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LINDA.
ARDESIGN.PORTFOLIO​
THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM [ARC61303] [ARC2224]
Project 1 // The image of the city
For this project, we are required to present an in-depth and analytical research study on the designated topic and to explore the image of a city based on Kevin Lynch’s most famous work, The Image of the City (1960). The project consisted of 2 parts; the first is to identify Lynch’s 5 elements; path, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks within a selected city and the second part is to produce an essay with a cognitive map of the city.
- paths, the streets, sidewalks, trails, and other channels in which people travel
-edges, perceived boundaries such as walls, buildings, and shorelines
-districts, relatively large sections of the city distinguished by some identity or character
-nodes, focal points, intersections or loci
-landmarks, readily identifiable objects which serve as external reference points
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyse architecture and urban forms in relation to relevant architectural theories
2.Analyse and critique the relationship between architecture and its social, cultural and intellectual context
3.Produce, orally and in writing, a critical interpretation of architecture and urbanism in relation to relevant theories within the contemporary discourse of architecture
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Project 2//Cognitive Mapping
Part 2 project requires us to create cognitive mapping of selected significant urban spaces in the city of KL to understand peoples’ perception and spatial behaviour in cities today. Using the cognitive maps students are required to present a critical understanding of emerging contemporary urbanism in KL city spaces (in relations to Kevin Lynch notions of imageability and how it influences people’s perception of the city. Mapping should contain: human facets (memory, identity etc.), spatial and temporal dynamics (traffic, people’s paths, barriers, etc.), architecture (stairs, benches, trees, etc.), microstructures (texture, material).
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