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Kevin Andrew Lynch (January 7, 1918 – April 25, 1984) was an American urban planner and author. He is known for his work on the perceptual form of urban environments and was an early proponent of mental mapping.
- Paths. Lynch describes paths as the "channels along which the observer customarily, occasionally, or potentially moves." These channels may be streets, boulevards, and avenues, as well as waterways, railroads, or any other means used for moving through the cities.
- Edges. Edges are linear breaks in continuity, barriers, more or less penetrable, that can close one region off from another, or join them together. They can be walls, water bodies, railroads, etc.
- Districts. Districts are determined by their two-dimensional extent and are a very common formal division of city areas. These sections are used in many cities and are defined by geographical region but also by one or more common, identifying characters.
- Nodes. Junctions, a crossing or convergence of paths, and moments of shift from one structure to another are some of the examples of city nodes cited by Lynch.
The Image of the City is a 1960 book by American urban theorist Kevin Lynch. The book is the result of a five-year study of Boston, Jersey City and Los Angeles on how observers take in information of the city, and use it to make mental maps.
- Kevin A. Lynch
- 1960
Aug 30, 2022 · A review of Lynch's influential work on how humans perceive, navigate, and experience cities. Learn about his concept of the mental image, the five elements of urban design, and their implications for urban planning and design.
A review of the classic book by the American urban planner Kevin Lynch, who explored how people perceive and remember the city through five elements: paths, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks. The book is a core text in urban design and architecture, and offers insights into Lynch's life's work and shifting concerns about planning and urban design.
Kevin Lynch. MIT Press, Jun 15, 1964 - Architecture - 202 pages. 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...
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A classic book on the evaluation of city form and its meaning to the people who live there. The author, Kevin Lynch, was a professor of city planning at MIT and a pioneer of urban design.
