Urban Design and Its Elements
Urban Design and Its Elements
AND ITS
ELEMENTS
BY: JENNYLYN C. LUCAS (ARCHI 3B)
URBAN DESIGN
Urban design is the design of towns and cities, streets and spaces. It
is the collaborative and multi-disciplinary process of shaping the
physical setting for life – the art of making places. Urban design
involves the design of buildings, groups of buildings, spaces and
landscapes, and establishing frameworks and procedures that will
deliver successful development by different people over time.
ELEMENTS OF URBAN
DESIGN
Urban Design involves the design and coordination of all that makes
up cities and towns:
Buildings
Public Space
Streets
Transport
Landscape
BUILDINGS
Buildings are the most
pronounced elements of urban
design - they shape and
articulate space by forming the
streetwalls of the city. Well
designed buildings and groups
of buildings work together to
create a sense of place.
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
These are structures
where people dwell
COMMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS
PUBLIC SPACES
Great public spaces are the living room
of the city - the place where people
come together to enjoy the city and each
other. Public spaces make high quality
life in the city possible - they form the
stage and backdrop to the drama of life.
Public spaces range from grand central
plazas and squares, to small, local
neighborhood parks.
STREETS
Streets are the connections between
spaces and places, as well as being spaces
themselves. They are defined by their
physical dimension and character as well
as the size, scale, and character of the
buildings that line them. Streets range
from grand avenues such as the Champs-
Elysees in Paris to small, intimate
pedestrian streets. The pattern of the
street network is part of what defines a
city and what makes each city unique.
TRANSPORT
Transport systems connect the parts of cities
and help shape them, and enable movement
throughout the city. They include road, rail,
bicycle, and pedestrian networks, and
together form the total movement system of a
city. The balance of these various transport
systems is what helps define the quality and
character of cities, and makes them either
friendly or hostile to pedestrians. The best
cities are the ones that elevate the experience
of the pedestrian while minimizing the
dominance of the private automobile.
LANDSCAPE
The landscape is the green part of the
city that weaves throughout - in the
form of urban parks, street trees, plants,
flowers, and water in many forms. The
landscape helps define the character and
beauty of a city and creates soft,
contrasting spaces and elements. Green
spaces in cities range from grand parks
such as Central Park in New York City
and the Washington DC Mall, to small
intimate pocket parks.
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