On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Architecture Program held a Guest Lecture and Workshop titled “Designing Places, Principles and Strategies for Area Development.” It was organized together with the Urban and Settlement Laboratory, and students of Architectural Design III were required to attend. Featuring Tri Rivaldi, S.Ars (Junior Architect at FAS Pontianak) and Ar. Hamdil Khaliesh, M.T. (Lecturer, at Universitas Tanjungpura), the lecture and workshop provide practical knowledge to students to consider how to designing areas or site with many functions or mass. The outcomes, students gaining knowledge and understanding how to think when designing an area or a site: reading the context, connecting different functions, and creating meaningful places for people.
