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    ELEMENTS OF URBAN

    DESIGN
    AR 442
    Introduction to Urban Design
    WHAT IS URBAN DESIGN?

    u  Urban design is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and


    function of our suburbs, towns and cities.

    u  It is both a process and an outcome of creating localities in which


    people live, engage with each other, and engage with the physical
    place around them.

    u  It involves the design and coordination of all that makes up cities
    and towns.
    ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

    u  BUILDINGS

    u  PUBLIC SPACES

    u  STREETS

    u  TRANSPORT

    u  LANDSCAPE
    #ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN

         

    BUILDINGS
    #ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN

    BUILDINGS      

    Buildings are the most


    pronounced elements of
    urban design
    BUILDINGS
         

    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.
         

    examples
         

    RESIDENTIAL Bldgs.
    these are structures where people dwell.
         

    COMMMERCIAL BLDGS.
    Asiatown IT Park, Cebu City
    Calyx Centre (left) and RMDA Office Building (right)
         

    INSTITUTIONAL BLDG.
    Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu City
         

    EDUCATIONAL BLDG.
    University of San Carlos Main Campus, Cebu City
    GOVERNMENT bldg.
    One example is the Tacloban City Hall, the
    administrative building of the city.
         
         

    INDUSTRIAL BLDG.
    #ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN

         

    PUBLIC SPACES
    #ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN

    PUBLIC SPACES      

    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

    u  Public
    spaces make high quality life in the city possible -
    they form the stage and backdrop to the drama of life.

    u  Public
    spaces range from grand central plazas and
    squares, to small, local neighborhood parks.
         

    examples
    ST. PETER SQUARE
    Located directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican
    City.
    TIMES SQUARE
    New York’s famous city square, Times Square is located
    at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and
    stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets.
    PLAZA MAYOR
    The best known plaza in Madrid, Spain, this
    impressive city square is one of the main stops on
    any tourist visit.
    MANILA BAYWALK
    Located at Roxas Boulevard, this baywalk catches the
    beautiful view of the sunset.
         

    STREETS
    #ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN
    #ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN

    STREETS      

    These 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

    The pattern of the street network is


    part of what defines a city and what
    makes each city unique.
         

    examples
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    Main street
    It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the central business district, and is
    most often used in reference to retailing and socializing.

    The term is commonly used in Scotland and the United States, and less often in
    Canada, Australia and Ireland.
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    HIGH street
    Frequently used for the street name of the primary business street of towns or cities,
    especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations.
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    FORE street
    Often used for the main STREET of a town or village. Usage is almost entirely confined
    to the SOUTH WEST OF ENGLND. There is also a Fore Street in PORTLAND, MAINE,
    UNITED STATES, presumably named by colonists from SW England.
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    OVERPASS
    In the US, an overpass is normally a bridge for motor vehicles to
    pass over other road or rail traffic.
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    OVERPASS
    It would introduce confusion to call a pedestrian bridge or
    footbridge an overpass.
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OVERPASS


    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    SKYWAY

    Skyway is usually used in the US for long or high bridges for


    traffic.
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    SKYWAY
    Example of skyway
    STREETS
    EXAMPLES

    freeway
    STREETS

    BOULEVARD
    a type of large ROAD, usually running through a city.
    STREETS

    boulevard
    Multilane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the center, and perhaps with
    roadways along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and
    pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery.
    STREETS

    BOULEVARD
    STREETS

    avenue
    is traditionally a straight route with a line of trees or large shrubs running alon
    side
    STREETS

    ESPLANADE
    An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water,
    where people may walk.

    In NORTH AMERICA, an esplanade may often refer to a MEDIAN or the strip of raised
    land dividing a roadway or boulevard.
    STREETS

    alley a narrow passageway between or behind


    buildings.
    A narrow street between the fronts of houses or
    businesses. This type of alley is found in the older parts of

    alley many cities, including American cities like PHILADELPHIA


    AND BOSTON.
    STREETS

    It can refer to a narrow, usually paved, pedestrian path,


    alley often between the walls of buildings in towns and cities.

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