IN 1987 EIGHT HUNDRED BUILDINGS ALONG MAJOR SIX STREETS IN DOWNTOWN KYOTO WERE SURVEYED TO SEE THE VARIATIONS OF FLOOR USES. BUILDING HEIGHT AND FRONTAGE. THE RELATION BETWEEN BUSINESS TYPES AND THE SIZE OF BUILDINGS THEY WERE IN HAS BEEN ANALYSED. TYPICAL BUSINESS TYPES IN SMALL/NARROW BUILDINGS AND IN TALL/BULKY BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN EXTRACTED. IN 1988, THE SIGNS ON THE FACADES OF THE SAME BUILDINGS WERE SURVEYED. THE RELATION BETWEEN SIGN TYPES AND SIZE AND USES OF BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN ANALYZED. MIDDLE-SIZED BULDINGS WITH MULTIPLE USES WERE THE MAJOR DECORATED BOXES BY ADVERTISING TOWERS AND WALL SIGNBOARDS.
