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