Use Of The Urban Setting Of A City

What is the relationship between observer and environment? How the visual quality of a city can contribute to the urban legibility? This introduction addresses the basic material of this section. The task of this section is to give an overview of Kevin Lynch's theory of urban form, as set out in his book The Image of the City. City image is important because the ability to recognize objects in our environment are critical to our ability to act and function in places effectively. Thus, the ability of a city is somewhat depends on its ability to be easily found and identified.” Kevin Lynch made a connection between psychology and environment, at a time when many psychologists preferred laboratory experiments to the wondering variables of the complicated, real world” according to Banerjee

Construction of the city consumes minimal resources because the assets already present are conserved rather than destroyed. The houses themselves, although “unpainted and patched” are simple but effective structures. This shows how rather than dwelling on superfluous aesthetics, the older generation devotes itself to more fruitful endeavors. For example, residences sport compost heaps. The implementation of such devices preserves and recycles many resources, further emphasizing the conservative ideology of the older generation. While their practical lifestyle is compared to “savagery” by the younger generation, the city of the old generation is really an example of their efficiency.

Tucson is the largest city in southern Arizona, and is home to the University of Arizona and a population of over 500,000 people. This city has a unique sense of place, and it’s likely that if everyone in Tucson was asked to describe this sense of place, about five hundred thousand different answers would be given. Pictures are wonderful tools that can help people convey their sense of place to others more clearly than with merely words. With the technology that is available today, it is quite easy to access hundreds of pictures of Tucson, and almost every other city in the United States as well. With so many pictures to choose from, it’s a little difficult to find only one that can convey someone’s sense of place of a city, especially if that city is enormous or diverse. With a little bit of searching, however, it is possible. John Diebolt’s “Downtown Tucson, Arizona” captures my sense of place of Tucson as a lively, modern city that still contains hints of its rural past and embraces Arizona’s natural environment. Although this city is rather populous and urban, it can still seem hospitable and peaceful at times.

In this project, I had a chance to explore the results of human activity, events related to the human nature and society including the city.

The documentation, through motion pictures, of Montreal over the decades, characterizes this city of owning a vibrant energy and engaging atmosphere. A common factor from these films portrays Montreal’s never ending construction and poor conditions due to the ancient infrastructures. Nonetheless, many changes have induced that could be interpreted as positive or as negative consequences, depending on one’s perspective. The architecture of the city has altered due to the hope of creating suitable living areas and notably, its people and culture have changed through time as well. From the films seen in class, Montreal by Night from 1947, À St-Henri le Cinq Septembre from 1962 and La Mémoire des Anges from 2008, exhibits the modifying evolution

As my initial stimulus, I chose landscapes and townscapes. I further progressed and developed this theme and decided to focus on cityscapes, which is an urban equivalent of a landscape. I have based my work on Stephen Wiltshire’s artwork on architectural buildings using ink. The artwork I have created is all about the world and its beauty. I have created a picture which represents different cities around the world, allowing me to travel as I draw. My travels begin with the first page of my book. See the world through my eyes and discover how my love for reading has allowed me to travel to places far and beyond. As my initial stimulus, I chose landscapes and townscapes. I further progressed and developed this theme and decided to focus on cityscapes,

Mortimer describes it by approaching the city walls. Here you would take in the sights of the great gatehouse, “high circling walls, the statue of the King, the great round towers, and- above it all- the immense cathedral collectively impress you with their sheer strength” (Mortimer 7). This overall stop gives you “no doubt about the civic pride of the city, nor its authority” (Mortimer 7).

Historically, aerial imaging was used for many different task such as map-making, archeology, war strategizing, and environmental studies just to name a few. Accordingly, aerial images give a broad overview of the world and correspondingly provide an insight into human history and human culture. In particular, this image of New York places the vast amount activity that takes place into one framework; this gives us some insight into understanding the urban development that has occurred over the past four centuries, since the land was sold. Over the centuries, New York has grown immensely in population and in urban structures. Compared to the best aerial images we have of New York from the past, this photo is incredible in its overlying density of its buildings that appear to blend together in various shades of blue, red, and

History is continuous and an imprint of past presents mark landscapes. Remnants and different layers of history intertwine, influence, and become a part of everyday life. The painting Paris 1900 is a streetview that captures an everyday scene with passersby. Even though the painting provides a glimpse of one street in the city, the portrayal and presence of the people and objects is significant within themselves as they portray the history of the city and how it has changed. The painting Paris 1900 illustrates the history of how the city physically changed throughout the nineteenth century through the size of the street, the street light, and the type of people represented.

The city is not an independent system, but an integral part of social processes. This research seeks to explore a view that detects the representations of gender in space and focuses on the ways that the city reflects, constructs, and is constructed of gender relations.

It is said that you should once live in a big city as it’s an experience of a lifetime. Urban spaces have so many things to offer: great restaurants, concerts and festivals, and malls and museums. Surely, you have heard of stories about people especially teenagers who want to escape the dull lives of suburbia and make their ways to a big city. Urban life and urban space have been glamorized by films, televisions, and music: Sex And The City (2008), Gossip Girl (2007-2012), Empire State of Mind, etc. However, some filmmakers step out of the glitz and the glamor and reveal the dark side of urban spaces. Roger and Me (1989), Wall Street, and A Civil Action (1998) exhibit the truth of corporate capitalism that creates indifference towards inequality in the urban landscape.

This essay will describe and analyse the difference between the two articles, about urban cities and the changes it has brought to the reshaping of city lives and daily mundane. The essay will talk about the two choosing articles in regards to Urbanisation of London and that of Lagos in Nigeria. The first article is from a journal by Doctor Paulette Clarkson – London as a city of today, the second article is a reading text - from website.

People’s daily life sacrifices the convenience to maintain the city’s history. In “Whose Culture? Whose City?” sociologist Sharon Zukin suggested that “Gentrification, historic preservation, and other cultural strategies to enhance the visual appeal of urban spaces developed as major trends”. For example, the historical and classic buildings in Paris are one of main reasons that people love about the Paris. Most of buildings are hundreds years old at least and they have their own

Kevin lynch’s book ‘Good city form’ gives us the answer of the question that what are the factors and aspects which makes good city and how to achieve it as cities are too complicated objects, they are far beyond the control, and they also affect the too many people with too many cultural variations. The book provides knowledge of various urban theories through comprehensive discussions.

The city's built environment and its inhabitants were seen to be unique works in this process. Urbanity then is both a sociocultural construct and a built environment construct. As the former urbanity is a lifestyle or way of being linked to living or being in the city, it is a form of civic culture that requires tolerance to difference. Through this lens urbanity is liberal middle-class rhetoric about quality of life in the city. As the latter urbanity is something that the built environment delivers through its very physical fabric ─ its architecture and public spaces, its densities and connections.” (Lees,