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Rumah gadang  and  surau  are two important vernacularbuildings of Minangkabau society and their architecture reflect the cultureof Minangkabau society and harmony with nature. As part of thematrilineal culture of Minangkabau, women own the house and youngboys have to live and learn in  surau  owned by the clans.  Surau  is the centerof the activities of the Minangkabau boys and functions not only as a placeof worship, but also as a place of Islamic and informal education. As partof  merantau  culture in Minangkabau or leaving home for a certain amountof time to gain experience and make some fortune, activities in  surau  alsoprepare those boys to be independent. It is the aim of this paper is toanalyze sustainable cultural and architectural values of the Minangkabau surau  and how  surau  has sustained to function as a place of worship and asa center of Islam teaching. Although the function of  surau  as the place foryoung boys’ activities and get education fade with the spread modernityand changes in Minangkabau society, the sustainability of  surau  means sustaining Minangkabau culture.

Architecture of Surau and Its Role in Minangkabau Society: the Case of Surau Lubuak Bauak Nagari Batipuah Baruah, West Sumatra