Gede Maha Putra

Gede Maha Putra is an Indonesian lecturer in Architecture at Warmadewa University, Bali, with academic credentials from Oxford Brookes University, Erasmus University, and Udayana University. His research explores urban morphology, vernacular architecture, postcolonial urbanism, and transformations of place-identity in the era of global tourism, while critically reinterpreting Balinese cosmology, especially Tri Hita Karana, in contemporary architectural discourse. He has received international research grants from Arcadia-UK, World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia, and Fulbright, and published extensively in journals and books on Southeast Asian urban and architectural studies. Actively involved in heritage conservation and community-based design, he has contributed to forums including the International Conference on Indigenous Wisdom in the Contemporary World, Tsinghua Southeast Asia Center, and Jaringan Arsip Arsitektur Indonesia. He has earned awards such as Best Paper at international conferences and recognition for architectural design innovation by the Indonesian Institute of Architects (IAI).

Gede Maha Putra adalah dosen Arsitektur di Universitas Warmadewa, Bali, dengan latar akademik dari Oxford Brookes University, Erasmus University, dan Universitas Udayana. Penelitiannya berfokus pada morfologi kota, arsitektur vernakular, urbanisme pascakolonial, serta transformasi identitas tempat di era pariwisata global. Ia juga menginterpretasikan kembali kosmologi Bali, khususnya Tri Hita Karana, dalam wacana arsitektur kontemporer. Ia telah menerima hibah penelitian internasional dari Arcadia-UK, World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia, dan Fulbright, serta aktif menulis di berbagai jurnal dan buku tentang studi perkotaan dan arsitektur Asia Tenggara. Selain itu, ia terlibat dalam pelestarian warisan budaya dan desain berbasis komunitas, serta berkontribusi dalam forum seperti International Conference on Indigenous Wisdom in the Contemporary World, Tsinghua Southeast Asia Center, dan Jaringan Arsip Arsitektur Indonesia. Prestasinya mencakup penghargaan Best Paper di konferensi internasional, serta pengakuan atas inovasi desain arsitektur dari Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (IAI).