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PLACE-BASED RELATIONSHIPS

culture together with ecology, rooted in geography

Seaside Villa

GEOGRAPHIC CONNECTION TO PLACE

Emphasizing geographic features such as climates, countries, people and/or natural resources within the interior environment.
(e.g., photograph of a well-known local natural landmark) 

Interior Design

HISTORIC CONNECTION TO PLACE

Relation to the past through the marking of the passage of time, linking the past to the present, fostering a culture's collective memory.
(e.g., historical portrait)

Furnished Living Room

ECOLOGICAL CONNECTION TO PLACE

Emphasizing ecological features within the interior environment of forest, grassland, desert, tundra, freshwater or marine.
(e.g., interior bamboo garden)

Antique Chair

CULTURAL CONNECTION TO PLACE

Integrating cultural identities.
(e.g., regional decorative craft)

Antique Furniture and Paintings

INTEGRATION OF CULTURE & ECOLOGY

A social center that fosters community building.
(e.g., sustainable artwork)

Church

SPIRIT OF PLACE

A metaphorical place given life, when a place becomes cherished by people it gives rise to and sustains human culture and ecology over time.
(e.g., Mount Vernon, gothic cathedral, temple)

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