well, i guess the main question is about identity. how to create a strong urban identity that can be recognized and can be referred to? we know that most of the cities have, in one way or another, their own identity. an identity that was created through historic and cultural references, climate, building codes, materials, symbols, monuments, etc...but what is the process that characterized the development of the cities today? does contemporary architecture really create or donate to the local identity? or it creates a lot of interesting spaces, new interpretation and other 'big terms' that eventually could be everywhere?it seems that the contemporary architecture could be classified on a scale between ‘Dubai and Las vegas’. Dubai (and many other cities with a fest growing development) create symbols and monuments to define their identity. Las Vegas, on the other hand, copies symbols and monuments so we could feel as if we are somewhere else. in the first case, it doesn’t really matter where these symbol or monuments are. they could fit almost everywhere. In the second case, creativity and innovation are in doubt.
Presuming that keeping the local identity is important, then designing new buildings that contain the essence of the city within is the main issue. but then how does it deal with pluralism?
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