Lane mentions topos and chora in his work several time as a way to identify a place. Topos refers to a place, a location that can be measured with variables. Chora also refers to place but the energizing force the place gives off. Chora may be experienced when passing through a place and feeling a connection to it. It is the difference between being in a place and being at a place, feeling a closeness not simply being at a location. I believe that people miss out on experiencing chora because of the technological tools we have available. One may feel that that are in a place, but with an ipod blocking out all the connections they are actually experiencing topos.
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