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Rakhmadi A. Kusumo leads Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta's 279-hectare national sports and entertainment district. Since 2021, he has focused on turning a 1962 legacy megaproject into a more open, connected and economically sustainable part of everyday city life. His interests span urban planning, public space, major-event infrastructure, governance, technology and the future of cities.

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GBK Sports Complex: How Jakarta Reinvented a Megaproject for the 21st-Century City

Rakhmadi Kusumo - September 21, 2026

This article was written for CityChangers.org by Rakhmadi A. Kusumo, who has served as President Director of the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Sports Complex Management Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, since January 2021. In it, he explains how sound management with one eye on the future has transformed a 279-hectare...

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