Education
Emil studied architecture at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
Emil studied architecture at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
He was elected as mayor of Bandung on 23 June 2013. He is an Indonesian architect and lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology. Emil founded architect firm Urbane Indonesia in 2004 with three partners.
Excelling in undergraduate studies, he continued to study for a Master of Urban Design at the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley.
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
United Tractors office tower in Jakarta,
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Irsyad Mosque and First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Irsyad Satya Islamic School in Bandung,
Aceh Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh,
Tarumanegara University Tower I and campus revision, and
Rasuna Epicentrum
International projects include
Marina Bay Waterfront Master Plan in Singapore,
Beijing Islamic Centre Mosque,
Ras First Rate (at Lloyd's) Kaimah Waterfront Master Plan,
Suzhou Retail Waterfront Masterplan in China,
Technical Park Kunming, and
Grand Tourism Community Club House in Calcutta
Ridwan Kamil made some cameo appearances in several television and movie productions, particularly the ones that are set in Bandung, including the television series Preman Pensiun and an upcoming 2015 movie The Wedding & Bebek Betutu.