Recognition of Main Elements of Cityscape (Image of City) Through Kevin Lynch's Approach: Pool of Lahijan City as a Case Study of Urban Landmark

Year 2015, Volume: 36 Issue: 3, 3909 - 3917, 13.05.2015

Seyyedeh Marzieh Bagherı , Amir Reza Karımı Azerı Arezoo Pourhasan Arezoo Pourhasan

Abstract

Abstract. Path, edge, node, district and landmark are the basic elements developed by Kevin Lynch in his approach. These basic elements contribute to description and introduction of the factors establishing the structure of cityscape and developing a new approach to considering one's surrounding together with coherently identifying it. At first, in order to make changes, Lynch shifted attention from two dimensional phenomena to third ones and tried to investigate and analyze the existing landmarks in order to promote legibility. Here, having recognized Lynch's approach, we will consider its importance while also regarding the critiques against it. Therefore, we intend to answer the question whether these five elements could suffice to build cityscape or not. A descriptive analytical research method is used with field studies. To do so, the library sources and related journals have been used as information sources. Here, the research is intended to identify the main elements of cityscape and their effects on legibility creation. The results indicated that with observing urban landscape, the quality of civilians' mental maps will be boosted while also contributing to urban economic growth. Finally, the pool at Lahijan city will be considered as a case of urban landmark.

Keywords

Cityscape, Kevin Lynch, mental map, legibility, desirability

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