A sense of place is beyond control of a single person:
It is not the designer who creates the sense of place. It is the user or observer. The designer merely sets out opportunities for others to use — to make distinctions, to perceive connections and to take advantage (or not) or the structure or thought that is there.
Donlyn Lyndon goes on to issue a cautionary note, “Places that harbor no secrets whisper that none are allowed,” as if to reserve something for a Secret Payoff.
