Comments on: review: Kevin Lynch – The Image of the City http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/ Mobile Media and Urban Design Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:57:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michiel de Lange http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-22516 Michiel de Lange Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:25:32 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-22516 Hi Giorgio, thanks for your comment. Sounds interesting, this project (www.sensetheplace.it). I like how you try to involve more than just vision to cognitively map urban places. Also your point about places that lack 'a sense of place' and are perceived as inauthentic brings to mind how Lynch already criticized 'non-places' as places without identities, before Marc Augé even coined the term. Hi Giorgio, thanks for your comment. Sounds interesting, this project (www.sensetheplace.it). I like how you try to involve more than just vision to cognitively map urban places. Also your point about places that lack ‘a sense of place’ and are perceived as inauthentic brings to mind how Lynch already criticized ‘non-places’ as places without identities, before Marc Augé even coined the term.

]]> By: Giorgio Chiarello http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-22501 Giorgio Chiarello Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:25:55 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-22501 Very interesting review, inspiring re-discovery of Lynch' milestone text. I am an architect recently working on a research project in Milan, Italy, titled: "sense the place". The project can be defined a “experiential” cognitive mapping process that strategically recalls to use our 5 fundamental perceptional senses as “sensors”, sophisticated de-coding tools that, through images and colors, signs and sensations, sounds and noises, smells and aromas, textures and patterns, allow us to re-read and interpret the places we live in delivering us an extraordinary picture of the environments that surrounds us and, probably, of ourselves. Would like to keep in contact. Great blog g Very interesting review, inspiring re-discovery of Lynch’ milestone text.
I am an architect recently working on a research project in Milan, Italy, titled: “sense the place”. The project can be defined a “experiential” cognitive mapping process that strategically recalls to use our 5 fundamental perceptional senses as “sensors”, sophisticated de-coding tools that, through images and colors, signs and sensations, sounds and noises, smells and aromas, textures and patterns, allow us to re-read and interpret the places we live in delivering us an extraordinary picture of the environments that surrounds us and, probably, of ourselves.
Would like to keep in contact.
Great blog
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]]> By: Soo http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-21074 Soo Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:49:06 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-21074 Thanks a lot for the review Michael. I'm working on the design of wayfinding in crowded places and had been leafing through The Image of the City. You give a clear idea of the content so I know what to read up! Thanks a lot for the review Michael. I’m working on the design of wayfinding in crowded places and had been leafing through The Image of the City. You give a clear idea of the content so I know what to read up!

]]> By: Ozgur Genca http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-21069 Ozgur Genca Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:54:56 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-21069 Thanks for the review. I admired that you pointed out only visual sense is dominated in the text and others neglected; for the ones who are interested in senses in built environment, I will suggest writings of Juhani Pallasmaa. Thanks for the review.
I admired that you pointed out only visual sense is dominated in the text and others neglected; for the ones who are interested in senses in built environment, I will suggest writings of Juhani Pallasmaa.

]]> By: FB http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20437 FB Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:00:20 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-20437 Michiel, this is a nice bit of work, good to read a fresh perspective. I've taught using this text for many years - always as the anchor for discussions on the social production of space, and the curious connection between it and the questionable iconic work of Jane Jacobs - best to you Michiel, this is a nice bit of work, good to read a fresh perspective. I’ve taught using this text for many years – always as the anchor for discussions on the social production of space, and the curious connection between it and the questionable iconic work of Jane Jacobs – best to you

]]> By: Sharon http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20264 Sharon Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:56:20 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-20264 Thanks for the review you've done!! That's inspiring. I'm planning to do my final paper of Urban Literature on The Great Gatsby. I'm trying to view the novel from Lynch's theory , hope it works for my paper. thank you Thanks for the review you’ve done!! That’s inspiring. I’m planning to do my final paper of Urban Literature on The Great Gatsby. I’m trying to view the novel from Lynch’s theory , hope it works for my paper. thank you

]]> By: Michiel de Lange http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20166 Michiel de Lange Sat, 16 May 2009 13:30:06 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-20166 Thanks Lorenza, always nice to hear! :) Thanks Lorenza, always nice to hear! :)

]]> By: lorenza http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20162 lorenza Fri, 15 May 2009 08:15:15 +0000 http://www.themobilecity.nl/2009/05/08/review-kevin-lynch-the-image-of-the-city/#comment-20162 Thanks a lot for all the work you do here, guys! It's really useful and inspiring ;-) Thanks a lot for all the work you do here, guys!

It’s really useful and inspiring ;-)

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