Yankee Architecture in Bandar Lampung City

Abstract

This study provides an overview of the condition of the building architectural with yankee style that are expected to be the first step in the preservation of historical and cultural of Bandar Lampung over the street corridor at Sriwijaya, Majapahit, Singosari and K.S. Tubun also became a reference in the inventory of buildings with certain styles, especially the yankee architectural styles. The objective of this study was to introduce the people of Bandar Lampung regarding yankee architecture building style. In the corridors there are several buildings that still exists and is maintained to the original form, as well as changes in the functions of the building. Yankee architecture is an architectural style that developed in Indonesia after the independence war and became a trend in Indonesia in the late 50s and early 60s. This study uses qualitative methods through descriptive analysis. Along with rapid development of Bandar Lampung the existence of buildings with yankee architecture style is increasingly worrying, otherwise the efforts to preserve these buildings are needed to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of Bandar Lampung. The results of this study were typologies of yankee architectural buildings in Bandar Lampung.