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Pattern 64

Pools and Streams

Towns · Neighborhood

Context Sacred Sites24 · Access to Water25 · Neighborhood Boundary15 · Quiet Backs59 · Pedestrian Street100

Problem

Natural waterways in towns are often buried underground and forced into pipes because they seem to be in the way. What disappears with them is a place that draws people, animals, and plants toward it on its own.

Solution

Keep the town's natural waters open and visible rather than burying them in pipes, for pools, brooks, and streams pull people, animals, and life toward their banks.

Usage Still Water71 · Promenade31 · Holy Ground66 · Arcades119