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Mental Map and Legibility

MENTAL MAP-KEVIN LYNCH

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Mental Map and Legibility

MENTAL MAP-KEVIN LYNCH

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Concept of Mental Mapping 1] map is person's point-of-view {their area of interaction ‘© person's perception ofthe worlds known as ‘mental map, ian individual’ own map of their known world ‘© Theiimage which the user form in his mind about Une architectural and urban components of the ‘diy and theie places so he ean direet his motion through the city afer that. ‘* Mental maps of an individual ean be investigated by ‘© Asking for directions toa landmark oe ‘ther location. ‘© Asking someone to draw a sketch map ofan places as passile in short period of time. Concept of Mental Mapping Mental image properties The overall mental image of an urban et not eovering the whale city 2 Simplified: omittin deal of information 2 Unique : each individuals his 4. Distorted : not necessary has real distance or direction, OF The City Kevin Lynch Says Th r © citys constructed in space, but of avast sale. {© citys desered with its surroundings and elements, + Fxplains that people's perception ofthe e importan Going throush ey fron the vewers mn the dity “make of ‘© Hlements ike noes, paths, districts, edges landmarks maken city © Tomakea visual plan (map), © Analyzing the forms and public areas. ‘© Understand problems, opportunities and use then designing cis Concept Of Legibility ‘© tis said to be te eave with which people understand Ue layout ofa place ‘© Tounderstand the layout ofthe city. people make mental map hich contain ‘eonstraint Vries fom every india Elements of city defined by Lynch Using tree disparate cities as examples (Boston, Jersey City, and Los Angeles), Lynch reported that users understood their surroundings in consistent and predietable ways, forming mental maps with five elements © Pathway © Fadges © District © Landmark Pathways 1 along whieh ts, walkways, transit lines Edges 4+ Edges re fncar elements that form boundaries tween areas or linear breakin continu © Thestrongest et olleninpenet ‘© ilfcence between path and edg Paths “Direct the mation to specific direction Fadges = Prevent motion in specifi direction 4¢dges are the tinea elements not used! ax paths by the observer ‘+ They are the boundaries an ina brenksin continuity: shores, rallruad eus, edges of ‘development, was Districts Distrits are te medium to kage parts of the city which share the same characteristics. Style - patial form, toposraphy~ colors texture, urban falc Districts may have clear edges, or soft unc ‘gradually fading away into surround Districtsare the medium-to-Large sections ofthe which the observer mentally enters side of" and Which are recognizable 2s having some common, Fdentiying character. DisTRICT Nodes Strategic points in the ety that + The user can enter it +e directed to many destinations ane sor intersection of paths. Faces for detties. : Nawes are points. the strates spots ina city into which an abserver ean enter, and whieh ate the intensive fork Toand from which he is traveling They may be primarily junctions or concentrations Landmarks \ plisial element wih unique and special visual {eatures that hasa“point-specifie™ location, and can be ‘deatiied from the distance Landiarks are another typeof point-reference, but in thiscase the observer dows no enter within then, dies aneextert. ‘hey are usualy a rather simply defined physical objec: building, sign, store, or mount LANDMARK

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