architectural identity

by 采薇Chai Wei | 4:51 PM in |

Is identity a necessity, and what is the necessity of identity, or why do we search for maintaining our identity? The reasons might be manifold:

(1) political and ideologicalreasons

(2) the need for a sense of belonging for the local citizens

(3) a reaction against changes

(4) a need for cultural variety in a world whose culture is increasingly homogeneous during the era of globalization

(5) pride in national, racial, ethnic, or other social identities.

How can we identify a city if the buildings in the city look alike all around the world?

Can you differentiate which building is in Hong Kong and which is in Singapore?

2 comments:

1. teddy bear on September 24, 2009 at 6:36 PM

   i cant differantiate which is which if din see the words below... wakaka!
   erm... i wonder ...if like that
   the statements below right?
   a= singapore b= hong kong
   (i) 'a' actually design a building
   (ii) 'b' actually design b building
   (iii) 'a' and 'b' design the same thing in the actual world.
   
   so
   
   (iii) 'a' actually design b building
   (iv) 'b' actually design a building
   
   so
   
   (v) at every world, 'a' designa a and b building , and 'b' design a and b building , and both 'a' and 'b' only design one type of building
   
   So
   
   (vi) a=b???
   haha... but after finding and searching , there is different :
   hong kong highrise is slightly higher than singapore.
   ( the highest in hon kong is 374m but the highest in singapore is only 280m)
   for highrise , both of these countries applied almost the same trend of architecture style : modern architecture and above... so , i think there will be slightly different because of other factors like economic and social value i think.
   ultimately , still let us feel good that both of the countries still having their conservative buildings to clearly symbolise their identity. haha...

    
2. Y!nying on September 26, 2009 at 1:21 AM

   after the era of globalisation had started, i found it is quite hard for a city to design follow its identity.. just like we can easily differentiate city on the earth planet and other planets before galaxy or even universe had been universal..

    

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