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Urban Identity

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Basel design competition An international competition on Urban Identity for the city of Basel, Switzerland has sparked me to think on the overall topic of identity. The dictionary defines Identity as: [mass noun]   The fact of being who or what a person or thing is:  i.e. "I want to develop a more distinctive architectural identity" [as modifier] (of an object) serving to establish who the holder, owner, or wearer is by bearing their name and often other details such as signature or photograph: ie. an identity card. A close similarity or affinity: an identity between the company's own interest and those of the local community. Origin: Later 16th Century. In the sense "quality of being identical". From late Latin Identicas, from Latin idem "same". Over this month, I will be developing ideas for a project to create/strengthen urban identity. Thinking of what identity means and how this concept relates to a particular city is important. Q