The aesthetics of the city–image

In this paper, I will examine the aesthetic implications of the theories which regard the city as an image. Essentially, I will focus on the positions of the two practitioners, Kevin Lynch and Juhani Pallasmaa, who are an urban planner and an architect respectively, in order to confront two very di...

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Main Author:	Maria POPCZYK
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Pedagogical University of Cracow 2015-12-01
Series:	Argument : Biannual Philosophical Journal
Online Access:	http://argumentwp.vipserv.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/pdfv5n2/argument_v5_n2_Popczyk.pdf

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spelling	doaj-9630b726165e4c1189fc4a55a1ba54ed2020-11-25T00:38:51ZdeuPedagogical University of CracowArgument : Biannual Philosophical Journal2083-66352084-10432015-12-0152373386The aesthetics of the city–imageMaria POPCZYK0University of Silesia in KatowiceIn this paper, I will examine the aesthetic implications of the theories which regard the city as an image. Essentially, I will focus on the positions of the two practitioners, Kevin Lynch and Juhani Pallasmaa, who are an urban planner and an architect respectively, in order to confront two very different approaches to the ‘image’; namely, an empirical approach and a phenom‑ enological one. I am interested in what the city becomes when it is looked upon as an image and I will reflect on the experiences of the city‑image in its various aspects. The aim of this discussion is an attempt to outline certain research areas for exploring the aesthetics of the city centred on the image, with the practitioners’ theories enabling us to widen the scope of this exploration.http://argumentwp.vipserv.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/pdfv5n2/argument_v5_n2_Popczyk.pdf
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title	The aesthetics of the city–image
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description	In this paper, I will examine the aesthetic implications of the theories which regard the city as an image. Essentially, I will focus on the positions of the two practitioners, Kevin Lynch and Juhani Pallasmaa, who are an urban planner and an architect respectively, in order to confront two very different approaches to the ‘image’; namely, an empirical approach and a phenom‑ enological one. I am interested in what the city becomes when it is looked upon as an image and I will reflect on the experiences of the city‑image in its various aspects. The aim of this discussion is an attempt to outline certain research areas for exploring the aesthetics of the city centred on the image, with the practitioners’ theories enabling us to widen the scope of this exploration.
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The aesthetics of the city–image

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