URBAN DESIGN

WHAT DOES URBAN MEAN?

URBAN DESIGN

Urban means: relating to, or characteristic

of a city or town

What Is Urban Design?

Devising a plan for change and/or development

Within a specific area For a city subdivision For a city, district or region

What Is Urban Design?

Blending the components within a development. Relating sensory relationships between people and the environment

Being aware of how and what people think about the environment

What Is Urban Design?

Maintaining Community Character Reflection of the history and traditions of

the area or town Conveys pride in ownership to inspire

economic growth

What Is Urban Design?

Planning a development which Is friendly to pedestrian traffic Provides a means of blending automobile traffic with pedestrian traffic

What Is Urban Design?

Adapting Mix-use Places between commercial and residential Horizontal model

Separate structures for each

What Is Urban Design?

Adapting Mix-use Places between commercial and residentialStacked Model

Both commercial (on lower levels) and residential (on upper levels) in same building

What Is Urban Design?

Pedestrian connections Designing safe and comfortable projects with ease of access between clusters Parking surrounded by clusters Clusters surrounded by parking

Provide accessible walks

What Is Urban Design?

Traffic calming Managing automobile traffic Providing streetscaping Plan for paving which promotes

shared access Pedestrian Automobile Bicycle

Provision of on-street parking

What Is Urban Design?

Dimension of sustainability Economic sustainability Environmental sustainability Social sustainability

What Is Urban Design?

Protecting and creating economic value Urban plans provide certainty

Developers, Land owners, City Creates higher land values Protection of economic opportunity

What Is An Urban Designer?

There is no set definition No professional body decides what constitutes an

Urban designer Courses and content vary from college to college No set body of knowledge

Broad body of knowledge How planning systems work How to conserve buildings, landscape and resources How to involve people and communicate with

developers, city officials, land owners and citizens How to write policy How to use computers Plus many more skills and knowledge

What Is An Urban Designer?

What is the job like? Planners work with cities, land owners, citizens and

developers Planners solve both vehicle and pedestrian traffic problems

Plan where cars should go and park Plan how pedestrians get from place to place

Planners plan to save the environment uses sustainable design uses green technologies.

Urban planners know where everything is People, streets, highways, water, sewers, libraries, museums,

stores Planners listen, gather information, develop plans,

estimate costs and explain their plans

What Is An Urban Designer?

How Do I Get ready? College is a must

Bachelor’s degree needed for apprentice job Master’s degree required by most full-time employers

Work with an urban planning firm Gain experience Learn from professionals

Learn how to use the computer effectively Take additional courses in computers and statistics Study how to write and speak effectively

What Is An Urban Designer?

How much does the job pay? 2008 average salary was $62,400 annually

How many jobs are there? There were about 38,400 urban planners in 2008

What about the future? Number of jobs expected to rapidly increase through 2018 Most jobs will be in rapidly expanding communities

What are some related jobs? Architects, City Managers, Civil Engineers, Environmental

Engineers, Landscape Architects and Social Scientists

Urban Design Project:New Water Park Place

Urban Design Project:New Water Park Place

-1 Hotel-10 Retail Stores-3 Restaurants-Apartment Complex-Walkway to Water Park-River Walk-Parking