What is Identity?
Based on literatures from social science and humanities, this inquiry of “what is the identity” leads one to a question of personality (who are you?). The question of identity is often interpreted to be a question about people's concepts of “who they are” and how they relate to others (Hogg & Abrams, 1988; Koc, 2006). Identity is a way of preserving the continuity of the self. It means lifestyle or life values that link the past to the present (Ozaki, 2005). It is a fundamental link with others to increase meaning, contrasting ourselves with others within a defined community (Giddens, 1991; Chadirji, 1995; Josselson, 1999; Bechhoefer, 2000).
Architectural Identity covers cultural continuity to create differentiation and integration between multiple societies. Thus, the physical image of identity may take variable frameworks across time and space, but the way of understanding the meaning of identity remains clear, according to our perception of the architectural forms.
In other words, the architectural identity does not rely on the material composition and form of the building only, but it is also linked to the concept of the meaning, which represents a significant interaction of human values with spatial characteristics.
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