3.2

• placelessness - when two areas are similar because of comparable incomes, common culture, similar architecture, and other factors, but are not close

  ex. ferris buellers day off being filmed in california but based in chicago
• cultural landscape - the visible reflection of a culture/built environment
• postmodern architecture- developed after the 60s, used lots of curves, bright colors, and brings large glass atriums that bring light into spaces
• contemporary architecture - emerged during the 21st century, uses multiple advances to create buildings that rotate, curve, and stretch the limits of size and height
• ethnicity - membership within a group of people who have common experiences and share similar characteristics such as ancestry, language, customs, and history
• ethnic enclaves - clusters of people of the same culture in the same area
• culture realms - larger areas that include several regions. cultures within a cultural realm have a few traits that they all share, such as language families , religion, and food
• main six religions:

  • christianity
  • hinduism
  • buddhism
  • judaism
  • islam
  • shinto
• diaspora - the dispersal of a population from its place of origin to new locations
• charter group - the first group to establish cultural and religious customs in a space
• neolocalism - the process of re-embracing the uniqueness and authenticity of a place