How a power relationship affects the practice of traditional architecture in bali, indonesia

The study of the practice of Balinese Traditional Architecture (BTA) is very interesting to do, especially related to power relations that work on BTA's work, since the era of kingdom until this era of globalization. The discourse of establishing traditional Balinese architecture in one period is seen as an articulation that can be illustrated by a number of other periods of power. Power that is understood as a complex pattern of strategic relationships within a given society, triggers a game of power in all its forms and further complexes the existence of the BTA. The purpose of this study is to reveal the various power relations contained behind the discourse of BTA. This study uses qualitative method with descriptive interpretative approach. Data collection with observation and documentation. Informant determination was done by purposive sampling. Data analysis is based on deconstruction theory, power of knowledge relation, and power of discipline. The findings of this study reveal the form of power knowledge relation in BTA summarized in the BTA design guidance, namely palm leaf kosalakosalikosali. This guide becomes the truth in the collective habitus of the Balinese community in arranging space and buildings, be it shrines, dwellings, public buildings, and buildings of death. The power of discipline works to discipline the body of Balinese society in the practice of BTA by applying all the values and norms in the design guidelines are established. It is understood as an articulation, but in the present era the articulation is disarticulated by the discourse of land limitations and pragmatic content of the global era. Balinese people choose to negotiate and normalize in traditional Balinese architecture practice.