Work

The Image of the City

1960
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Seminal work on urban perception, introducing legibility and imageability (paths, edges, districts, nodes, landmarks).

Settlement

Details

Type
Text

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
ObservationLived experience
Subject
Human centred
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Connections

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Kevin Lynch. The Image of the City. MIT Press, 1960.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The Image of the City." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/the-image-of-the-city/. Accessed July 17, 2026.