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Place denotes an 'existential structure', formed by material and immaterial entities, in the palpable, the conscious and the 'unconscious' realm, from which its dwellers draw the meaning and relevance of their collective action and existence. In the study here, it is argued that it is the role of architecture to \"concretize\" or \"exteriorize\" this 'existential structure', and thus reinforce the dimension of place. Place, as a continuous repository of \"artifacts\" and \"human events\", can provide the instrumental and material tool for the making of such architecture. 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