... support the negotiation between global and local concerns in the formation of place identity. Place identity Design guidelines Rural towns Star architecture Shigeru Ban We were not looking for an architect that was going to build a sculpture that could be kind of plunked down anywhere...

... overlooked. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to shed light on what is the current state of the art of community resilience in rural towns and what type of architectural strategies has been recognised for facilitating resilience. Design/methodology/approach The study has combined literature review...