Andrea Kahn talks mostly about the process of defining a site and how the end product is the 'site knowledge' rather than a delineated guideline for building. Site knowledge is accessed only from analysis of a 'multiscaled site' while considering its boundaries that rely on the influence of interactions and 'reach' of operations within the site, which are identified. 'Representation', the tool of the designer as Khan professes, is "not about depicting reality, but about making knowledge". He goes on with the Five Concepts for Urban Site Thinking, which are basically ways to understand urban sites.
It seemed like Kahn is an enthusiastic educator as he articulates through his buzzwords and recommendations. The truth is that I don't believe anything seemed insightful to someone who has an idea of intangible context, which is a simple understanding. In any case, Kahn institutes or re-institutes an idea of catalogued analysis, sort of like a a code-book of thoughts, as she lists five methods. I am glad that writers are there to write about ways to avoid despair for the amateur designer that I am.
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