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Genius loci literally means genius of place. It is used to describe places that are deeply memorable for their architectural and experiential qualities.
Being process-oriented, not product-driven, is the most important and difficult skill for a designer to develop.
Meta-thinking means that you are aware of how you are thinking as you are doing the thinking.
The design process is often structured and methodical, but it is not a mechanical process. Mechanical processes have predetermined outcomes, but the creative process strives to produce something that has not existed before. Being genuinely creative means that you don't know where you are going, even though you are responsible for shepherding the process. This requires something different from conventional, authoritarian control; a loose velvet tether is more likely to help.
