Abstract
The experience of space and place attachment is one of the distinct human behaviours and is multi-dimensional, going beyond the visual perspective to include a multi-sensory experience. It is not simply a response to physical factors and perception, but depends on a complex and reciprocal relationship between experiences and behaviour, including cultural contexts. In cities it is possible to lose this ‘deep attachment’ due to a lack of exposure to elements of the natural environment. Place attachment arises as the result of logical structures from the cultivation of the meaning of environmental, architectural and cultural artefacts. This chapter designates the third meta biophilic pattern—Experience of Place, Space and Attachment [3]—to guide city design to include logical structures and Indigenous Knowledge as part of biophilic design.
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Country—is a term used by the Aboriginal people of Australia to refer to the land to which they belong and the place of their dreaming (Smyth, 2004).
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Gathering Circles—is based on the traditional Yarning Circles used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for thousands of years as a conversational process that involves the telling of stories as a way of passing on cultural knowledge. These circles provide a safe place for all to speak without judgement (University of Newcastle, 2022).
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Roӧs, P.B. (2022). Experience of Place, Space and Attachment [Pattern 3]. In: A Biophilic Pattern Language for Cities. Sustainable Urban Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19071-1_5
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