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URBAN PLANNINGSETTLEMENTS
Period Type Location Designers Description Center of
Developent
!""" BC Neolithic City Jericho well organized community of 3000
people freshwater
3 hectares in size & enclosed with a circular stone wall
##"" BC Neolithic City Khirokitia first documented city with
streets
(Cyprus main street is narrow !ut with wide terminal
$""" BC Neolithic City Catal "uyuk #argest Neolithic City with
$3 hectares for $0%000 people
(Turkey without streets
%"""&'""" BC City in ertile Crescent 'ridu ldest City
%"""&'""" BC City in ertile Crescent )amascus oldest
continually inha!ited city
%"""&'""" BC City in ertile Crescent *a!ylon largest+ ,0%000
inha!itants
%""" BC The!es & -emphis characterized !y monumental
architecture popularly sym!olized !y the pyramids pyramids
('gypt
(#"" BC -ohen.o/)aro administratie religios center for 10%000
inha!itants
)!"" BC 2ellow ier 4alley 5nyang largest city in yellow rier
alley
#and within the passes
*"" BC *ei.ing -ing )ynasty ring roads
BC&AD Teoti.uacan -e6ico #argest cities in this era
)zi!ilchatun
$"" BC 5cropolis 7reece religious & defensie structure up to
the hill with no definite geometrical plan
polis+ city/state
8parta 7reece largest Cities
5thens
'#"&'"" BC City of -iletus 7reece regarded as first planned
city
3 sections+ artisans% farmers% and military
oman City ome adopted greek forms !ut with different scale roman
forum
Medieval Ages Constantinople rise of church
8ienna% 9taly
))t+ cent,r- New $$th century towns 'urope Coastal port
towns
-ercantilist City 'urope continuous increase in size while the
power of feudal lords declined)#t+ cent,r- 9deal City rance 4asari
kings achieed unity & display their affluence & power !y
improing & !eautifying their cities
7: -aggi
#enotre for 4ersailes rance landscape architetcure was showcased
in palaces and gardens garden
Kalshure 7ermany
Medieval Era -edieal rganic City 5merica no regular street form
!oug+ military town
fau!org+ citizen;s town
-edieal *astide 5merica from rench !astide< New towns placed
in preiously unsettled areas<
rier alleys !uilt in regular grid/like= radial form around
them
8panish #aw of 9ndies 5merica !uilt from King >hilip 99;s
city guidelines that produced 3 types of towns
town pue!lo+ ciil< presidio+ military< mission+
religious
'nglish enaissance 5nnapolis 7o: Col: rancis capitals in
Chesapeake *ay egion
European Planned City ?illiams!urg Nicholson
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URBAN PLANNINGEMERGING >lanned nit Cluster zoning mid/sized
deelopments with the intent ions of self /sustaina!ility% no zoning
regulat ions
T/E1RIES )eelopment
Transit riented BE0m form transit stop r!an T) trucnk line of
transit network<
)eelopments & commercial core Neigh!orhood T) local !us line
within $0 minutes trael time from a trunk line of transit stop
Peter Calt+orpe
NE2 8easide 5ndres )uany ?alton County strong sense of
community% !y the sea
URBANISM 'liza!eth >rater/y!erk lorida
Jackson Taylor >eter Calthorpe 8an Jose ED/acre< A
edges//"ispanic & Japanese< historic district of 4ictorian
homes
Cali forn ia orig ina lly an industrial town% redeeloped wi th
new housing & commercial uses
#aguna ?est >eter Calthorpe 8acramento County emphasis on
well/defined pu!lic spaces & amenities< focal
point//$00/acre town center
>hil 5ngel ides $GG0 Cali forn ia town center+ located at
terminus of rad ia l !ouleards which or ig inate in ne igh!orhood
parks
Kentlands 5ndres )uany 7aithers!urg 3DD/acre new deelopment<
B neigh!orhoods< lake & green!elts define neigh!orhoods
'liza!eth >rater/y!erk -aryland
