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System Gigamap
Co-design toolkitMapping Experiment
Process

Place Philosophies

1. Dying revivingExamines how places face challenges, get diseases, decays, rejuvenates or thrive.




2. PlacelessnessCertain influences erase distinctiveness and attachment to a location, often due to standardization.


3. Thought of a place connecting you to it



4. Paradox of distinctiveness & 
sameness 
A place becomes more standardized, the uniqueness of its inhabitants becomes pronounced, and vice versa.

5. Place attachment - dependency 
Emotional or symbolic attachment with a place influence self-identity. Functional attachment tied with time leads to dependency.
6. Secure places 
Places that people have some of the strongest identified bonds with.



7. Sense of place 
It describes the wide range of connections between people and places that develops based on the place meanings and attachment a person has for a particular setting.


8. Unintended usageOpportunities and possibilities for action and interaction that a place.


9. Cognitive map/image 
Involves creating mental representations of locations based on personal experiences and spatial connections formed through memories. 


10. Place IdentityEncompasses notions of identity tied to specific locations, including what makes them unique. 





11. What you take away?
What you leave behind?