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Placing Culture First
The thought processes, beliefs and customs of individuals and communities are shaped by culture just as they play a role in selecting what becomes a part of our everyday lives. It is important to understand that by looking at culture only in the form of what is outside and tangible we risk defining the possibility of cultural impact too narrowly. I would like to use the connection between culture and the built environment to understand the wider meaning of this term.
On Being Urban
The word ‘urban’ is rooted in the networks formed by people. These high-density settlements and infrastructures of the built environment are created through the process of urbanization, which occurs via migration and natural population growth. Population density and urban sprawl are some of the key occurrences, which are defining measures within the scope of urban areas.