▁people , ▁the ▁built ▁environment ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁natural ▁systems ▁over ▁a ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁ ▁Design ing ▁in ▁context ▁of ▁place ▁ ▁Under standing ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁the ▁unique ▁dynamics ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁the ▁relationship ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁the ▁living ▁natural ▁systems ▁is ▁a ▁fundamental ▁concept ▁in ▁the ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁process . ▁In ▁their ▁article ▁Design ing ▁from ▁place : ▁a ▁reg ener ative ▁framework ▁and ▁method ology , ▁Pam ela ▁Mang ▁and ▁Bill ▁Re ed ▁define ▁place ▁as ▁a ▁" unique , ▁mult il ayer ed ▁network ▁of ▁living ▁systems ▁within ▁a ▁ge ographic ▁region ▁that ▁results ▁from ▁the ▁complex ▁interactions , ▁through ▁time , ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁e col ogy ▁( cl imate , ▁min eral ▁and ▁other ▁depos its , ▁soil , ▁veget ation , ▁water ▁and ▁wild life , ▁etc .) ▁and ▁culture ▁( dist inct ive ▁custom s , ▁expressions ▁of ▁values , ▁economic ▁activities , ▁forms ▁of ▁association , ▁ideas ▁for ▁education , ▁trad itions , ▁etc .) " ▁A ▁systems - based ▁approach ▁to ▁design ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁design ▁team ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁building ▁within ▁the ▁larger ▁system ▁is ▁cru cial . ▁ ▁Gard ener ▁anal ogy ▁ ▁Be atrice ▁Ben ne ▁and ▁Pam ela ▁Mang ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁distinction ▁between ▁working ▁with ▁a ▁place ▁rather ▁than ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁place ▁within ▁the ▁reg ener ative ▁design ▁process . ▁They ▁use ▁an ▁anal ogy ▁of ▁a ▁gard ener ▁to ▁re - define ▁the