В городском пейзаже важной характеристикой является понятие «образ города» как проявление духовной сущности материального городского пространства, выражение общих черт и уникальных особенностей, отражение исторической и культурной памяти, этнокультурной идентичности, присущих городам. Изучение эволюции образа города в изобразительном искусстве позволяет выявить представления о ценностях, эстетических категориях, социальных нормах определенного исторического периода, тенденции в развитии городских пространств. При обсуждении конструкции города по типам элементов в общегородском масштабе выделяются: районы, границы, дороги, узлы, ориентиры. Однако "только во взаимосвязанности частей в единое целое пути могут раскрыть последовательность и характер районов и связать различные узлы; Узлы соединят и очертят пути, границы охватят районы, а ориентиры обозначат центры активности”. Полная проработка всех этих звеньев с помощью света способна связать их в целостный ночной образ, ибо ориентир обладает достаточной силой, если он виден с большого расстояния и в течение долгого времени; если, опираясь на него, можно установить собственную локализацию; узлы, как концептуальные опоры образа городов, которая может поддерживаться специфическим устойчивым освещением (применение ритмической световой инсталляции при визуальной организации узлов предоставляет такую специфическую особенность в ночное время, что делает его более четким); четкие пределы позволяют легче распознавать узлы; районы города как однородные по характеру территории лучше воспринимаются при организации однородного фонового освещения.
In the urban landscape, an important characteristic is the concept of the "image of the city" as a manifestation of the spiritual essence of the material urban space, the expression of common features and unique features, the reflection of historical and cultural memory, ethno-cultural identity inherent in cities. The study of the evolution of the image of the city in the visual arts allows us to identify ideas about values, aesthetic categories, social norms of a certain historical period, trends in the development of urban spaces. When discussing the construction of a city by the types of elements on a citywide scale, the following are distinguished: districts, borders, roads, nodes, landmarks. However, " only in the interconnectedness of the parts into a single whole, the paths can reveal the sequence and character of the districts and connect various nodes; The nodes will connect and outline the paths, the boundaries will cover the districts, and the landmarks will indicate the centers of activity.” A complete study of all these links with the help of light is able to link them into a complete night image, because the landmark has sufficient strength if it is visible from a long distance and for a long time; if, relying on it, you can establish your own localization; nodes as conceptual supports of the image of cities, which can be supported by specific stable lighting (the use of a rhythmic light installation in the visual organization of nodes provides such a specific feature at night, which makes it clearer); clear limits make it easier to recognize nodes; city districts as homogeneous in the nature of the territory are better perceived when organizing uniform background lighting.
In the urban landscape, an important characteristic is the concept of the "image of the city" as a manifestation of the spiritual essence of the material urban space, the expression of common features and unique features, the reflection of historical and cultural memory, ethno-cultural identity inherent in cities. The study of the evolution of the image of the city in the visual arts allows us to identify ideas about values, aesthetic categories, social norms of a certain historical period, trends in the development of urban spaces. When discussing the construction of a city by the types of elements on a citywide scale, the following are distinguished: districts, borders, roads, nodes, landmarks. However, " only in the interconnectedness of the parts into a single whole, the paths can reveal the sequence and character of the districts and connect various nodes; The nodes will connect and outline the paths, the boundaries will cover the districts, and the landmarks will indicate the centers of activity.” A complete study of all these links with the help of light is able to link them into a complete night image, because the landmark has sufficient strength if it is visible from a long distance and for a long time; if, relying on it, you can establish your own localization; nodes as conceptual supports of the image of cities, which can be supported by specific stable lighting (the use of a rhythmic light installation in the visual organization of nodes provides such a specific feature at night, which makes it clearer); clear limits make it easier to recognize nodes; city districts as homogeneous in the nature of the territory are better perceived when organizing uniform background lighting.