Sukawi, a man who was born in Pati, Central Jawa, has successfully defended his dissertation manuscript entitled “Interaction Spaces in Settlement Infrastructure Segregation in Kampong Kulitan Semarang”, through a closed doctoral promotion session led directly by Prof. Dr. Ir. Atiek Suprapti, MT., on June 28 2024 with a GPA of 4.00. Sukawi was declared to have graduated as the 86th doctorate in the Architectural and Urban Science Doctoral Program, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University (UNDIP). His dissertation manuscript has been tested by Prof. Dr. Ir. Asep Yudi Permana, SPd, M Des. as external examiner from UPI Bandung, and Prof. Dr. Ir. Atiek Suprapti, MT., Dr. Ars, Ir Rina Kurniati, MT., Dr. Ir. Agung Budi Sardjono, MT. as UNDIP’s internal examiner team in a series of dissertation trials starting from the proposal trial, feasibility trial, to the closed doctoral promotion. His dissertation manuscript is the result of a research processes supervised directly by Prof. Dr. Ing. Ir. Gagoek Hardiman, as promoter and Prof. Dr. Ir. R Siti Rukayah, MT., as co-promoter, both at the research location and in the studio at the UNDIP Architectural and Urban Science Doctoral Program.
This research is included in the architectural science group in the settlement science sub-cluster which is related to the basic infrastructure of settlements. Kampong Kulitan Semarang is an ancient village left by the landlord Tasripin. The research topic raised was the segregation of residential infrastructure as a result of client patronage which Tasripin applied in building housing for his family with a leather factory which is now used to be rented out to the boro. His research is based on a post-positivist paradigm in a qualitative approach with a case study research strategy. The results of his research show that even though there is segregation in the form of residential infrastructure between the residences of the Tasripin family and the residences of the Boro, there is still connectivity in the form of a connection alley which causes interaction between the two groups. This interaction causes harmony which can create a harmonious life in Kampong Kulitan, Semarang. The concept of Srawung culture which is maintained in the village environment creates a space for peaceful interaction in accordance with the Srawung concept, namely: Srawung with Allah, Srawung with Humans and Srawung with Nature.
As a lecturer who served in the Department of Architecture at Diponegoro University, during his education he also continued to carry out the duties of the Tridharma of Higher Education. During his education he also played an active role in national and international seminar activities and has published several scientific articles in national and international journals. One of them is an article entitled “Interaction Spaces in the Segregation of Settlement Infrastructure in Kampung kulitan Semarang” which was published by the Journal of the International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements which is indexed by Scopus (Q2). Apart from that, he also actively participates in academic training in order to improve his research abilities, such as: Plagiarism Prevention Training Using TURNITIN, and other training organized by the Library of the Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University.