Rahmat Bayudi is an architectural designer and educator with a critical passion for arts, human ecology and the environment. He is associated to DESYPHER, a leading firm in the provision of cultural, multi faith and Islamic facilities in Australia (www.desypher.com.au) whilst completing postgraduate research in sustainable buildings. His activism transcends aspects of spirituality and environmentalism through architecture, urban design, planning and landscape. 1. What is the link between your spirituality and your creativity? It is difficult to pinpoint the link, unless we understand that creativity belongs to God. An example can be described through the words of Hassan Fathy, describing the stonemason at work. Through his hand, creativity flows enabling them to chip away the unnecessary. The outcome is a beautiful piece of stone crafted to for a specific purpose that, in turn, regenerates the aesthetical experience for us to enjoy, at various levels of knowledge. 2. Where do you draw your inspiration from? My immediate surrounding –localized knowledge. Relocalisation of knowledge requires strong commitment by members of societies to really understand their immediate surrounds, drawing inspiration from the natural and built environment they occupy. The basis for knowledge are the universe as an open book for all to read from and most importantly the Quran that provides the penultimate of divine guidelines for mankind. 3. What will you be hoping to take away from the CSP event? Like any other event and activities, I seek to enhance knowledge with a twist of global understanding of spirituality this event may offer. Specifically, I want to learni from colleagues and friends about lives in different cultures within a universal language of peace and prosperity.
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