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<p>City is a network with clear organization and architecture. It also has permanent connections. Human senses, perception and cognition are the base points while understanding these connections. Hypothesis of this article proposes that concentration of creativity potential in strategically placed junctions (cultural nodes) would catalyse people flow between them naturally. Three main features of the cultural node are distinguished, and possible identification methodology is being proposed. This strategy leads to more extensive methodology research and appliance analysing city structure.</p>
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City is a network with clear organization and architecture. It also has permanent connections. Human senses, perception and cognition are the base points while understanding these connections. Hypothesis of this article proposes that concentration of creativity potential in strategically placed junctions (cultural nodes) would catalyse people flow between them naturally. Three main features of the cultural node are distinguished, and possible identification methodology is being proposed. This strategy leads to more extensive methodology research and appliance analysing city structure.

Cultural Urban Catalysts as Meaning of the City

Architecture and Urban Planning

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City is a network with clear organization and architecture. It also has permanent connections. Human senses, perception and cognition are the base points while...

Cultural Urban Catalysts as Meaning of the City

Publié en ligne: 24 mai 2021

Pages: 16 - 28

Reçu: 20 juil. 2020

Accepté: 26 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2021-0002

Mots clés
Catalytic processes, creativity, cultural node, identity, perception, place-making, senses

© 2021 Vaiva Balvočienė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cultural Urban Catalysts as Meaning of the City

Publié en ligne: 24 mai 2021

Pages: 16 - 28

Reçu: 20 juil. 2020

Accepté: 26 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2021-0002

Mots clésCatalytic processes, creativity, cultural node, identity, perception, place-making, senses

© 2021 Vaiva Balvočienė et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Catalytic processes, creativity, cultural node, identity, perception, place-making, senses