Dian Fitria’s scientific contributions

Despite their non-mandatory attendance in the mosques, women have been significant users of mosques in Indonesia. They organize community programs, attend daily prayers, and participate in Islamic learning sessions (kajian). Masjid Al-Irsyad (built in 2009) in Kota Baru Parahyangan, Indonesia, is a popular venue for the kajian among women in the surrounding area. This article examines the design of Masjid Al-Irsyad, its flexible uses as a social space, the design based on gender analysis aspects, women’s preference for space, and the social interactions fostered and hampered by the spatial layout. Based on using data withdrawn from a survey of female mosque users and observations, this article finds that the open plan allows flexible use of space, which better accommodates women’s need for space in the mosque and encourages women’s active participation, and a more equal yet remains “Islamic” interaction in the mosque as an Islamic community center. It also blurs the gendered spatial boundary and hierarchy. The space of Masjid Al-Irsyad is a socio-spatial assemblage that opens a broader opportunity for equal gender relations in the mosque. However, the open plan also reduces women’s privacy, an essential spatial aspect.

Sesar lembang memiliki potensi bencana alam yang mengancam masyarakat disekitarnya. Peristiwa bencana alam dapat mengakibatkan korban jiwa, serta kerusakan bangunan. Hal ini seringkali disebabkan oleh rendahnya kesadaran masyarakat terhadap bencana yang mengakibatkan ketidaksiagaan. Pemahaman kerawanan wilayah serta kerentanan bangunan menjadi hal yang kurang diperhatikan oleh masyarakat. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan sosialisasi dan edukasi kepada masyarakat terkait kerawanan wilayah dan bangunan di jalur sesar lembang sebagai upaya membangun kesadaran mitigasi bencana di Desa Kertawangi, Kecamatan Cisarua, Kabupaten Bandung Barat.Desa ini merupakan salah satu kawasan yang berada di sekitar titik sesar lembang.Metode yang digunakan adalah ceramah, penyebaran informasi, dan penataan. Hasil kegiatan ini adalah penyuluhan langsung, penyebaran video edukasi, poster edukasi infografis, hingga pemasangan signage mitigasi bencana. Kegiatan ini merupakan tindakan awal dari kegiatan yang berkelanjutan desa binaan untuk membangun masyarakat yang berketahanan (resilience) dan lingkungan yang berkelanjutan (sustainable) dimasa mendatang.

. Public open space performs an important role to enhance the quality of community living as well as being beneficial in maintaining the ecosystem. It is also having a prominent role in disaster risk management applied to densely populated settlements. Nevertheless, social awareness about the essential role and utilization of green open space is still a concern. The aim of this paper is to deliberate the result of the river banks potential analysis that serves as a green open space and communal space. This study is conducted by the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods, which was carried out in collaboration with the local community group, to asses the potency of green open space at Nagrikaler, Purwakarta Regency, Indonesia. The result shows that community empowerment in optimizing public space, requires a critical awareness process for the local community to maintain environmental sustainability and social interaction. It is also shows the mapping of green open space at the village. The results from this study is being used as guidelines for designing green open spaces with community architecture methods based on the needs of the local community.