User:Ichsanharja

(This is just a test page to introduce myself).

My name is Moch. Ichsan Harja Nugraha. I am an artist currently lives in Bandung, Indonesia __a city well-known for its heritage of beautiful old buildings. Being its lifetime resident, I develop a strong interest in urban/building conservation and since 2005 has already publish several illustrated books aimed at promoting general public awareness on this issue. Those books typically contain 150-300 building sketches exclusively done in watercolor, with accompanying texts describing each building as well as maps plotting their location (see the My Books section on this website), and quickly sold out within 6 months of its circulation despite the high price tag.

In 2005, those books received a special award from Bank Indonesia, as a unique way of promoting urban/building preservation and conservation in Indonesia. Those books also received several coverages in national media as well, creating a lot of requests from several provincial and municipal authorities for similar books to promote tourism.

Since 2010, I was enlisted as an Asian Public Intellectual (API) Fellow __a program under the courtesy of The Nippon Foundation__ to create a similar book within less than a year (2010-2011) on Kyoto, a world-heritage city famous for its plethora of old and beautiful buildings.