1. A street — long, narrow, bordered by vertical elements; passageway, place to move through; facilitates connection and many types of travel (slow, traffic, fast-paced, meandering, with or without a purpose)
2. A place for congregation — large, open, central space where people come together for an activity; performance spaces (theaters); groups hang out on lawns, forums for discussion and debate; natural/environmental elements enhance experience
3. A place for isolation — small space where one can be alone; Buddhist temples where monks spend months in solitude; darkness forces concentration; enclosed, confined, simple with no distractions
4. A place for the sacred — monuments/temples where people can be honored; adorned with art and artifacts; place to pray; Greek and Roman and other religious architecture dedicated to Gods and sacrificing
5. A place for the profane — a place to sin; sex and lust, things that stay in the bedroom; somewhere for illegal activity; private for different reasons than sacred places or places for isolation; secret
6. A place for commerce — many people with many different purchase intents; malls, marketplaces, plazas, bazzars; have large open spaces and networks of passageways with individual enclosed units for different purposes
7. A place for learning — academic spaces, university buildings and public libraries; have variation of spaces, some for quiet concentration, some for group collaboration
8. A place for living — where one can be comfortable and relaxed (“at home”); spend time with family, wholesome; place for variation of activities ranging from more private to more public
9. A place for exhibition — museums, pavilions; architecture can take many forms; goal is to encourage appreciation of the topic/art being displayed; typically large with many rooms + hallways to facilitate movement to each individual exhibit
10. A place for contemplation — less private than places for isolation; a place to inspire visitors through form, light, material; natural elements such as water can make a place more peaceful and provoke deep thought
A street
Shanghai Greenland Center in Xuhui Qu, China / Nikken Sekkei
A place for congregation
Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece / Herodes Atticus
A place for isolation
Chapel in Valleacerón, Spain / S.M.A.O.
A place for the sacred
Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany / Daniel Libeskind
A place for the profane
Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, California / Richard Neutra
A place for commerce
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy / Giuseppe Mengoni
A place for learning
Phillips Exeter Academy Library in Exeter, New Hampshire / Louis Kahn
A place for living
8 Tallet in Copenhagen, Denmark / Bjarke Ingels Group
A place for exhibition
Adriana Varejão Gallery in Brumadinho, Brazil / Tacoa Arquitetos
A place for contemplation
Therme Vals in Graubünden, Switzerland / Peter Zumthor
