Test N2 Flashcards
Elements of lunch
Paths Edges Districts Nodes Landmarks
Lawrence Halprin
Bring nature into the city
Environmental process
Public/community participation
Urban design as choreography
Edges
Fragmenting, tearing apart
Seam, point of integration
Paths
Series of distinctive events it might be called Melodic
Districts
Urban structure Common characteristic/theme Symbols Good orientation Strong cores , taper off
Nodes
Junctions
Moments of shift strategic foci
Related notion of journey
Thematic concentration (plaza)
Landmark
Singularity, unique
Contrast
Familiarity
Navigation symbol
Sixtus v’s plan of Rome
Paths, nodes, edges, landmarks
A highly developed art of urban design is linked to a
Creation of a Critical and attentive audience
Imageability
That quality in a physical object which gives it a high probability of evoking a strong image in any given observer. It is that shape, color or arrangement which facilitates the making of vividly identified powerfully structured , highly useful mental images of the environment.
Legibility
A legible city would be one whose districts or landmarks or pathways are easily identifiable and are easily organized into a coherent overall pattern. The layout is easily grasped by the citizen.
Positive values of legible surroundings
Common broad range of reference Framework for conceptual organization Continuous anchor for lives Emotional satisfaction New depths to everyday experience
Research methods
Systematic field reconnaissance by trained observes Interviews with a small sample Lengthy preliminary interviews Sketch maps Follow up
What are they looking for
Areas of agreement which might be expected to appear in the interaction of a single physical reality, a common culture, and a basic physiological nature.
Archetypes
Elements
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