Kevin Lynch posits five features that make (physical) cities legible and "imageable": paths, nodes, edges (boundaries), districts, landmarks
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Edges are languages, or I think people try to define them with sacredness, outrage, etc. Nodes and landmarks are harder for me to see.
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A node is similar to Christopher Alexander's "entrance transition" - when the subway line ends and you change to walking, a new view offered
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