Comparative Study of the Patterns and Characteristics Urban Morphology of the Old City, Bengkulu, and Singapore that Has Relation to Historical Background

Urban morphology is an applied science that learns about the history of the spatial patterns of a city and learns about the development of a city. The old town area of Bengkulu was an English-built city from 1719, while Singapore was a British formation city as well, due to the London Treaty agreement occurring between the two regions. This paper aims to be a comparison study between two cities with historical linkages in terms of identifying patterns and characteristics of its city morphology. This research is quantitative descriptive research using two analytical techniques, namely diachronic reading and typo-morphology. The indicators used to acquire patterns and characteristics of the urban morphology are Bengkulu and Singapore, which are aspects of detail consisting of buildings and materials, road and block patterns, land use activities, and open spaces. The second indicator is a city layout aspect consisting of spatial patterns and environmental compositions awakened. Through this research is expected to get similarities and differences in the patterns and characteristics the morphological of both cities. This study will provide an overview and input for the development planning of the more advanced city of Bengkulu.