Tariq Khalil

An accomplished street photographer, Khalil has spent much of the last decade wandering the gangs of Jakarta and cities throughout the archipelago documenting homes and buildings dating to the first decade of the boisterous new nation of Indonesia.

How Retro Luxury Sprawled in IndonesiaLuxury designs in the retro era as told by KLTIV researcher Tariq KhalilArchitecture / Interior

The Other Side of Blok M You Wish You KnewAt dawn and then at dusk offices, along Jl. Melawai Raya in Blok M, South Jakarta, open then close noisy steel shutters in anticipation of an ambiguous threat. Following tradition from decades past, staff clean the remnants of the passing night’s revelries. The crushed opaque plastic cups and blacArchitecture / Interior7/25/2017

The Wild Story Behind the City's Fanciest DevelopmentThe soul of modern Indonesian architecture can be traced to Jakarta’s Kebayoran Baru. Art / Product4/2/2017

Indonesia's Cool "Yankee" ArchitectureThe new wave of boutique hotels in Jakarta and elsewhere has brought a fresh retro look to town. Indonesian artists, writers, and designers are slowly but steadily straying into a forgotten cultural frontier: Indonesia’s non-colonial heritage. Delights such as the remastered version of Usmar Ismail’Architecture / Interior2/10/2017

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