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URBAN DESIGN?
ecologically driven design.
Urban designer
requires
interdisciplinary
input with
balanced
representation of
multiple fields
including
engineering,
ecology, local
history, and
transport planning
The best urban design
involves working in
teams with groups of
professionals with a wide
range of complementary
skills, knowledge and
expertise.
City
City Planning Entire form
Urban
Design
Architecture details
Building
Architectural
Design
Urban Architectural
planning Design
elevations
sections
Why
URBAN DESIGN
is Significant
Urban design is a key to making places that are :
1. Good to live.
Urban design is a key to making places that are :
2. attractive to visit.
3.Urban design is essential in creating
community identity.
4. Careful urban design
may contribute to a
reduction in crime and
anti social behavior.
Urban design is a key to making places that are :
Is the process of
shaping the physical
setting for life in
cities and villages.
The art of making places
The method by which man
creates a built environment
that fulfils his aspirations and
represents his values (2003)
Important writers on, and advocates
for, urban design theory include
Christopher Alexander, Michael E. Arth,
Edmund Bacon, Peter Calthorpe,
Gordon Cullen, Andres Duany, Jane
Jacobs, Jan Gehl, Kevin Lynch, Roger
Montgomery, Aldo Rossi, Colin Rowe,
Robert Venturi, William H. Whyte, Bill
Hillier, and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.
What is
meant by
URBAN DESIGN?
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