Lecture 01 00-introduction to urban design
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Transcript of Lecture 01 00-introduction to urban design
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LECTURE 01
INTRODUTION TO URBAN DESIGN
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WHAT IS URBAN DESIGN?
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Urban design is concerned with the built environment of cities
(and other human settlements) and the public welfare. Urban
design is always both a public and a political act - Jon Lang
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Understanding the roles and differences of
Architecture
Urban Design
Urban Planning
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Architecture isnt just the reflection of the state of society, its the reflection of the mind
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Architecture The art or practice of designing &
constructing buildings
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Function:
Fundamentally to provide shelter
Form:
An art that is appreciated by
many for its beauty.
Firmness:
Stability of structure
The 3 Fs of Architecture
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Urban
Design The design of Functionality of
spaces between buildings &
structures
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WHAT IS URBAN DESIGN?
Art of Making Places for People
Human Interaction with the environment
Involves places such as Squares, Piazza, Streets, Pedestrian
Precinct
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A street is a spatial entity and not the residue between buildings.
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Urban
Planning The Design & Organisation Of
Urban Space & Infrastructure
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Layout of neighbourhoods, cities and regions
Fulfilling needs of community & economy
Balancing the built & natural
environment
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If you can tell a man by his shoes, you can tell a city by its pavements
- Rowan Moore
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This is what an urban designer would be working on:
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This is what an urban planner would be working on:
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Architecture Urban Design Urban
Planning
Scale Individual building Spaces between buildings: street, park, transit stop
Whole neighbourhoods, districts & cities
Orientation
Aesthetic and functional
Aesthetic and functional
Utility
Treatment of space
2D & 3D 3D Predominantly 2D
Time frame
No definite time frame
Short Term (
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URBAN DESIGN VOCABULARY
URBANISM
URBANIZATION
URBAN FORM
URBAN FABRIC
URBAN GRAIN
URBAN INSERT
URBAN RENEWAL
TISSUE
ZONING
LANDUSE
LANDMARKS
CBD
CITY CENTER
DENSITY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
EDGES
ENTOURAGE
GENTRIFICATION
MORPHOLOGY
NEIGHBOURHOOD
NODES
PUBLIC SPACE, PLACE , REALM
TDR
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Ebenezer Howards Garden City
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Le Corbusiers Radiant City
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Frank Lloyd Wrights Broadacre City
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THE STREET GRID
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MEGA REGION
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THE TRANSECT
THE SETBACK PRINCIPLE