cp 101 - urban design - chapter 10

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Professor Habib Alshuwaikaht


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Introduction The design of cities has been conscious task of

many throughout history.

In 1950s the term urban designer emerged a!rofession with a se!arate uni"ersity degree.

#rban designers assume that in s!ite of the "astscale and com!le$ity% cities can be designed andtheir growth sha!ed and directed.

An early and ma&or e$am!le is the work of 'aron

Haussmann from 1(55)1(*( in Paris.Haussmanns works in Paris included+ new !attern

of boule"ards% the facades of buildings% the ,ow oftra-c% the skyline and the !ro!ortion of s!ace%

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4hat is #rban esign6

#rban design falls between the !rofessions of!lanning and architecture.

It deals with the large)scale organi7ation anddesign of the city% with the massing andorgani7ation of buildings and the s!ace betweenthem% but not with the design of the indi"idualbuildings.

actors distinguish # from A+ large scale8 long

time frame8 large number of "ariables8a!!roaches and techniues.

# and !lanning ha"e com!lementary roles butse!arate and distinct functions

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The #rban esign Process

The basic four !hases+ Analysis8 ;ynthesis8c intended!ro&ect ?residential% commercial%..@

isual ;ur"ey+ is used as a tool by designers to

communicate their !erce!tions of the structure andorgani7ation of a city or neighborhood to oneanother .

ental a! B The Image of the 2ity ?/e"in Cynch19*0@

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The #rban esign Processcontinued Identifying of Hard and ;oft Areas + hel!s the

designers to know what !arts of the city canaccommodate growth and change and what !arts are

essentially >$ed because they may be historical

landmarks or cemetery unctional Analysis+ e$amines the relationshi! of

acti"ities ?in :@ among the "arious land uses andthe way that relate to circulation system.

;ynthesis+ the data gathered and the analysis must betranslated into !ro!osals for action. 2om!onents ofsynthesis !hase+ e"olution of conce!ts8 de"elo!mentof schematic design !ro!osals8 followed by !reliminary!lans.



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The #rban esign Process

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4hat is =ood #rban esign6

A list of im!ortant criteria for &udging #+

#nity and coherence.

inimum con,ict between !edestrian and "ehicles.

Protecting from rain% noise% wind and so on.

nancial% !olitical%!sychological% and sociological considerations.

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The Geighborhood

2once!t The neighborhood is a central conce!t in #.It is not an old conce!t B 1930s 2larence Perry+

the area that would contain a !o!ulation ?5000)

*000@ su-cient to su!!ly the !u!ils ?1000)1300@ for one elementary school.

The neighborhood !lan will !ro"ide forresidences% a school% sho!!ing facilities for

freuent goods% !laygrounds and !erha!s small!arks. The street !attern will ser"e the resident!o!ulation but discourages through tra-c.

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e!lanning ;uburbia+

The Geotraditionalist BnewurbanismAndres uany is the most e$!onent of the

Geotraditionalist Bnew urbanism.

Geotraditionalist argue that e$cessi"e

de!endence on automobile degraded the ualityof life8 !edestrian)unfriendly !atterns.

The Geotraditionalist ad"ocate the mi$ing ofuses and !edestrian)unfriendly streets.

They rest much of their case on the market B!eo!le will !ay "ery high !rice for a >ne)grained%!edestrian)unfriendly !attern.



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isions of the 2ity of the

uture There are many conce!ts behind each an idea howcity dwellers should res!ond to social andtechnological change.


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ille adieuse% Ce 2orbusier



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The 1934 Broadacre City Model

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isions of the 2ity of the

uturecontinuedEther "isionaries ha"e suggested moreradical a!!roaches to structuring the futurecity.

Palo ;oleri+ hy!erstrucures with heights asgreat as the tallest skyscra!ers but co"eringas much as se"eral hundreds acres of ground.

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The Shimizu TRY 2004 Mega-City Pyramid is a!ro!osed !ro&ect for construction of a massi"e!yramid o"er Tokyo 'ay in a!an. The structure

would be about 1D times higher than the=reat Pyramid at =i7a% and would house F50%000!eo!le

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Bayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_at_Gizahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_at_Gizahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Bay

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