'Living in the city, then, is to occupy a mentality'. Christopher BOLLAS
I recently came across this quote I noted a few years ago. I think the note was from when I had just arrived in London and favoured walking around the city as a primary means of transport. I was in awe of London streets and the ubiquity of interesting buildings that seethe substance and beauty. It was an act of dreaming, where my gaze would fall upon 'evocative objects', precipitating moments of personal reverie.
This year I am in my first year of studying architecture and am currently based from the desk in my bedroom for this first semester. I am not traversing cities as such, but instead engaging with buildings and concepts through lectures, books and the internet. It's a more intellectual mode of discovery and delight, than an experiential or emotional one.