Urban Landscaping

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This paper presents an analogy between mental connections and connections among urban elements that give rise to a city or piece of urban landscape. More specifically, the paper examines how the human ability and need to establish connections is an essential element of urban landscaping.

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"Urban centers of activity are not entirely defined by structures such as a prominent building or a monument. They can be more fleeting or modest, such as flower stand or a shaded bench. Centers have to attract people for some reason, so a building or monument will mark a center only if there is a well-defined activity there as well Prominent buildings and monuments that also provide a center for human activities act as a focus for paths, and succeed. By contrast, architectural sites that do not reinforce human activity are unsuccessful, isolating themselves from the urban community."

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