designing urban with an example

1. K S H A Y H A D K EA K
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2. Urban design can significantly
influence the economic,
environmental, social and cultural
Definition of Urban Design:
lack of a universal/ cross-cultural definition;…. each
age and culture has produced its own definition based on its
own expectations and possibilities (Robert Beckley, 1979)
1. that part of town planning or architecture that
determines the order and form of the city with special
emphasis on aesthetics (Frederick Gutheim, 1963).
2. organization of space, time, and communication/meaning
(Amos Rapoport, 1977).
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Urban design can influence the economic success
and socio-economic composition of a locality
whether it encourages local businesses and
entrepreneurship; whether it attracts people to live
there; whether the costs of housing and travel are
affordable; and whether access to job
opportunities, facilities and services are equitable.
Urban design can influence health and the
social and cultural impacts of a locality: how
people interact with each other, how they move
around, and how they use a place.
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3. ELEMENTS OF
URBAN DESIGN
Ÿ 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.
Ÿ PUBLIC SPACE
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.
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4. ELEMENTS OF
URBAN DESIGN
Ÿ 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
makeseachcityunique.
Ÿ TRANSPORT
Transport systems connect the
parts of cities and help shape them, and
enable movement throughout the city . They
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5. 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.
Ÿ 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
defithe ne 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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6. 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.
Ÿ 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
defithe ne 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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7. PRINCIPLES OF
URBAN DESIGN
It is the most prominent aspect of urban
design. The following artistic principles are an
integral part of creating form and spatial
definition:
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•UNITY
•BALANCE
•PROPORTION
•SCALE
•HIERARCHY
•CONTRAST
•SYMMETRY
•RHYTHM
•HARMONY
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8. CHEONGGYE-CHEON
RECLAIMATION
OF A
LOST -RIVER
Cheonggyecheon is a 10.9 km long, modern public recreation
space in downtown Seoul, South Korea. The massive urban
renewal project is on the site of a stream that flowed before the
rapid post-war economic ..
Unless someone has a better example, Seoul has created the
most significant new public space in the world. If they had
done no more than to demolish an elevated expressway and
remove the concrete lid covering an historic stream, that would
have been remarkable. But the greenway they’ve created is
astonishing.
“The demolition of a vast motorway through the centre of
South Korea’s capital and the restoration of a river and
park in its place proves that mega-cities can be changed
for the better”
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