"This book is about the look of cities, and whether this look is of any importance, and whether it can be changed. The urban landscape, among its many roles, is also something to be seen, to be remembered, and to delight in. Giving visual form to the city is a special kind of design problem, and a rather new one at that." Professor Lynch writes in a straightforward manner as he considers Boston, Jersey City, and Los Angeles in the late 1950s.
But this is aimed at serious students of geography (and urban architecture, etc. etc.) and his method is to analyze images in the end (small photos are included in this slim book) after querying residents and passersby about how they see the city.
My copy is the 18th printing (1986) of this 1960 book, indicating its continuing university use. The previous owner purchased it from a leading art & architecture store in Santa Monica.
The bibliography is numbered so reference can be made to various titles as they serve as footnotes.
Index.
But this is aimed at serious students of geography (and urban architecture, etc. etc.) and his method is to analyze images in the end (small photos are included in this slim book) after querying residents and passersby about how they see the city.
My copy is the 18th printing (1986) of this 1960 book, indicating its continuing university use. The previous owner purchased it from a leading art & architecture store in Santa Monica.
The bibliography is numbered so reference can be made to various titles as they serve as footnotes.
Index.
