Image of Hyderabd city with respect to kevin lynch's elements.

1. URBAN DESIGN
IMAGE OF THE CITY BY KEVIN LYNCH

2. SELECTED PLACE:
● Hyderabad - Charminar
● Hyderabad is the capital of
Telangana.
● One of the famous tourist
place in India.

3. 1. PATHS:
● Paths are the channels along
which the observer moves
(streets, transit lines, canals, etc.).
● They are the most important
elements in people’s images.
● Other elements are arranged
along with them.
● Paths Direct the motion to
specific direction.
● Unclear paths = unclear city
image

4. The path shown here is a road near charminar

5. 2. EDGES:
● Edges are linear elements that
form boundaries between areas
or linear breaks in continuity (e.g.
shores, railway cuts, walls ).
● The strongest edges are
continuous in form, and often
impenetrable to cross
movement.
● Edges prevent motion in specific
direction.

6. The Edge shown here is bank of Musi river
near charminar

7. 3. DISTRICTS:
● Districts are the medium to
large parts of the city which
share the same characteristics
Style - spatial form,
topography- colors- texture,
urban fabric.
● They may have clear edges, or
soft uncertain ones gradually
fading away into surrounding
areas.

8. The districts shown here are the adjacent
areas of charminar

9. 4. NODES:
Strategic points in the city
that:
● The user can enter it.
● Be directed to many
destinations.
● It can be gathering places
or intersection of paths, or
places for activities.

10. The node shown here is “Gulzar house” near
charminar

11. 5. LANDMARKS:
A physical element with
UNIQUE AND SPECIAL visual
features that has a “point -
specific” location, and can be
identified from the distance

12. The landmark shown here is the world
famous “Charminar”

13. SUBMITTED BY:
MD SAIF AHMED
B151061CE (CIVIL B BATCH)
NIT CALICUT