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| Cities are defined and imagined in terms of their key artefacts |
The city is defined by key artefacts...
These artefacts have a fixed typology regardless of changing function over time...
Artefacts arise as a product of the dominant social and political will of the time...
The accumulation of artefacts defines a city’s character throughout its history...
Traditionally these artefacts were public in nature but now they are often private...
Increased private development and a more complex relationship between citizen and state mean that new public artefacts are uncommon...
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| Roman amphitheatres becoming part of the fabric of the city |
