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"The building of cities is one of man's
greatest achievements." -Edmund Bacon
Urban design is essentially an ethical
endeavor, inspired by the vision of public art
and architecture and refined by the science of
construction." -Donald Watson
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Urban design involves the arrangement and design of
buildings, public spaces, transport systems, services,
and amenities. Urban designblends architecture, landscaping, and
city
planning together to make urban areas functional and
attractive.
Urban designis about making connections between
people and places, movement and urban form, nature
and the built fabric. Urban design draws together the
many strands of place-making, environmental
stewardship, social equity and economic viability into
the creation of places with distinct beauty and identity.
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Urban design is derived from architectural design,development
economics, engineering and landscape,
but transcends planning and transportation policy.
This process is achieved by establishing
identifiableneighborhoods, unique architecture, aesthetically
pleasing public places and vistas, identifiablelandmarks and
focal points, and a human elementestablished by compatible scales
of development andongoing public stewardship.
Urban designpractice areas range in scale from smallpublic
spaces or streets to neighborhoods, city-widesystems, or whole
regions.
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Urban design operates at
3 scales:
the region
city and town
The
neighborhood
district and
corridor
the block
street and
building
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Elements of Urban Design
Buildings: Are the most pronounced elements of urban design
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they shape and articulate space forming the street walls of the
city.
Public Space: Isthe place where people come together to
enjoy
the city and each other. Great public spaces are the living room
of
the city.
Streets: Are the connections between spaces and places, as
well
as being spaces themselves.
Transport: Transport systems connect the parts of cities and
helpshape them, and enable movement throughout the city.
Landscape: Is the green part of the city that weaves throughout.
It
appears in form of urban parks, street trees, plants, flowers,
and
water in many forms.
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he creative articulation of spaceIs the most prominent aspect of
urban design. The
following artistic principles are an integral part ofcreating
form and spatial definition:
Unity
Balance
Proportion
Scale
Hierarchy
Symmetry
Rhythm
Contrast
Context
Detail
Texture
Harmony
Beauty
Order
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Examples of great urban design are all over
the world:
Washington DC Cartagena, Col Salt Lake City, UT
Copenhagen, Denmark Portofino, Italy Strasbourg, France
Siena, Italy A new City Aleppo, Syria
