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The architecture of Indonesia reflects the diversity of cultural, historical, and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants, and traders brought cultural changes that had a profound effect on building styles and techniques.
The colonial architecture of Indonesia refers to the buildings that were created across Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, during that time, this region was known as the Dutch East Indies. These types of colonial era structures are more prevalent in Java and Sumatra, as those islands were considered more economically significant during ...
Nowhere else in Indonesia are the influences of the 'Modern movement' in architecture observable as in the City of Bandung. [2] Albert Aalbers is the most representative expression of Nieuwe Bouwen in Indonesia, and many of his masterpieces - such as Savoy Homann Hotel (1939), Denis Bank (1936), and the "Driekleur" (1937) - were located in Bandung.
Indies Empire style in Indonesia was not the work of a professional architect, but the design of a building supervisor (opzichter). Modern academics such as architects Berlage and Moojen considered the Indies Empire style buildings to be low in quality; [ 8 ] which led to a renaissance of architectural style which sought a new unique identity ...
This list of Indonesian architects includes notable architects, civil engineers, and other historic figures from the archipelago of Indonesia and its history.Also included are those who were born outside Indonesia but are primarily known for their practice within Indonesia.
Many Jengki style buildings have been demolished but examples remain across Indonesia, particularly in the capital Jakarta, and in the Javan cities of Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo and Semarang, as well as outside Java – in Medan, Biak, Makassar and Balikpapan. Below are some list of buildings designed in Jengki style:
Tajug seen here on the roof of Wustho Mangkunegaran Mosque, Surakarta. Tajug is a pyramidal or pyramid square (i.e. an equilateral square base with a peak) ornament which is usually used for sacred buildings in Southeast Asia including Indonesia, such as mosque or cupola graveyard.
Minangkabau architecture from West Sumatra, Indonesia, inspired by the shape of a buffalo horn English vernacular building, 16th-century half-timbering and later buildings, in the village of Lavenham, Suffolk A pair of single 1920s shotgun houses in the Campground Historic District of Mobile, Alabama