Introduction to

Urban Design

:Prepared by

Alshimaa A. Farag
M.Sc., LEED AP

What is
meant by
URBAN DESIGN?

.ecologically driven design

URBAN DESIGN
Scale

URBAN DESIGN
AND OTHER FIELDS
Urban designer
requires
interdisciplinary
input with
balanced
representation of
multiple fields
including
, engineering
local , ecology
and, history
transport planning

URBAN DESIGN
AND OTHER FIELDS

The best urban design

involves
working
in
teams with groups of
professionals with a wide
range of complementary
skills, knowledge and
expertise.

URBAN DESIGN
SCALE
City
City Planning

Entire form

Urban
Design

Architecture

details

Building

Architectural
Design

Relates to single building*

Insists on function of one*
building(residential commercial
office)
Form of one building (colors*
.(materials
No focus on spaces between*
buildings or other buildings

Urban
planning

Organizes the physical components of the city*

Deals with functional relationships between the elements of *
the city uses of the buildings- streets- transportation. infrastructure
focus on function not on aesthetics*

So, there is a need to an

intermediate scale
Urban
planning

Architectural
Design

Urban
Design
Large scale

Limited scale

Deals with groups of*

buildings and the urban
spaces between these
buildings
open spaces like*
streets- pedestrian
paths- gardenssquares
Concerns with*
aesthetics of physical
environment
landscape- furniture of
open spaces
Focuses on the users of*
these spaces

Urban
Design

We express Urban Design project in

:Detailed Maps + Architectural Drawings

elevations

sections

Why
URBAN DESIGN
is Significant

Urban design significance

Urban design is a key to making places that are :
.Good to live. 1

Urban design significance

Urban design is a key to making places that are :
2. attractive to visit.

Urban design significance

Urban design is essential in creating.3

.community identity

Urban design significance

4. Careful urban design

may contribute to a
reduction in crime and
anti social behavior.

Urban design significance

:Urban design is a key to making places that are
5. successful both socially and economically.

What is
URBAN DESIGN
definition

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URBAN DESIGN
DEFINITIONS

Is the process of
shaping the physical
setting for life in
cities and villages.

URBAN DESIGN
DEFINITIONS

The art of making places

URBAN DESIGN
DEFINITIONS

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?

Thank you