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IMAGEABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
- Urban Sites
- City of the Future (Urban Studies)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- imageability
1, record 1, English, imageability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The specific characteristics of a city or its components which will lead to the evocation of an image in the mind of an observer. 2, record 1, English, - imageability
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lynch, Kevin, The Image of the City. A small and readable book which made one of the most important links between city planning and urban design. Lynch developed an analytic framework of paths, edges, nodes, districts and landmarks which he used to measure imageability. 1, record 1, English, - imageability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
- Sites (Urbanisme)
- Urbanisme futuriste
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- imageabilité
1, record 1, French, imageabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- imagibilité 2, record 1, French, imagibilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les travaux sur l'image de la ville de Kevin Lynch, dans les années 60, mettent au premier plan la dimension visuelle de la perception de l'espace urbain. Outre les aspects bioclimatiques et proxémiques (l'usage que l'homme fait de l'espace en tant que produit culturel spécifique introduit par E.T. Hall, Kevin Lynch insiste sur la nécessaire «lisibilité» du paysage de la ville. Cette «imagibilité», comme il la nomme, favorise la création d'images mentales [collectives] de l'environnement. 3, record 1, French, - imageabilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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