Awal abad ke 20 dapat dikatakan sebagai sebuah titik yang mengawali pergeseran budaya dan keterbangunan di Indonesia menuju modernitas. Sedikit banyak perubahan ini hadir bersama perubahan paradigma kolonialisasi Belanda yang berusaha mendahulukan kepentingan masyarakat Hindia. Hadir tokoh-tokoh berkebangsaan Belanda yang dieluhkan telah berempati dan lebih memihak kepada penduduk Hindia-Belanda. Dengan begitu, ada kemungkinan bahwa empati bangsa Belanda terhadap masyarakat Hindia memiliki andil dalam implementasi politik etis maupun keterbangunan yang terjadi di awal abad ke-20. Peran arsitek seperti Karsten dan Schoemaker dapat menggambarkan bagaimana subjektifitas dan hubungannya dengan manusia dapat mempengaruhi keputusan terhadap karakter arsitektur yang dapat mewakili Hindia Belanda. Dengan mengacu kepada teori empati yang telah di elaborasi, tesis ini mengkaji pembangunan dan keterbangunan yang terjadi selama awal abad ke-20 di Hindia Belanda. Penelusuran dan pemahaman akan berfokus terhadap individu-individu yang terlibat dalam praktek politik etis, dan memberikan perhatian terhadap subjektifitas dan tindakan yang dilakukan pihak Belanda. Riset akan dilakukan melalui studi presedenm, wawancara, serta observasi. Melalui kerangka yang telah di elaborasi, kemudian dapat dipahami apakah kehadiran empati terhadap masyarakat Hindia benar-benar hadir dan memberikan pengaruh terhadap bentuk baru kolonialisasi Belanda di Hindia Pada Awal Abad Ke-20.

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The beginning of the 20th century can be regarded as a point where cultural shift and development towards modernity in Indonesia began. More or less this change was present along with the paradigm shift of the colonialization of the Dutch who tried to prioritize the interests of the Indies community. Ethical Policy Present figures of Dutch who were complained for their empathy towards the population of the Dutch East Indies. Thus, there is a possibility that Dutches empathy towards Indies community has contributed to the implementation of ethical politics and the development in Dutch Indies that occurred in the early 20th century.

The role of architects such as Karsten and Schoemaker can illustrate how subjectivity and its relationship with humans can influence decisions regarding architectural characters that can represent the Dutch Indies. By referring to the elaborated theory of empathy, this thesis examines the development that occurred during the early 20th century in the Dutch Indies. Research and Understanding will be focused on individuals who was involved in ethical political practices, attention also given to subjectivity and actions that were taken by the Dutch.

The investigation will be done through precedent studies, Interviews & Observation. Through the elaborated framework, it can later be understood whether the presence of empathy for the Indies was truly present and had an influence on the new form of Dutch colonialism in the Indies in the Early 20th Century.