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Bridges in the townscape – poetics of the image

 Bridges in the townscape – poetics of the image
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Presented at IABSE Symposium: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, Italy, 22-24 September 2010, published in , pp. 894-895
DOI: 10.2749/222137810796064273
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The bond between built environment and community is the essence of a city as a system. A system of bridges plays an important role as a visible sign and manifestation of adapting surroundings accor...
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Author(s):
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Symposium: Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, Italy, 22-24 September 2010
Published in:
Page(s): 894-895 Total no. of pages: 8
Page(s): 894-895
Total no. of pages: 8
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.2749/222137810796064273
Abstract:

The bond between built environment and community is the essence of a city as a system. A system of bridges plays an important role as a visible sign and manifestation of adapting surroundings according to people’s needs and ambitions. In the following paper I discuss major determinants of perception of a bridge in a townscape, and subsequently, the poetics of this image. My paper concentrates on the following aspects: bridge as a source of information about urban space, as a factor of a cultural identity giving sense of territory, a symbol of prestige and an image of a place.

Keywords:
identity landmarks perception territorial behaviour