HORIZONTAL+CIRCULATION.

HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION:

What is it that the design of horizontal circulation determines? The basic shape and character of an entire structure.

What are the four practical requirements of any horizontal circulation system mentioned in the lecture?.- Adecuate in size .- Directless .-Points of converging traffic. .- changes in level most be clearly expressed.

What are the three examples (names of buildings) mentioned by Prof. Watanabe to illustrate different horizontal circulation patterns? Pennsilvania Station in New York. Central Soyuz in Moscow. The palette of justice in Paris.

Why is the concept of Horizontal Circulation important in any urban plan or architectural design? Because is an important element in stablishing the relationship between the paths and the whole and between the circulation happend itself, the general sense and form of entire structure.