Historical wayfinding foundations


Explore how people perceive, interpret, and navigate spaces from a historical perspective. This section explores the history of wayfinding, provides context and dives into theoretical frameworks for wayfinding.

The Polynesian Wayfinders

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Polynesian and Micronesian navigators traversed vast Pacific distances in small canoes without any modern instruments, relying instead on a system of environmental observation. This article is about …

Theoretical Wayfinding Frameworks

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Wayfinding is a fundamental human activity, whether navigating a familiar route to work or exploring a new city. Though it seems simple, it is a complex cognitive and behavioral process studied …