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PATH EDGES

DISTRICT
NODES LANDMARKS

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PATH

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PATH . . .
PATHS ARE THE CHANNELS ALONG WHICH THE OBSERVER CUSTOMARILY,

OCCASIONALLY, OR POTENTIALLY MOVES.

PATHS MAY BE AS STREETS, WALKWAYS, CANALS, RAILROADS.. THE ATTRACTIVE ELEMENTS ALONG THE PATH THE PEOPLE MOVE ARE

OBSERVED BY THEM.
SPECIAL FAADE CHARACTERISTICS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT FOR PATH IDENTITY. THE PATHS WITH NO IDENTITY ARE MORE CONFUSABLE. THE PATHS ,ONCE IDENTIFIABLE, HAVE CONTINUITY AS WELL, IS AN OBVIOUS FUNCTIONAL NECESSITY.

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SCALING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A SEQUENCE OF UNKNOWN LANDMARKS

OR NODES ALONG THE PATH.

. . . . METRO RAIL

PATHS MAY NOT ONLY BE IDENTIFIABLE AND CONTINUOUS, BUT HAVE DIRECTIONAL QUALITY AS WELL.

STREETS . . . .
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STREETS . . . .

. . . . ROADWAYS
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EDGES

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EDGES . . .
EDGES ARE THE LINEAR ELEMENTS NOT CONSIDERED AS PATHS; THEY ARE USUALLY, BUT NOT QUIET ALWAYS, THE BOUNDRIES BETWEEN TWO KINDS OF AREA. EDGES SEEM STRONGER WHICH ARE NOT ONLY VISUALLY PROMINENT, BUT

ALSO CONTINUOUS IN FORM AND IMPENETRABLE TO CROSS MOVEMENT.

HIGH OVERHEAD EDGES, WHICH WOULD NOT BE BARRIERS AT THE GROUND LEVEL, ALSO ACT AS A VERY EFFECTIVE ORIENTATION ELEMENTS IN A CITY. EDGES ALSO HAVE DIRECTIONAL QUALITY.

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EDGES ARE OFTEN PATHS AS WELL. THE CONTINUITY FOR EDGE CAN BE DEVELOPED THROUGH SIMILAR FAADE TREATMENT, STREET LIGHTS, HANDRAILS. . . . .

. . . OVERHEAD EDGES
EDGES CAN BE CONSIDERED AS ORGANISING ELEMENTS, OR FEATURES HOLDING TOGETHER

GENERALISED ACCESS.

HANDRAILS. . . . .
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. . . STREET LIGHTS

HANDRAILS. . . . .
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DISTRICT

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DISTRICT . . .
DISTRICTS ARE THE SECTIONS OF A SOCIETY, WHICH HAVE A 2D CHARACTER. DISTRICTS ARE RECOGNISED TO HAVE A COMMON CHARACTER. DISTRICTS CAN HAVE COMMON ELEMENTS SUCH AS TEXTURE, SPACE, FORM, BUILDING TYPE. . . . . DISTRICTS HAVE VARIOUS

KINDS OF BOUNDRIES, SOME ARE

HARD, DEFINITE, PRECISE. EDGES MAY SET LIMIT TO DISTRICTS.

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. . . SIMILAR FACADE

SIMILAR BUILDING TYPE. . . .

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NODES

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NODE . . .
NODE IS A STRATEGIC POINTS IN A CITY IN TO WHICH ONE CAN ENTER.

NODE CAN BE A JUNCTIONS, MEETING POINT,PARK,MUSEUM..

NODE CAN ALSO BE A PLACES OF

BREAK IN TRANSPORTATION.

NODE CAN ALSO REPRESENT A

STREET CORNER,.

NODE IS A SQUARE TO BE ENJOYED

AND EXPERIENCED.

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. . . A JUNCTION

A MEETING SPACE. . . .
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LANDMARK
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LANDMARK . . .
LANDMARK CAN BE A PHYSICAL OBJECT IN A SPACE, WHICH ACTS AS APOINT OF REFERENCE. LANDMARK INCLUDES BUILDING ,SIGN,STORE OR MOUNTAIN... LANDMARK SYMBOLISE A CONSTANT DIRECTION LANDMARKS ARE EXTERNAL OBJECTS. LANDMARK SHOULD BE SEEN FROM MANY ANGLES,OR FROM DISTANT ONE.

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A PROMINANT BUILDING. . . .

. . . A TOWER
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