic University (Bandung, Indonesia, 1984), Master of Architectural Engineering (M.Arch.Eng.) from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium, 1988), and PhD in Architecture from the University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan, 1996).