Title:
LEGIBILITY IN LAPANGAN MERDEKA MEDAN IN RELATIONSHIP TO PLACE ATTACHMENT

Authors:
Bobby Danu Priatna, Hilma Tamiami Fachrudin and Achmad Delianur Nasution

Abstract:
Lapangan Merdeka as an important historical element of Medan should have more value to citizens more than others through the place attachment’s phenomenon between people and place. Nowadays, Lapangan Merdeka has no different from other recent open spaces created, especially in the Sumatera Utara Province in Indonesia. This research aims to analyze the place for activities in Lapangan Merdeka if it has a strong separation affected to the place to be more legible for the visitors. Theories about place and place attachment will become the basic approach to solving the problem. This research uses a qualitative method with descriptive analysis, data collected by observation and interview. The main finding in this research is that Lapangan Merdeka has no absolute separation between each activity in the open area in the middle of it, strong separation only on Merdeka Walk, which it’s not managed by the government. There are some different perspectives between the observer and the visitor in seeing the indicators, but the result will be taken based on the closest value to the theories taken. The conclusion is Lapangan Merdeka needs some improvement to become more legible to the visitor. Legibility is one of the elements that can affect the attachment point, which can increase the value of a place.

Keywords:
Lapangan Merdeka, Legibility, Attachment

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2021.4607