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    Urban design involves coordinating all elements that make up cities and towns. It focuses on designing public spaces and how buildings define those spaces. Key elements of urban design plans include guidelines for buildings, designing public areas like streets and sidewalks, and addressing issues like building placement and wind. Urban design requires collaboration among professionals like urban designers, architects, planners and engineers. It operates at the scale of regions, neighborhoods and blocks to define urban and building form through coherent infrastructure, public spaces and architecture.

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    Urban design involves coordinating all elements that make up cities and towns. It focuses on designing public spaces and how buildings define those spaces. Key elements of urban design plans include guidelines for buildings, designing public areas like streets and sidewalks, and addressing issues like building placement and wind. Urban design requires collaboration among professionals like urban designers, architects, planners and engineers. It operates at the scale of regions, neighborhoods and blocks to define urban and building form through coherent infrastructure, public spaces and architecture.

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    Urban Design

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    Urban design involves coordinating all elements that make up cities and towns. It focuses on designing public spaces and how buildings define those spaces. Key elements of urban design plans include guidelines for buildings, designing public areas like streets and sidewalks, and addressing issues like building placement and wind. Urban design requires collaboration among professionals like urban designers, architects, planners and engineers. It operates at the scale of regions, neighborhoods and blocks to define urban and building form through coherent infrastructure, public spaces and architecture.

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    E. Sandhya Reddy
    ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

    Urban Design involves the design and


    coordination of all that makes up cities
    and towns
    Urban design is the discipline through which
    planning and architecture can create or renew a
    sense of local pride and identity
    It has great potential for enhancing the visual
    image and quality of neighborhoods by providing a
    three-dimensional physical form to policies
    described in a comprehensive plan
    It focuses on design of the public realm, which is
    created by both public spaces and the buildings
    that define them
    Urban design views these spaces holistically and is
    concerned with bringing together the different
    disciplines responsible for the components of cities
    into a unified vision
    Compared to comprehensive plans, urban design
    plans generally have a short time horizon and are
    typically area or project specific
    Good Urban Design promotes how buildings are scaled
    and oriented towards the street
    Walkways are landscaped to buffer between
    pedestrians and vehicular circulation
    Key elements of an urban design plan include -
    The plan itself
    The preparation of design guidelines for buildings
    The design of the public realm –
    Open space
    Streets
    Sidewalks
    Plazas between and around buildings
    Public interest issues of buildings-
    • massing
    • placement
    • sun
    • shadow
    • wind issues
    Urban design plans are prepared for various areas-
    Downtowns
    Waterfronts
    Campuses
    Corridors
    Neighborhoods
    Mixed-use developments
    Special districts
    Issues to be considered include-
    Existing development
    Proposed development
    Utility infrastructure
    Streets framework
    Sustainable development principles
    Urban design plans require interdisciplinary collaboration
    among-
    •Urban designers
    •Architects
    •Landscape architects
    •Planners
    •Civil and Environmental engineers
    •Market analysts
    Elements of Urban Design

    o Signage
    o Lighting
    o Parking
    o Landscaping
    o Service areas
    o Fencing
    o Building materials
    o Building articulation
    o Transportation
    Signage
    Considerations are desired size, type and placement
    of a sign
    Space required to construct a sign
    Lighting
    Is an important element in Urban Design
    Considering a lighting design, one must take into
    account the type of light needed for the specific
    purpose of the site
    Is the light designed to enhance security to the
    property, provide ambiance, aid drivers by increasing
    visibility on roadways, or used simply to illuminate a sign
    Parking
    Parking is an essential element in urban design and
    traffic circulation
    The type and number of parking spaces
    should reflect the desired uses of each site
    Landscaping of parking areas is also
    recommended to provide shade, enhance the
    beauty of a site, and allow for a reduction in
    storm-water runoff
    Landscaping
    The enhancement of an area’s aesthetic beauty is
    directly related to that area’s landscaping
    Each parcel of land should be landscaped thereby
    reinforcing the area’s sense of place
    It adds to the visual appeal and contiguity of a site, it
    also performs important and invaluable function
    relating to the reduction of pollutants and storm water
    treatment
    Landscape improvements have been implemented
    as well as pedestrian amenities
    Increased landscaping enhances the aesthetic appeal
    of the area
    Landscape
    The landscape is the green part of the city that
    weaves throughout - in the form of urban parks,
    street trees, plants, flowers, and water in many forms
    The landscape helps define the character and beauty
    of a city and creates soft, contrasting spaces and
    elements
    Green spaces in cities range from grand parks such as Central
    Park in New York City and the Washington DC Mall, to small
    intimate pocket parks
    Neighborhood scene with pedestrian ways,
    building articulation & landscaping
    Service Areas
    When considering the placement of service areas is to
    remember the old maxim, “out of sight, out of mind ”
    Should be oriented towards the rear of the building to
    minimize visual eyesores
    Should be screened from public view, and the best
    way to do this is to build a solid fence around the
    service area in the same style as the building to which
    the service area is designated
    Fencing
    It is to everyone’s advantage to construct, and
    maintain good solid fences between two abutting
    properties, especially when the abutting properties
    are not under the same zoning classification
    Chain-link and barbed-wire fences are discouraged,
    wood and masonry fences are preferred
    Building Materials
    Design consideration is to be given to the underlying
    building materials that contribute to the character of a
    building
    Such things include roof shape, pitch and overhangs;
    entry porches, verandas, balconies and terraces;
    materials, finishes, fixtures, patterns, colors and
    detailing; the location and proportion of windows and
    doors
    Building Articulation
    Refers to three dimensional modeling of a building
    and its surfaces, giving emphasis to architectural
    elements (windows, balconies, porches, entries, etc.)
    that create a complementary pattern or rhythm,
    dividing large buildings into smaller identifiable pieces
    It establishes the building’s street address, its
    response to the local context and environmental
    conditions and the degree of continuity between
    indoor and outdoor rooms
    Use existing lot structure to influence the design of
    building articulation when development on
    amalgamated sites is required to respond to the
    existing or prevalent lot structure
    Transportation
    When planning a new development one should make
    transportation a foremost concern incorporate
    development a sidewalk system with walkways with
    large enough surface area to allow at least two
    people to walk side by side
    Attention should also be given to cyclists
    Provide an adequate number of bicycle parking
    spaces as well as bicycle racks
    Public transit should be incorporated into
    development plans with new bus shelters and stops
    Transport
    Systems connect the parts of cities and help shape
    them, and enable movement throughout the city
    They include road, rail, bicycle, and pedestrian
    networks, and together form the total movement
    system of a city
    The balance of these various transport systems is
    what helps define the quality and character of cities,
    and makes them either friendly or hostile to
    pedestrians
    The best cities are the ones that elevate the
    experience of the pedestrian while minimizing the
    dominance of the private automobile
    An example of mixed use development, with clearly
    defined pedestrian areas, landscaping, and signage
    Lighting, signage, parking, landscaping, building
    articulation and transportation elements
    Enhanced visual and aesthetic character, alternative
    parking and landscaping
    A streetscape with defined pedestrian areas, and
    maintained landscaping
    Buildings
    Are the most pronounced elements of urban design –
    They shape and articulate space by forming the street
    walls of the city
    Well designed buildings and groups of buildings work
    together to create a sense of place

    Rome, Italy
    Public Space
    Great public spaces are the living room of the city –
    The place where people come together to enjoy the city
    and each other 
    Public spaces make high quality life in the city possible –
    they form the stage and backdrop to the drama of life
    Public spaces range from grand central plazas and
    squares, to small, local neighborhood parks
    Streets
    Are the connections between spaces and places, as
    well as being spaces themselves
    They are defined by their physical dimension and
    character as well as the size, scale, and character of
    the buildings that line them
    Streets range from grand avenues such as the
    Champs-Elysees in Paris to small, intimate pedestrian
    streets
    The pattern of the street network is part of what
    defines a city and what makes each city unique

    Cartagena, Colombia
    Urban design operates at 3 scales

    The region The neighborhood The block


    City and Town District and Corridor Street and Building
    Urban design includes infrastructure,
    architecture, public spaces
    Urban Design  weaves together these elements
    into a coherent, organized design structure

    PARIS BATH ROME


    The urban design structure  defines the urban
    form and the building form

    PARIS BATH ROME


    The creative articulation of space  is the most
    prominent aspect of urban design

    The following artistic principles are an integral


    part of creating form and spatial definition:

    Order Rhythm
    Unity Contrast
    Balance Context
    Proportion Detail
    Scale Texture
    Hierarchy Harmony
    Symmetry Beauty
    An example of mixed use development, with
    clearly defined pedestrian areas, landscaping,
    and signage
    Urban Design Districts

    Urban Design Zoning District


    Include design guidelines and also regulate permitted
    uses in the district
    This type of design district is utilized when properties
    are in transition, usually from a residential use to an
    office or neighborhood commercial use
    Regulate uses within an area as well as operating
    rules for the specific uses, for example operating hours
    This type of design district tends to utilize more
    stringent design regulations, including building
    materials and setbacks
    Example of a well defined Urban Design District with
    building articulation, open areas for recreation and the
    incorporation of natural features
    Urban Design Overlay District

    They do not change the underlying zoning category, but


    rather impose additional requirements relating to
    concerns such as green space, landscape, and
    architectural features

    Guidelines are a voluntary supplement to general


    zoning regulations, designed to provide a
    framework for the protection and enhancement
    of the aesthetic, economic and environmental
    quality by addressing development issues as
    related to neighborhood character and economic
    diversity
    What Can Be Accomplished with
    Urban Design?

    Urban Design guidelines have great potential for


    enhancing the visual image and quality of
    neighborhoods
    In this image, the original signs have been replaced
    with monument signs according to the design
    guidelines for the urban design district
    The utilities have also been consolidated
    Examples of great urban design from all
    over the world
    Cartagena, Colombia

    Washington DC Salt Lake City, UT


    Copenhagen, Denmark Strasbourg, France

    Portofino, Italy
    Siena, Italy A New City Aleppo, Syria
    Rome, Italy
    Thank
    You

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