The image of the city, Kevin Lynch, 1960

about Kevin Lynch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_A._Lynch

Review by UCSB

http://www.csiss.org/classics/content/62

Short film

http://youtu.be/iuWPCNIj_rA

Contents

  • I: The Image of the Environment
    • Legibility
    • Building the image
    • Structure and Identity
    • Imageability
  • II: Three Cities
    • Boston
    • Jersey City
    • Los Angeles
    • Common Themes
  • III: The City Image and Its Elements
    • Paths
    • Edges
    • Districts
    • Nodes
    • Landmarks
    • Element Interrelations
    • The Shifting Image
    • Image Quality
  • IV: City Form
    • Designing the Paths
    • Design of Other Elements
    • From Qualities
    • The Sense of the Whole
    • Metropolitan Form
    • The Process of Design
  • V: A New Scale

Appendices

  • A: Some References to Orientation
    • Types of Reference Systems
    • Formation of the Image
    • The Role of Form
    • Disadvantages of Imageability
  • B: The Use of the Method
    • The Method as the Basis for Design
    • Directions for Future Research
  • C: Two Examples of Analysis
    • Beacon Hill
    • Scollay Square
  • Bibliography

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