Ko Wibowo received his Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree from Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia in 1994. He was amazed by the capability of Western and Japanese architects in design but found limited with his own. He had learned the technical side of architecture and was a practicing architect in Indonesia but felt the lack of understanding on how to produce great designs in architecture.

He then continued his architectural education at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas to pursue his Master of Architecture in search of understanding design and, equally important, the progress and history of architecture. It was a challenging process to go through design education where practicality and technical considerations were almost non-existence in American architecture schools.

Going through very different approaches of education in East and West equipped him with capabilities in both technical and design aspects of architecture, traditional eastern and classical western architecture understanding, eastern and western urban planning as well as the cultural impact on architecture. Being able to bring the best of two worlds has become his strength and provided wisdom in architectural design.

Understanding all sides of issues and balancing the delicate and differing design strategies become his approach to great architecture throughout his career.

In addition to practicing architecture, Ko Wibowo also teaches urban design courses at the University of Washington, Tacoma.