The Image of the City
by Kevin Lynch
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Author: Kevin LynchEdition: Paperback
Published: 1960-06-15
ISBN: 0262620014
Number of pages: 202
Publisher: The MIT Press
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Book Review: A Time Capsule of Useful Urban Design Information
Summary: 3 Stars
Given 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Once the reader gets past the unusual layout of the book and the out of date language, there are many useful urban design concepts to be found in this little book.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 is the statement that there is not one city in the USA that could be considered a great example of urban design (as stated in the 1950's). As an Australian, I could say the same of Australian cities. The Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane are terrible examples of urban sprawl. The north-south spread of Greater Sydney now covers almost 200 kilometres.
The principles stated in this book are still relevant to urban designers today.
Summary of The Image of the City
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.
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