Feature Railway Landscape Design and Relationship with Form, Function and Aesthetic
F Railway Universal Designs and Architectural Features eature Railway Landscape Design and Relationship with Form, Function and Aesthetic Ewa Maria Kido ‘Railway landscape design’ refers to the becoming an important consideration in depends on its relationships with form, landscape of railway stations and their urban redevelopment projects and function and aesthetic. With changing facilities. This article describes the sustainable development of communities. times, these relationships have changed importance of the landscape of railway In Japan of the past, the ‘quality of places’ according to contemporary architectural stations, which includes as its elements was not as widely recognized as in Europe styles. For engineers, function is always both the agreeability of the station (an and was seldom discussed in earnest. most important and structures they design element depending largely on the form, However, in recent years, it is being and build always have defined functions. functions, and aesthetic of the station) as recognized increasingly due to changing Railway stations are constructed as the well as the safety and accessibility social conditions and growing public major facility for railway passengers and (convenience) of the station. The interest in a better living environment. have various purposes. In the past, landscape of a railway includes as its basic railway stations in Europe and the USA elements such visual images as space, influenced the quality of contemporary lighting, scale, and detail of the railway. Landscape and Design architectural styles and remained standard It also embraces the landmarks, railway, structures until the station buildings were brand design of the operator and even The term ‘landscape’ generally refers to revolutionized in terms of structure, form public art, commercial activity, the aesthetic and refined elegance of a and function.
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