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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 711.40973 EAN: 9780262620017 ISBN: 0262620014 Label: The MIT Press Manufacturer: The MIT Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 202 Publication Date: June 15, 1960 Publisher: The MIT Press Studio: The MIT Press Editorial Review: Product Description: What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion--imageability--and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Time Capsule of Useful Urban Design InformationGiven that this book was written in the 1950's, it is still relevent to current urban design thinking. It must have been very innovative in the 1950's. Once the reader gets past the unusual layout of the book and the out of date language, there are many useful urban design concepts to be found in this little book. Pathways, boundaries, disconnects and nodes are all discussed from varying points of view, using notable USA cities as examples. One point of relevance ... Read More Rating:  - A Great Help in Forming a Design PerspectiveThe urban setting is a composition of nodes, landmarks, paths, edges and districts, accorsing to Lynch. This physical summary of urban landscape may not be satisfactory for some. However, for others, including me, this book is a great help in forming a design perspective at the city level. It does not matter at all if you have just started forming your perspective or working on the final details. The book should be in your library, and the design guidelines should be in your mind, not only when designing ... Read More Rating: - The psychology of urban designsThis book describes mental maps obtained from residents in several cities such as Boston, Los Angeles and Jersey City. The mental maps were materialized on paper through an interview process and combined with maps from many individuals. And the results are surprising. Each map is a composite image of the city (and hence, the book's title) that reveals not only the character of the place, but gives you a feeling for it. In Boston for example, the streets are very disorganized, so people give directions ... Read More Rating: - Excellent book on urban designKevin Lynch descibes the visual attributes of cities and towns, paying special attention to how we find our way around, how we build a mental image of these places. It is not only relevant to city dwellers, but to anyone interested in the subject of creating communities, real or virtual. A truly wonderful book, with lots of insightful drawings and images. Highly recommended. |
