Architect Victor Gruen, the designer of Indiana's Woodmar Plaza shopping mall, conceived of the mall as an indoor version of the European town square, a communal space that encouraged visitors to stroll and linger. ______ he designed Woodmar Plaza with long, pedestrian-friendly promenades and ample seating areas clustered around fountains and greenery.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Explanation
Context: The text says Victor Gruen envisioned Woodmar Plaza as an indoor town square, a communal space encouraging visitors to stroll and linger. The blank introduces the features he built in: long pedestrian promenades and seating around fountains and greenery.
Answer: C) Accordingly,
Why? Promenades and clustered seating are the physical expression of a strolling-and-lingering concept, so the second sentence reports what Gruen did as a consequence of how he conceived the mall.
Traps:
- A) "In addition," presents the design features as a separate fact rather than the execution of the idea just described.
- B) "Regardless," dismisses the preceding concept as irrelevant, yet that concept is precisely what the design serves.
- D) "By contrast," demands opposition between the two sentences, and the promenades match the town-square vision.