After the reading, I couldn’t help thinking about how architecture shapes national and individual cultural identity. As far as I am concerned, the environment and society I grew up in created my own cultural identity, and architecture is indispensable in the environment. Buildings give people emotion and support.
Every building tells its historical story. To demolish the building and forget the history due to the needs of urban development will undoubtedly be strongly opposed and stopped by people. The Reading points out that “architecture is defined by the people who live in it.” This sentence indicates that architecture itself has an inseparable relationship with people. What people lack is a sense of belonging to the building, which disappears even more when the building is demolished. Similarly, the demolition is the loss of history and culture. Therefore, the significance of architecture to people should be valued and old buildings should be protected.
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I enjoyed reading your reflection on the significance of buildings to people and their history, culture and identity. Referring to Abbas, do you think that it is also possible for buildings which are preserved to lose their significance?