The Image of the City
Download or Read eBook The Image of the City PDF written by Kevin Lynch and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1964-06-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Kevin Lynch |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1964-06-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0262620014 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780262620017 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Image of the City by : Kevin Lynch
Book excerpt: The classic work on the evaluation of city form. 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.
