Yayan Indrayana

Yayan Indrayana is an Indonesian architect and cultural heritage conservation specialist. His passion for conservation and cultural heritage research began through his involvement in several heritage site planning projects, especially in the development of Urban Design and Building Plans (RTBL). His work includes projects in Ternate and Tidore (North Maluku Province), Gorontalo City, and various RTBL initiatives across districts and cities in East Java, including Surabaya, where he served as an architectural expert for the revitalization of the historic Tunjungan Street corridor. Within the Begandring community, Yayan leads archival research and coordinates the Begandring Soerabaia Data Center, which also oversees a special research project on Sukarno and his connection to Surabaya. He is currently active in the Research and Conservation Division of the Indonesian Institute of Architects (IAI) East Java and is conducting several studies on the development of colonial and vernacular architecture, particularly in the East Java region.

Yayan Indrayana adalah arsitek sekaligus spesialis konservasi warisan budaya asal Indonesia. Minatnya pada konservasi dan riset warisan budaya bermula dari keterlibatannya dalam berbagai proyek perencanaan kawasan bersejarah, khususnya dalam penyusunan Rencana Tata Bangunan dan Lingkungan (RTBL). Ia pernah terlibat dalam proyek di Ternate dan Tidore (Maluku Utara), Kota Gorontalo, serta sejumlah inisiatif RTBL di berbagai kabupaten dan kota di Jawa Timur, termasuk Surabaya, tempat ia berperan sebagai ahli arsitektur dalam revitalisasi koridor bersejarah Jalan Tunjungan. Di Komunitas Begandring, Yayan memimpin riset kearsipan sekaligus mengoordinasikan Begandring Soerabaia Data Center, yang menaungi proyek riset khusus mengenai Sukarno dan keterkaitannya dengan Surabaya. Saat ini ia aktif di Divisi Riset dan Konservasi Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (IAI) Jawa Timur, sembari melakukan berbagai kajian mengenai perkembangan arsitektur kolonial dan vernakular, khususnya di Jawa Timur.