INTRODUCTION
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navigate Urban legibility is central to the experience of the city assisting in orientation, and finding ones way through the urban fabric. The grouping and layout of a
introduction
cites elements together in their multiple combinations and permutations form a city’s image, the quality of which reflects its legibility. Within this framework of common elements there are certain individual characteristics that give the city its identity.
CHAPTER 1 - city gateway and water edge
It is important that designers and urban planners give prominence to the richness and existing use of the spatial environment with specific consideration of local characteristics. When planning and reshaping existing urban environments the uncovering and preserving of strong images also
CHAPTER 2 - city edge
assists in drawing out its structure and identity. In Hobart’s case the enduring layering of the surrounding landscape and the cities historical context on a human scale are characteristics that influence the city’s evolving urban morphology. A small city in a large landscape Hobart’s containment of the built through landform and extension along the Derwent River edge reflect the city’s identity. Enhancing these characteristics as the city evolves through an appreciation of its place within the landscape and fostering connections with elements of the built form that assist in orientation and movement will strengthen the city’s identity.
CHAPTER 3 - in the city
project scope urban legibility hobart’s urban legibility analysis + speculation toolkits project scope urban analysis city gateway water edge conclusion project scope urban analysis strengthening existing paths creating new nodes beyond the edge conclusion project scope urban analysis historical analysis speculation conclusion