How do we see infrastructure from different angles? Infrastructure surrounds us, yet we don't fully understand it. According to Oxford Languages, Infrastructure is "the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise."Â From its definition, infrastructure can be viewed as the set of rules of a system or a game.
That's where a workbook comes into play. A children's workbook is set up similarly to infrastructure. They have a set framework for the questions that are answered within them. Additionally, the format makes the challenging topic accessible and approachable, while it highlights the problems and shows new possibilities.
My project, Infrastructure Workbook Jakarta Edition, investigates the topic through twelve workbook activities that focus on transportation, communications, energy, waste management, and water management. These categories make Jakarta up and are vital to keeping the city functioning, but common problems such as floods and traffic get in the way. This workbook will allow people to relearn their environment and become less ignorant. It will also showcase new ways of navigating and living in Jakarta, becoming more appreciative, and noticing the small details like the colors of signages and electrical transformers. Through better insight into a city's infrastructure, people would better understand their living conditions and the system—becoming more critical of what has existed.