Lombok Landform

Fall 2019
Critic: Craig Douglas and Dr. Rosalea Monacella  
Harvard Graduate School of Design

A speculative land forming exercise and environmental analysis of water systems on Lombok Island, Indonesia.  The hydrology of Lombok Island has been manipulated continually over time to support agricultural production in the lowlands of the island. Rice paddy farming is the primary agricultural activity in the eastern, southern, and central lowlands of the island. The Indonesian government estimates that its citizens rely on rice for roughly 50 percent of their daily caloric requirements. Today, the island is facing a water crisis and threats to rice production as a result of increased population density and deforestation. Alternating drought and extreme storm events create severe landslides, erosion and poor water quality. As these communities adapt to new agricultural practices in the face of these challenges, new spatial outcomes will emerge and there is an opportunity to consider the hydrological system holistically from origin to end use.