A digital image of the city: 3D isovists in Lynch's urban analysis

New techniques to measure 2D and 3D visibility over urban spaces are presented in this paper. The concept of the isovist, that is, the visible space from a vantage point, could help in providing a quantifiable basis for Lynch’s urban analysis, as outlined in his book [Lynch, 1960 The Image of the Ci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morello, Eugenio, Ratti, Carlo
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Pion Ltd. 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55992
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-5631