Ridwan Kamil


Mochamad Ridwan Kamil is an Indonesian architect and politician who is the 15th Governor of West Java, the most populous province of Indonesia. He was also the Mayor of Bandung. He was elected as mayor of Bandung on 23 June 2013. He is also an architect and lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology. Kamil founded architect firm Urbane Indonesia in 2004 with three partners. In 2018 he successfully ran for governor, instead of seeking a second mayoral term.

Early life

Emil studied architecture at the Bandung Institute of Technology, and continued to study for a Master of Urban Design at the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley.

Awards

In 2006, Emil was the winner of the British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneur award, representing Indonesia in the International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year award.
In 2009, Emil was selected as the Architect of the Year by Elle Decor magazine.
Urbane Indonesia was listed in the BCI Asia Top 10 Awards from 2008 to 2010 and again in 2012.

Projects

Emil was the pioneer of the Indonesia Berkebun movement to build amateur gardens in the cities of Indonesia. the community project is established in fourteen cities in Indonesia, with membership approaching 4000.
Emil and Urbane Indonesia projects in Indonesia include
International projects include
Ridwan Kamil made some cameo appearances in several TV and movie productions, particularly the ones that are set in Bandung, including the TV series Preman Pensiun and movies The Wedding & Bebek Betutu, Total Chaos, and Dilan 1990 as well as its sequel Dilan 1991.

Filmography