Urban Development and Community Influences practice exam questions Flashcards
A public square is an example of a…
Node
What is a Node?
A Node is a Center of interest that people can enter.
It is smaller than a district and may be the center of a district.
Give examples of a Node
a plaza
a public square
an intersection of paths.
What is a Landmark?
A point of reference and a device for wayfinding and symbolic identification of an area.
What is a District?
A two-dimensional area that people perceive as having a common, identifying character and that is critical to the sense of neighborhood.
What is an Edge?
A linear element other than a path that forms a boundary between 2 districts or that breaks continuity.
Who was Kevin Lynch and what is he known for?
Kevin Lynch coined the terminology of the
Node
Edge
District
Landmark
he wrote about it in his book called the
Image of the City
