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What Makes A Good Place?
Architect Avi Friedman wanted to know what makes a good place – so he traveled around the world visiting different kinds of “good” places as research for his new book, “The Nature of Place”. He talks with Lisa Mullins about what he found.
Cover of the book “The Nature of Place.”
What makes a good place?
That’s what architect Avi Friedman wanted to know.
He wanted to know why some places are inviting, memorable and make us feel alive — while other places are completely forgettable.
Friedman traveled around the world visiting different kinds of “good” places as research for his new book, “The Nature of Place”.
He talked with Lisa Mullins about what he found.