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Use of gestalt in wayfinding design and analysis of wayfinding process

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The authors brought forward the definition of “Gestalt space” and indicated this kind of space can be easily cognized. Three experiments showed that “classification” and “grouping” are the human strategies to solve wayfinding problems. “Similarity” and “Legibility” of the space are advantageous to help people to complete wayfinding tasks. The designer should provide the essential “Legibility” in Gestalt space, by using some techniques such as “break” and “accession” to settle the wayfinding problem.

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  1. East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Li Niu

  2. College of Architecture and Urban planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Leiqing Xu & Zhong Tang

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Translated from Architectural Journal, 2007, (5): 89–91 [译自: 建筑学报]

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Niu, L., Xu, L. & Tang, Z. Use of gestalt in wayfinding design and analysis of wayfinding process. Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China 2, 386–390 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-008-0040-8

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