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Frederich Silaban

by Artvisualizer Press Media Saturday, April 25, 2009

Frederich Silaban (born Bonandolok, North Sumatra, on December 16, 1912 Jakarta, 14 May 1984) was an opzichter / architect of the early generations in the country of Indonesia. He was a self-taught architect. Formal education only at the STM (Technical Secondary School), but bear some contest winning architectural design, so that the world as the architect profesion confess. And over time, he is familiar with the size of the various works in the world of architecture and building design in which some of his work become a symbol of pride for the area.

Frederich Silaban endowment has received Honorary Stars Signature Services Civil Services Main Stars form from the government on the achievement in the design development Istiqlal Mosque.

Frederich Silaban also one of the signer is a draft that was published in Culture Lentera and culture of East Star daily starting on 16 March 1962 which is a conception of culture to support the government's efforts to promote national culture, including music initiated by Lekra (Institute Kebudajaan Rakjat, onderbouw Communist Party indonesia) and supported by the National Cultural Institutions (onderbouw Partai Nasional Indonesia) and Indonesia Arts Institute (lesbian) Pesindo property.

In addition, Frederich Silaban also play a role in the formation of the Association of Indonesian Architects (IAI). In April 1959, Ir. Soehartono Susilo representing architectural bureaus and Culture PT Ars. F. Silaban are not satisfied over the results achieved at the national conference in Jakarta, namely the establishment of Combined Company National Planning and Implementation (GAPERNAS) where they argued that the "planners and design" are not the same and also not equal to "executive". They thought the work-plan design is in the scope of professional activities (consultants), which includes the moral responsibility and honor of individuals involved, because it is not merely a business-oriented as pursuing profit (profit oriented). On the implementation of the work (contractor) tended to be business, commercial success is measured by the size of the profit and responsibility of juridical / institutional or formal body of law, not individuals, and limited to the financial side. End of the hard work of two pioneers in the estuary this meeting the architect of the first two generations in Bandung on 16 and 17 September 1959. meeting was attended by 21 people, three senior architects, namely: Ars. Frederich Silaban, Ars. Mohammad Susilo, Ars. Lim Bwan Tjie and 18 young people graduated from the architect's first Department of Architecture Institute of Technology Bandung 1958 and 1959. In meeting formulated goals, ideals, concepts and Budget Basics basic unity of pure architecture, as the color in a document, "Towards the architecture of a healthy". On a historic night that officially established the only institution in the world of architecture's highest professional Indonesian Architect Association with the name abbreviated Indonesia IAI.

Silaban's Work Results :

  • Gedung Universitas Nommensen - Medan ( Nommensen University Building) - 1982


  • A Lie Hong's home - Bogor (1968)
  • Monumen Pembebasan Irian Barat (Monument Exemption Irian Barat) - Jakarta (1963)


  • Markas TNI Angkatan Udara (Headquarters Air Force TNI) - Jakarta (1962)
  • Gedung Pola (Pattern building) - Jakarta (1962)
  • BNI 1946 building - Medan (1962)
  • Tower Bung Karno - Jakarta 1960-1965
  • National Monument / Tugu Monas - Jakarta (1960), the symbol of pride metropolitan cities - Jakarta


  • BNI Building * 1946 - Jakarta (1960)
  • BLLD Building, Bank Indonesia, Jalan Kebon Sirih - Jakarta (1960)
  • Head Office of Bank Indonesia, Jalan Thamrin - Jakarta (1958)


  • Home Personal Friderich Silaban - Bogor (1958)
  • Istiqlal Mosque - Jakarta (1954), Frederich Silaban win contest of making pictures with the mock-Masjid motto The duty, which then create the overall design of Istiqlal.

    This freedom is also the largest mosque in Southeast Asia in the 1970s

  • Gedung Bentol - West Java (1954), this building is part of the Cipanas Presidential Palace, located in the top lane road, West Java and is located right behind the main building and stood on the plains is more than other buildings. Building that is often referred to as the search for inspiration Soekarno called Building bump because all ditempel stone walls that create a natural effect of bump-bump.
  • Gerbang Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata (Gates Kalibata Heroes cemetery) - Jakarta (1953)


  • Cibalagung Campus, School of Agriculture Extension (STPP) / Secondary School of Agriculture (SPMA) - Bogor (1953), school of agriculture has delivered a number of veteran leaders in various fields. Some of them even served as ministers. In fact the school now seabad this sejatinya "crater candradimuka" for the instructor and technician in the field of agriculture.
  • Rumah Dinas Walikota (Home Office of Mayor) - Bogor (1952)
  • Kantor Dinas Perikanan (Office of Fisheries) - Bogor (1951)
  • Tugu Khatulistiwa - Pontianak (1938), this monument was built first in 1928 by a geography expert berkebangsaan Netherlands.



    In the 1938 re-built and enhanced by Frederich Silaban. Duplikatnya built in 1990 on the size of 5 times more likely to protect the equator of the original monument. Development of the last inaugurated on 21 September 1991.

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