townscape
noun
town·scape
ˈtau̇n-ˌskāp 
1
: a representation of an urban scene
2
: a town or city viewed as a scene
Examples of townscape in a Sentence
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Ceruti paints all these figures with an intensity of focus, leaving the setting either largely blank — an empty room, a stone wall, the simple suggestion of a forest — or, in five of the 17, a townscape or farmhouse.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Founded in the 1990s, Poundbury has grown into a community of around 3,800 residents who live in an eclectic mix of low-rise houses and apartments built mostly to traditional designs, from Georgian townhouses to Italianate squares, though a few modern structures dot the townscape.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2022
Varenna packs its 800 residents into a compact townscape — tight as 50 oysters overloading a too-small rock.
—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2021
For many Dubliners, the decision to redevelop the literary landmark is symptomatic of a wider erasure of the city’s street life and townscape by commercial development.
—New York Times, 11 May 2021
Being a historical landmark, its bright colors have been grandfathered into the townscape, immune from modern ordinances that dictate more muted, desert-like colors, which often translates to darker, bar- and nightclub-appropriate color schemes.
—Jill Burke, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2021
Trinkets and souvenirs filled the shelves of boutiques by the ferry terminal, and behind them stood shops, hotels, and office blocks that looked almost space-age after the dilapidated, weatherworn townscapes of the Comoros.
—Tommy Trenchard, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
It’s hard to imagine the townscape without the Church of Christ tower, but this Evangelical church wasn’t established until the 18th century, when freedom to exercise religion was granted to Protestant residents.
—Danielle Page, National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019
As Laurel’s remaining landmark businesses head toward extinction — Nuzbacks Bar and the Tastee Diner are both up for sale, Friend said — the townscape grows increasingly homogeneous.
—Patti Restivo, baltimoresun.com, 4 Oct. 2019
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Founded in the 1990s, Poundbury has grown into a community of around 3,800 residents who live in an eclectic mix of low-rise houses and apartments built mostly to traditional designs, from Georgian townhouses to Italianate squares, though a few modern structures dot the townscape.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2022
Varenna packs its 800 residents into a compact townscape — tight as 50 oysters overloading a too-small rock.
—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2021
For many Dubliners, the decision to redevelop the literary landmark is symptomatic of a wider erasure of the city’s street life and townscape by commercial development.
—New York Times, 11 May 2021
Being a historical landmark, its bright colors have been grandfathered into the townscape, immune from modern ordinances that dictate more muted, desert-like colors, which often translates to darker, bar- and nightclub-appropriate color schemes.
—Jill Burke, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2021
Trinkets and souvenirs filled the shelves of boutiques by the ferry terminal, and behind them stood shops, hotels, and office blocks that looked almost space-age after the dilapidated, weatherworn townscapes of the Comoros.
—Tommy Trenchard, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
It’s hard to imagine the townscape without the Church of Christ tower, but this Evangelical church wasn’t established until the 18th century, when freedom to exercise religion was granted to Protestant residents.
—Danielle Page, National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019
As Laurel’s remaining landmark businesses head toward extinction — Nuzbacks Bar and the Tastee Diner are both up for sale, Friend said — the townscape grows increasingly homogeneous.
—Patti Restivo, baltimoresun.com, 4 Oct. 2019
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“Townscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/townscape. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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