Architecture in <i>National Identities</i>: a critical review

Pandya, Samir

doi:10.1080/14608944.2020.1812825

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“…The themes of national architectural identity are represented by three main points, namely typology, remembrance (memorial), and geopolitics (Pandya, 2020). Typology gives a dialectical emphasis on the local culture and the political environment.…”

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Framework of National Architectural Identity of Public Administration Buildings: A Case Study of Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) Tower

Rahmat¹,

Ismail²,

Mandala³

2022

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In the context of a multi-racial country consisting of Malays, Chinese, and Indians as the main majority, the search for the value of national architectural identity is important in highlighting racial harmony. Therefore, establishing the national architectural identity framework is necessary to ensure this can be realized. This paper focuses on the construction of an architectural frameworkof national identity based on the results of previous scholarly studies. This study uses a hermeneutic methodology in which data were collected from scholarly views through literature reviews and then interpreted into its disciplinary subject matter in compiling the indicators for the national architectural identity to propose a framework for public administration building in Malaysia. A case study of green building certified –MBJB Tower is used to further broaden the understanding of the national identityof architecture in Malaysia. An interview session with related personnel and site observation was carried away at MBJB Tower to test the proposed framework. An interpretive paradigm was used to explore each architectural element of national identity and anarrative method was used to discuss the findings in this paper. As an outcome, the architectural framework of the national architectural identity of public administration buildings consists of an understanding of the role, typology, and themes of architectural national identity. The architectural design pattern of national identity for public buildings is seen at three levels, namely macro, mesoand microlevels. The architectural measurement of the national identity of a building can be defined by the design features produced based on the context of venustas, firmitas,and utilitas. In general, the MBJB Tower building is a good example of national identity architecture and can be used as a benchmark to produce more national architectural identity buildings in the future.

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Framework of National Architectural Identity of Public Administration Buildings: A Case Study of Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) Tower

Rahmat¹,

Ismail²,

Mandala³

2022

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“…Although there is a distinction between a symbol, a sign, and a metaphor in other scientific and creative settings (e.g., semiotics), this book employs the words as synonyms that complement 54 one another, and the term symbolism is used to define the notion of the usage of the symbol. In the architecture of the second half of the 20th century, the debate and discussions of symbolism were mostly associated with an emphasis on the notional component, phenomenological approaches (Norberg-Schulz) 57 and semiotics as a science. In the 1960ies, symbolism as one of the qualities of postmodernist architecture was analyzed in the works of Robert Venturi, Charles Jencks and Umberto Eco.…”

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Architecture as a social symbol, Unity of identity, integration and international openness : Comparison of the Sydney Opera House, the Riga National Library and the Elbe Philharmonic Hall

Sakib¹

2022

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Architecture is not only a discipline that is related to the field of construction but it contains all of the cultural, traditional, social and historical values of a civilization. Sydney Opera house was built to provide the best platform to the different and renowned architectures, artists and performers of the world. Philharmonic Hall has become one of the world`s ten best concert halls. This is the best place for playing jazz music and world music or even pop music. Riga National Library is spreading the traditional and cultural heritage free of cost to nurture education research and reading skills among the masses. Conservation of such buildings is very much important to save our heritage otherwise we will lose our identity.

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“…In postcolonial contexts, national power dynamics operate within even more complex geopolitical frameworks (Said, 2008), requiring deeper dismantling of hegemonic constructs. In order to critically understand the development of architecture as a reflection of a nation, analysis needs to be advanced beyond studying the typologies of national civic monuments, or typological concerns of configuration of architectural form and function (Pandya, 2020), by incorporating a historical understanding of the development of styles and trends that shaped the architectural milieu and the architects and stakeholders involved.…”

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A century of Jordanian architecture: narrating the development of the nation

Shawash

Marji

2022

ARCH

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PurposeAs the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan celebrates its first centenary, this paper presents a critical reading of the development of architecture in the Kingdom reflecting the transformation of national identity.Design/methodology/approachThe paper achieves this aim by performing an analytical diachronic survey of the main architectural styles and trends that emerged in Jordan and links the architectural styles and trends to four main historical periods that characterize the national temporal trajectory, supported by examples of buildings, projects and architects that represent each period.FindingsThe results show the impacts of different forms of architectural modernism on local practice and explore attempts to create a national architectural identity that range in their ideological drive from Pan-Arabism to Jordanian localism.Originality/valueThe research adds to the discourse on Arab cities and architecture and shows the development of architectural trends in an Arab Muslim country, focusing on the interaction of architectural modernism with local variables. The research aims to supplement literature on Arab architecture with a critical and nuanced historical account of Jordanian architecture in the English language to serve a global audience.

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Architecture in National Identities: a critical review

Cited by 6 publications

References 47 publications

Framework of National Architectural Identity of Public Administration Buildings: A Case Study of Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) Tower

Framework of National Architectural Identity of Public Administration Buildings: A Case Study of Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) Tower

Architecture as a social symbol, Unity of identity, integration and international openness : Comparison of the Sydney Opera House, the Riga National Library and the Elbe Philharmonic Hall

A century of Jordanian architecture: narrating the development of the nation

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