The Creation Conditions of City Visual Integrity

2010
Māra Liepa-Zemeša

Aesthetical quality of the environment can be improved by urban design, evaluation of which is based on formal and symbolical qualities of the object. Shaping of the cityscape can be improved by clear summarizing of criteria that define aesthetic quality. These criteria are: integrity, semantics, orientation, image and diversity. The article in particular examines integrity having major impact on aesthetically formal qualities of the urban environment.

Keywords
Urban design, aesthetical quality of the environment, human perception, semantics, orientation, image, scale, context
Hyperlink
http://www.issuu.com/apf.lv/docs/journal2010

Liepa-Zemeša, M. The Creation Conditions of City Visual Integrity. Architecture and Urban Planning / Arhitektūra un pilsētplānošana. Vol.4, 2010, pp.57-61. ISSN 1691-4333.

Publication language
English (en)