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The document discusses the key elements of urban design: 1. Buildings shape and articulate space by forming streetwalls and grouping together to create a sense of place. 2. Public spaces such as plazas and parks are where people come together to enjoy city life and form the backdrop for human drama. 3. Streets connect spaces and range from grand avenues to intimate pedestrian streets, helping define each city's unique pattern. Transport systems, streets, and the balance between modes like walking, biking and driving also influence a city's quality and character. 4. Landscape in the form of parks, trees, plants and water provides green space that defines a city's character and beauty, creating

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6.0 Elements of Urban Design & Image of The City

The document discusses the key elements of urban design: 1. Buildings shape and articulate space by forming streetwalls and grouping together to create a sense of place. 2. Public spaces such as plazas and parks are where people come together to enjoy city life and form the backdrop for human drama. 3. Streets connect spaces and range from grand avenues to intimate pedestrian streets, helping define each city's unique pattern. Transport systems, streets, and the balance between modes like walking, biking and driving also influence a city's quality and character. 4. Landscape in the form of parks, trees, plants and water provides green space that defines a city's character and beauty, creating

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PLANNING 2

Fundamentals of Urban Designs and Community


Architecture
ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN
1. Buildings
Buildings are the most pronounced
elements of urban design - they shape and
articulate space by forming the streetwalls of the
city. Well designed buildings and groups of
buildings work together to create a sense of place.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN


ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN
1. Buildings

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN


ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

2. 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.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN


ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN
3. Streets
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.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN


ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN
3. Streets
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.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN


ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

4. Transport
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.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN


ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

4. Transport

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN


ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

5. 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.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

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