Lynch, Kevin Andrew

Person summary

Name: Lynch, Kevin Andrew
Date of birth: 1918-01-07
Date of death: 1984-04-25
Place of birth: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Place of death: United States, Massachusetts, Martha's VIneyard
Nationality: American
Occupation: Instructor in City Planning 1948-1949; Faculty Department of City and Regional Planning 1949-1978; Emeritus 1978-1984.

Description

urban planner

Urban planner, theorist, and teacher known for his book "The Image of the City (1960). He was a proponent of the concept of "mental maps", which encourages planners to view places through the perspective of residents and users. He took early retirement from MIT in 1978 to allow him time to carry out more substantial practice with a firm he cofounded with Stephen Carr: Carr Lynch Associates. An anthology of Lynch's writings and professional work was published posthumously by the MIT Press.