Urban Design Definition

Introduction toUrban Design

Prepared by:Alshimaa A. FaragM.Sc., LEED AP

What ismeant by

URBAN DESIGN?

ecologically driven design.

URBAN DESIGNScale

Urban designer requires interdisciplinary input with balanced representation of multiple fields including engineering ,

ecology , localhistory ,and

transport planning

URBAN DESIGNAND 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 DESIGNAND OTHER FIELDS

City

Building

Entire form

details

City Planning

Architecture

Urban

Design

URBAN DESIGNSCALE

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

Architectural Design

Large scale

Urban planning

Limited scale

So, there is a need to an intermediate scale

UrbanDesign

UrbanDesign

*Deals with groups of buildings and the urban spaces between these buildings

*open spaces like “streets- pedestrian paths- gardens-

squares”……*Concerns with

aesthetics of physical environment” landscape- furniture

of open spaces ……*Focuses on the

users of these spaces

We express Urban Design project in Detailed Maps + Architectural

Drawings:

elevations

sections

WhyURBAN DESIGN

is Significant

Urban design significanceUrban 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.

Urban design significance

Urban design significance

3.Urban design is essential in creating community identity.

Urban design significance

4. Careful urban design may contribute to a reduction in crime and anti social behavior.

Urban design significanceUrban design is a key to making places that are:

5. successful both socially and economically.

What isURBAN DESIGN

definition

URBAN DESIGNDEFINITIONS

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

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The art of making places

The method by which man creates a built environment that fulfils his aspirations and represents his values (2003)

URBAN DESIGNDEFINITIONS

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 ismeant by

URBAN DESIGN?

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