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4.elements of Urban Design Part 2

The document discusses the key elements of urban design, including buildings, public spaces, streets, transport, and landscape. It describes transport systems as connecting parts of cities and shaping movement. Well-designed cities elevate the pedestrian experience while minimizing automobile dominance. Landscape is considered the green parts of the city, including parks, trees, and water features, which help define a city's character. The document also provides examples for each element.

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4.elements of Urban Design Part 2

The document discusses the key elements of urban design, including buildings, public spaces, streets, transport, and landscape. It describes transport systems as connecting parts of cities and shaping movement. Well-designed cities elevate the pedestrian experience while minimizing automobile dominance. Landscape is considered the green parts of the city, including parks, trees, and water features, which help define a city's character. The document also provides examples for each element.

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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

TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
u  Transport systems connect the parts of cities and help shape
them, and enable movement throughout the city.

u  They include road, rail, bicycle, and pedestrian networks, and
together form the total movement system of a city.
TRANSPORT

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.
TRANSPORT
The best cities are the ones that elevate the
experience of the pedestrian while minimizing
the dominance of the private automobile.
     

examples
Train
A train is a form of rail transport consisting of a series of vehicles that usually
runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers although magnetic
levitation trains that float above the track exist too.
Train station
Nichols station in Taguig City
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers. Buses have utilitarian
fittings designed for efficient movement of large numbers of people, and often have
multiple doors
Bus station
EXAMPLE
Bus station
Victory Liner, Inc. has grown as one of the largest bus transportation
business groups in the Philippines
jeepneys
Jeepney Bus Manila Philippines. pimped out Jeepney – one of the many
forms of public transportation
taxi
A taxi is an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined
by the distance traveled
tricycle
a tricycle is a public utility vehicle consisting of a motorcycle and an attached
passenger sidecar
PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES
BICYCLE
BICYCLE lane
sidewalks
Sidewalks are also considered transport since it allows pedestrian to go to
other places.
LANDSCAPE
#ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN

     
#ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN

LANDSCAPE      

It 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.
LANDSCAPE

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 to small


intimate pocket parks.
     

examples
landscape

CENTRAL PARK
Central Park is one of those places that make New York such a great place to
live. The huge park, 341 hectare large (843 acres), is located in the center of
Manhattan. Its design has served as an example for city parks around the
world.
STREETS

CENTRAL PARK
The park boasts several lakes, theaters, ice rinks, fountains, tennis courts, baseball fields,
many playgrounds and other facilities. It is also home to the Central Park Zoo and the
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. Especially during the weekends, when cars are not
allowed into the park, Central Park is a welcome oasis in this hectic city.
STREETS

POCKET PARK
It is a small park accessible to the general public. Pocket parks are
frequently created on a single vacant building lot or on small, irregular
pieces of land. They also may be created as a component of the public
space requirement of large building projects.
STREETS

Trees along boulevard


Bradford pear trees along Wilson Boulevard in
Rochester, New York
STREETS

Planters along the sidewalk


STREETS

walkways
RECAP

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

u  BUILDINGS

u  PUBLIC SPACES

u  STREETS

u  TRANSPORT

u  LANDSCAPE
Urban Design weaves together these
elements into a coherent, organized design
structure.

Which will be discussed by next group.


END

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

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