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Tedxjakarta ridwan kamil creativity and design for social change in cities
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil (born 4 October 1971) or known by his nickname Emil, is an Indonesian politician who is the incumbent Mayor of Bandung. He was elected as mayor of Bandung on 23 June 2013. He is also an architect and lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology. Emil founded architect firm Urbane Indonesia in 2004 with three partners.
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- Tedxjakarta ridwan kamil creativity and design for social change in cities
- Ridwan kamil iaac lecture series 2015
- Early life
- Awards
- Projects
- In popular culture
- References

Ridwan kamil iaac lecture series 2015
Early life
Emil studied architecture at the Bandung Institute of Technology, and continued to study for a Master of Urban Design at the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley.
Awards

In 2006, Emil was the Indonesian winner of the British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneur award, representing Indonesia in the International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year award.

In 2009, Emil was selected as the Architect of the Year by Elle Decor magazine.
Urbane Indonesia was listed in the BCI Asia Top 10 Awards from 2008 to 2010 and again in 2012.
Projects
Emil was the pioneer of the Indonesia Berkebun movement to build amateur gardens in the cities of Indonesia. As of 2011 the community project is established in fourteen cities in Indonesia, with membership approaching 4000.
Emil and Urbane Indonesia projects in Indonesia include
International projects include
In popular culture
Ridwan Kamil made some cameo appearances in several TV and movie productions, particularly the ones that are set in Bandung, including the TV series Preman Pensiun and a 2015 movie The Wedding & Bebek Betutu