Urbani izziv Volume 14, No. 2, December 2003
: 60–64
(Reflections)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2003-14-02-008
Author
Matej NiKŠIČ
Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
matej.niksic@uirs.si
Title
Public spaces and the image of city
Abstract
Physical limits of public urban spaces (morphological aspect) have an important role in the design of city image. It is not only the form; the process of visual perception that is established with the presence of the observer, is also important. The theme is dealt with by morphological and visual approaches. The first focus on research of physical form, the second try to explain, how a viewer perceives physical form and understands it.
Key Words
city image, connectedness, limitation, morphology, visual image, urban public space