Technological Institute of the PhilippinesQuezon CityArchitecture & Drafting Technology Department

AR413A PLANNING 2ASSIGNMENT #3

THE IMAGE OF THE CITY by KEVIN LYNCH

Submitted by:Coronado, Nerinel M.AR41FA1

Submitted to:Arch. Lawrence Dolores IIInstructor

Submitted on:June 26, 2014 (Thursday)

Significance of the Study: Kevin Andrew Lynch an American urban planner and author. His most influential book include The Image of the City. In this book I've learned so many principles and theories about urban design and planning. The main concept developed in this book is that the structure of a city exists not only in physical reality but also in the minds of its inhabitants. The study made me think that the fact that planners/architects should focus on structure and identity, and work toward enhancing the imageability of the city, which is the ease in which one can recognize the patterns and meanings of their environment, the more pleasure and utility they will extract from it and therefore helping citizens orient themselves within it. In the book Kevin Lynch had broken down into five categories the interconnected design elements : paths, edges, districts, nodes, and landmarks. First, paths which are considered the bloodlines/veins of the city, I learned that they should have well-defined origins and destinations as well as landmarks along the way. Second, Edges they should provide a spatially well-defined formation to elements of the city. Third, Districtsthey are large areas that have enough identity to be named. Forth, Nodesare locations that require extra attention from the observer. And lastly,landmarkit is anything that stands out that can help an observer orient himself. The network of relationships between these basic components builds the framework for the mental model of a city. Lynchs five components differentiate the physical environment both in terms of space and function. Therefore, they will be clear to someone experiencing them, as well as appropriate for a meaningful symbolic formation of the city. I hope someday I can experience to plan for a city and apply the principles of Kevin Lynch for the greater good of the citizens and of the city.

References: Urban planning for dummies by Jordan Yin http://discoveringurbanism.blogspot.com/ http://urbanwaterfront.blogspot.com/2011/02/image-of-city.html