kevin lynch theory five elements of city planning - urban design basics

1. KEVIN LYNCK FIVE ELEMENTS OF
CITY PLANNING

2. WHAT IS URBAN DESIGN AND URBAN PLANNING AND
ARCHITECTURE ?
URBAN DESGN :
o THE DESIGN OF FUNCTIONALITY AND SPACES
BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
o ART OF MAKING PLACE FOR PEOPLE
o HUMAN INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
o INVOLES PLACES SUCH AS SQUARE, PIAZZA,
STREETS, PEDRESTRIAN
URBAN PLANING :
o THE DESIGN AND ORGANISATION OF URBAN
SPACE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
o LAYOUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD, CITIES AND REGION
o BALANCING THE BUILT AND NEUTRAL
ENVIRONMENT
ARCHITECTURE:
o THE ART OR PRACTICE OF DESIGNING AND
CONTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS
o FORM
o FUNCTIONALITY
o FIRMNESS

3. KEVIN LYNCK FIVE ELEMENTS OF CITY PLANNING
o URBAN THINKER KEVIN LYNCH WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH A NOTATION OF CITY ELEMENTS THAT MATCH THE
PEOPLE PERCEPTION
THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS:
o PATHS
o EDGES
o NODES
o LANDMARKS
o DISTRICT
OTHER ELEMENTS THOSE CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN
URBAN CONTEXT:
o LANDSCAPES
o ACCESSORY FEATURES

4. KEVIN LYNCK FIVE ELEMENTS OF CITY PLANNING
1.PATHWAYS:
o THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS, TRAILS, AND OTHER CHANNELS IN
WHICH PEOPLE TRAVEL
o THEY ARRANGE SPACE AND MOVEMENT BETWEEN SPACE
IMPORTANCE:
o THE ORGANISE THE MOBILITY
o PATTERN OF STREET NETWORK IS WHAT DEFINES A CITY AND MAKES
IT UNIQUE
DEFINITION:
STREET ROADS SIDE WALKS
PATHWAY

5. KEVIN LYNCK FIVE ELEMENTS OF CITY PLANNING
2.EDGES:
o BOUNDARIES
o THEY CAN BE EITHER REAL OR PERCEIVED
o THESE ARE WALLS, BUILDINGS AND SHORELINES, CURBSTONE,
OVERPASSES..ETC
o EDGES ARE LINAR ELEMENTS THAT FORM BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN AREAS OR LINEAR BREAKS IN CONTINUITY
IMPORTANCE:
o FUNCTIONALITY AND USAGE OF THE SPACES ARE
CLEARLY DEFINED BY EDGES
DEFINITION:
EXAMPLE FOR EDGES:
MUMBAI CITY
EDGES B/W BUILDING AND STREET

6. KEVIN LYNCK FIVE ELEMENTS OF CITY PLANNING
3.NODES :
o LARGE AREAS YOU CAN ENTER, SERVRE AS FOCI OF THE
CITY, NEIGHBORHOOD, DISTRICT….ETC
o OFFERS THE PERSON IN THEM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVE OF
THE OTHER CORE ELEMENTS
IMPORTANCE:
o TO INCREASE PERCEPTION OF AN ACTIVE , URBAN
CORRIDORS AND TO ENCOURAGE MORE WALK SPACE
DEFINITION:
EXAMPLE FOR NODE:
CHARMINAR

7. 4.LANDMARK :
o EXTERNAL POINT OF ORIENTATION, EASILY IDENTIFIED OBJECTS- TOWER
,SPIRES ARE DISTINCT AND ARE TYPICALLY SEEN FROM ANY ANGLE AND
FROM DISTANCE , OVER THE TOP OF THE SMALLER ELEMENT
IMPORTANCE:
o FUNCTIONALLY PROMINENT STRUCTURE HAVE A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON
THE AESTHETICS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE URBAN LANDSCAPE; LOCATION,
FUNCTION OF OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPE FURNITURES
DEFINITION:
KEVIN LYNCK FIVE ELEMENTS OF CITY PLANNING
LEANING TOWER-PISA
GHERKIN - LONDON ELIZABETH TOWER- LONDONEFFIEL TOWER- PARIS

8. 5.DISTIRCT :
KEVIN LYNCK FIVE ELEMENTS OF CITY PLANNING
o ARE THE MEDIUM TO LARGE PARTS OF THE CITY WHICH
SHARE THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS STYLE - SPATIAL
FORM, TOPOGRAPHY- COLORS, TEXTURE, URBAN FABRIC
o DISTRICTS MAY HAVE CLEAR EDGES,
OR SOFT UNCERTAIN ONES
GRADUALLY FADING AWAY INTO
SURROUNDING AREAS.