Designing A New City

Ng Yiek Seng, Principal, Veritas Design Group | Michael Tan, Project Architect, Veritas Design Group

21-Feb-20 09:35

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In August last year, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a plan to relocate the capital of Jakarta to Kalimantan. The relocation of the capital will move it to a more central location within Indonesia and address the congestion issues of Jakarta. Malaysia's very own Veritas Design Group was selected as one of the top 3 contenders out of almost 300 contenders to design the new Indonesian capital in Kalimantan. We speak to Ng Yiek Seng and Michael Tan of Veritas about their work.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Sim Wie Boon

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Categories: Property

Tags: Veritas, architecture, city planning, urban planning, Jakarta, Kalimantan, Indonesia,

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