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Nusantara Architecture and Sustainability in Global Discourse

Authors
Murni Rachmawati1, *
1Department of Architecture, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: murni@its.ac.id
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Murni Rachmawati
Available Online 13 April 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-632-6_16How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Nusantara Architecture; Sustainability; Global
Abstract

In the current of increasingly homogeneous global architectural discourse, Nusantara architecture emerges as an almost forgotten narrative, even though it carries profound meaning and organic sustainability. This article demonstrates how the philosophy, local wisdom, and local genius of Nusantara Architecture align with proposed theories of integrated sustainability in architecture. This offers a critical alternative to the modern sustainability paradigm, which is often trapped in Western philosophy and knowledge. Using evocative critique, this article seeks to present integrated sustainability theory by uplifting marginalized local voices, uncovering epistemic inequities in the Global South landscape, and calling for a re-examination of architectural knowledge. This writing invites us to view buildings not merely as objects, but also as living traces of civilization that are sustainable, challenging, and capable of healing a fragmented world.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Architectural Research and Design (ARDC 2025)
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Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
13 April 2026
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978-94-6239-632-6
ISSN
2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-632-6_16How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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