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Hindsight may be 20/20, but the vision that inspires place-based community design often gains clarity only through the iterative process of engagement. One may begin with “near” vision, for instance a sighting that zooms in on an immediate problem or proposes a solution based on what a community lacks when compared with others. This near vision is often guided by a scope of work—the design team is hired to design a new plaza so it is open space that we focus on. However, as more information is collected, the clarity we may have started with begins to cloud. Yes, a new plaza would be very good for the community, but is it enough to address some of the other issues that people are beginning to discuss?
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© 2017 David de la Peña, Diane Jones Allen, Randolph T. Hester Jr., Jeffrey Hou, Laura J. Lawson, and Marcia J. McNally
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de la Peña, D., Allen, D.J., Hester, R.T., Hou, J., Lawson, L.L., McNally, M.J. (2017). “Yeah! That’s What We Should Do”. In: de la Peña, D., Allen, D.J., Hester, R.T., Hou, J., Lawson, L.L., McNally, M.J. (eds) Design as Democracy. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-848-0_6
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