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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN ARCHITECTURE THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM (ARC61303) SYNOPSIS: REACTION PAPER (MARCH 2019) Name: Chow Wei Qi

ID No.: 0331447

Lecturer/Tutor: Ar. Prince Favis Isip

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Reader/Text Title: “A Global Sense of Place”

Synopsis No: 1A Author: Doreen Massey

In “A Global Sense of Place”, Doreen Massey discuss about the idea of time-space compression and globalization impacting our society in relation to rethinking our sense of place. It enables comprehension of the social trends and modern era technology developments that have occurred in recent years Elements which make up a global sense of place are discussed in depth to gain a better understanding of the notion of a place. Agreeing with Massey, nowadays, everyone can own a global product with a simple click on our digital devices and we will receive it at our doorstep. The physical distance has been significantly compressed by the technology advancements. Massey offers an insight on the theory of power geometry in time-space compression where the flows and movements vary for different social groups and individuals. This theory covers the different modalities by which people access to the events in terms of position of control and the degree of initiation. For an example, the developed countries are in the position of control in terms of mobility and access, however it weakens the third world countries that belong to the receiving end, thus resulting in a situation of overly inclusion and exclusion. Massey further argues that the changings of the global society create a sense of insecurity and uncertainty, giving rise to defensive and reactionary responses. Massey then offers insight to rethink our sense of place to be progressive in order to fit in to the global-local times. A progressive sense of place is where nature of interactions changes the spatial and social interaction, indicating that the interactions themselves are definitely not static and motionless. Therefore, a place and a sense of human geographic identity cannot be destroyed as long as social networks persist. Massey also points out that the spreading and separating of local communities into different places resulting in a place to not have a single unique identity as various cultural group is rooted within, resulting in that place not being distinctive from another. However, I think that places that consist of communities from different cultural group is what makes it unique and distinct to itself. For an example, many restaurants in Malaysia serves Malaysian dishes with strong influence from Malay, Indian, and Chinese cuisines where it embraces differences to form a unique character for the place. Through exploring Doreen Massey’s analysis, I agree with her as the key elements mentioned above assists me in establishing my understanding of how a global sense of place is attained. In my opinion, we should adapt to the globalised landscapes before tailoring our sense of place for the 21st century. As the society moves on to the 21st century of globalization, there is a new interconnectivity between people and places. With the new phenomenon of time-space compression, it is essential for the society to generate a global sense of local and a global sense of place in becoming part of the globalised society. Word Count: 487

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