Theory
Legibility & Imageability
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Settlement
Details
- Introduced
- 1960s
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Degree of codification
- Pattern based
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- The Image of the City articulates
- Kevin Lynch proposed
Sources
- Kevin Lynch. The Image of the City. MIT Press, 1960.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Legibility & Imageability." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/legibility-imageability/. Accessed July 17, 2026.