Which one of the following best captures the meaning of the statement, &ldquo;Topophilia is difficult to design for and impossible to quantify . . .&rdquo;?

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Which one of the following best captures the meaning of the statement, “Topophilia is difficult to design for and impossible to quantify . . .”?

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A.
Philosopher-architects are uniquely suited to develop topophilic design.
B.
People’s responses to their environment are usually subjective and so cannot be rendered in design.
C.
Architects have to objectively quantify spaces and hence cannot be topophilic.
D.

The deep anomie of modern urbanisation led to new urbanism’s intricate sense of place.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

Note the line before the statement that topophilia is difficult to design for and impossible to quantify: ‘As Tuan noted, purely aesthetic responses often are suddenly revealed, but their intensity rarely is longlasting’. So, the reason why topophilia is difficult to design for is that people’s responses to their environment are subjective, sudden and short-lived.