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There are multiple relationships between each individual and his or her surroundings, only a few of which are fully defined at the time of birth. Most of these relationships are formed through learning; in only a few cases are they based on instinctive reactions. This means that forming a relationship to our surroundings entails learning the meaning of the different objects around us, where they are and how we have to behave in relation to them.

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Grütter, J. (2020). Site and Surroundings. In: Basics of Perception in Architecture. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31156-8_4

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