# Quote — Kevin M. Lynch, The Image of the City

> "Any existing, functioning urban area has structure and identity, even if only in weak measure...A frequent problem is the sensitive reshaping of an already existing environment: discovering and preserving its strong images, solving its perceptual difficulties, and, above all, drawing out the structure and identity latent in the confusion."

- Author: [Kevin M. Lynch](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kevin-m-lynch.md)
- Book: [The Image of the City](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kevin-m-lynch/the-image-of-the-city.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kevin_A._Lynch#The_Image_of_the_City_(1960)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/kevin-m-lynch/the-image-of-the-city/any-existing-functioning

## More from this book

> "Concepts of size may depend in part on how well a structure can be grasped."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kevin-m-lynch/the-image-of-the-city/concepts-of-size.md)

> "...the function of a good visual environment may not be simply to facilitate routine trips, nor to support meanings and feelings already possessed. Quite as important may be its role as a guide and a stimulus for new exploration."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kevin-m-lynch/the-image-of-the-city/the-function-of-a-good.md)

> "In a complex society, there are may interrelations to be mastered...If an environment has strong visible framework and highly characteristic parts, then exploration of new sectors is both easier and more inviting."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/kevin-m-lynch/the-image-of-the-city/in-a-complex.md)