Continuing Professional Development or Edcuation (CPD) framework for Hong Kong's Interior Designe... more Continuing Professional Development or Edcuation (CPD) framework for Hong Kong's Interior Designers provided by Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKDIA).
Underground station environment is a complex spatial setting primarily developed on the aspects o... more Underground station environment is a complex spatial setting primarily developed on the aspects of technical and commercial considerations, where signage has been granted as the only element for environmental information. This paper put forward the notion to significance of non-signage elements over signage in this area. This research has investigated Hong Kong MTR users’ cognitive image of underground station in order to identify the attributes of non-signage elements in aiding spatial memory and navigation that further contributes to meaning of the environment. Based on preliminary observation and theories it has analyzed the non-signage elements retrieved from users’ responses that construct and represent cognitive image of the underground station environment. Study findings support the initial proposition on role of signage and non-signage in spatial cognition of underground stations.
Keywords: Environmental Behaviour, Mass Transit Station, Underground Space, Spatial Cognition, Way-finding, Hong Kong MTR Stations, Way-finding in Underground
While we move from one city to another, we identify, experience and compare them by their citysca... more While we move from one city to another, we identify, experience and compare them by their cityscapes. We operate in, interpret and remember an urban setting by its streetscape, skyline, vista, landmark, visual fabric and so on, aided mostly by our visual memories. And that interaction constructs the perceptual image of a city to us, as Kevin Lynch 1 (1960) suggests. In macro-scale MRG Conzen 2 (1960) demonstrated how the urban morphology represents a city's identity by showing its characters. Thus cityscape, predominantly to our understanding is the identity of a city framed by visual and formal elements.
Continuing Professional Development or Edcuation (CPD) framework for Hong Kong's Interior Designe... more Continuing Professional Development or Edcuation (CPD) framework for Hong Kong's Interior Designers provided by Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKDIA).
Underground station environment is a complex spatial setting primarily developed on the aspects o... more Underground station environment is a complex spatial setting primarily developed on the aspects of technical and commercial considerations, where signage has been granted as the only element for environmental information. This paper put forward the notion to significance of non-signage elements over signage in this area. This research has investigated Hong Kong MTR users’ cognitive image of underground station in order to identify the attributes of non-signage elements in aiding spatial memory and navigation that further contributes to meaning of the environment. Based on preliminary observation and theories it has analyzed the non-signage elements retrieved from users’ responses that construct and represent cognitive image of the underground station environment. Study findings support the initial proposition on role of signage and non-signage in spatial cognition of underground stations.
Keywords: Environmental Behaviour, Mass Transit Station, Underground Space, Spatial Cognition, Way-finding, Hong Kong MTR Stations, Way-finding in Underground
While we move from one city to another, we identify, experience and compare them by their citysca... more While we move from one city to another, we identify, experience and compare them by their cityscapes. We operate in, interpret and remember an urban setting by its streetscape, skyline, vista, landmark, visual fabric and so on, aided mostly by our visual memories. And that interaction constructs the perceptual image of a city to us, as Kevin Lynch 1 (1960) suggests. In macro-scale MRG Conzen 2 (1960) demonstrated how the urban morphology represents a city's identity by showing its characters. Thus cityscape, predominantly to our understanding is the identity of a city framed by visual and formal elements.
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Keywords: Environmental Behaviour, Mass Transit Station, Underground Space, Spatial Cognition, Way-finding, Hong Kong MTR Stations, Way-finding in Underground
Keywords: Environmental Behaviour, Mass Transit Station, Underground Space, Spatial Cognition, Way-finding, Hong Kong MTR Stations, Way-finding in Underground