In a complex society, there are may interrelations to be mastered...If an environment has strong visible framework and highly characteristic parts, t… - Kevin A. Lynch

...the function of a good visual environment may not be simply to facilitate routine trips, nor to support meanings and feelings already possessed. Quite as important may be its role as a guide and a stimulus for new exploration.

...different observers will all find perceptual material which is congenial to their own particular way of looking at the world. While one man may recognize a street by its brick pavement, another will remember its sweeping curve, and a third will have located the minor landmarks along its length.

The remote past is different, since it does not threaten the present.