Urban layouts
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URBAN LAYOUTS AND STRUCTURES
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URBAN LAYOUTS AND STRUCTURES
What is a city layout?
TYPES OF CITY LAYOUTS
• ORTHOGONAL PLAN
• GRID PLAN
• CHECKERBOARD
This plan consists of straight, wide streets that cross at right angles.
An example of grid plan: Barcelona
• RADIOCENTRIC PLAN
This plan consists of central point from which streets radiate, like the spokes of a wheel, crossed by others that form concentric circles.
RADIOCENTRIC LAYOUT
• IRREGULAR PLAN
This plan does not have a defined geometric shape and is formed by short, narrow streets and alleys of irregular layout.
IRREGULAR PLAN
Córdoba