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The theme of AR's July issue is Space and Identity, one of the main topics at the triennial International Union of Architects conference being held in Berlin at the end of the month.

In a world that is becoming increasingly homogenized by the growth of the global economy, architecture offers one of the few opportunities of fostering identity, of giving people and communities a sense of rootedness in an ever-more confusing and disorienting culture. Just as we need the global economy, we need physical and mental spaces that we can call our own. The July issue will look at some of the most imaginative attempts to create a sense of identity in architecture. The range will be very wide both geographically, and in terms of building types and will include Hans Hollein's Vulcanology Museum in France's Massif Central, and Annette Gigon I Mike Guyer's Kalkriese Archaeological Museum Park in Germany, which evokes the battle of the Teutoburger Wald, where the German Arminius destroyed the legions of the Roman general Quintilius Varus in 9AD. The women's centre in Senegal by Hollmen Reuter Sandman shows how traditional building techniques can be adapted to serve modern functions. Herzog and De Meuron' s housing in Paris shows an ingenious way of reinterpreting quite different traditions. Nicholas Ray re-examines the Cambridge college morphology. Our Place article shows how the traditional architecture of Yemen retains its incomparable identity and urban spatial qualities.

And of course there will be our usual regular articles Design Review, Delight. Books, Outrage, House and Interior Design. Have this and II other issues delivered to your door at a discount by using the subscription form inside this issue or subscribe online at www.arplus.com