Critic: The perennial image of the city on a hill associates elevated locations with elevated purposes  The city' s concert hall -- its newest civic building -- is located on a spectacular hilltop site  But because it is far from the center of the city, it cannot fulfill the purpose of a civic building  An example of a successful civic building is the art museum, which is situated in a densely populated downtown area
It encourages social cohesion and makes the city more alive
A civic building that is located in a downtown area should, if possible, be located on an elevated site.