Architecture city jesting

 Abstract The architecture of building and city usually expected to reflect the characteristic of a tribe or nation. Every nation wants and prouds of a city with its own identity, different than other nations. In smaller scope, even every city and town in a country, have different characteristic. This architectural diversity is a national treasure that should be maintained. The openness of relationship between countries, including architectural practice from foreign architects in Indonesia, could threaten the cultural and architectural continuity in our cities. International architects will bring cultural influence and architectural characteristic across the country. Every city in the whole world will have same characteristic. Indonesian architect should have the ability to master local architecture and on the other hand should appreciate and willing to learn other countries culture when doing architectural practice in that country. This matter should contained and prepared in architectural education curriculum. Even though the openness between countries could not be refused, for the benefit of every country, there is a need for architectural regulations in every city that must be followed by every architect that does architectural practice there, local as well as international. Keywords: architecture, characteristic, culture, openness, threat City architectural as a reflection culture every nation owns the different nations, little or much, who had a culture, customs and habits different.Every place in the land having climate and weather different.The sea, coast, plains, the hill and mountain, as well as various the condition of the earth, also shows the diversity of the nature of environment the construction site and the city established.The potential of natural resources in every place also it is likely different.In the progress of industry, the skill, subtlety and level kind of the art that develops in every place this is also the situation.With the many differences and the diversity element pembentuknya, very norm that its building architecture and architecture city in different places having the shape and character different, each showing and reflect features culture and environment singly.This difference be marker identity, are often the pride of every nations. >