[6] 7 Elements of Urban Design

Urban design

is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and function of our suburbs, towns and cities.

Urban design

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.

Urban design

It involves the design and coordination of all that makes up cities and towns.

BUILDINGS

PUBLIC SPACES

STREETS

TRANSPORT

LANDSCAPE

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

BUILDINGS

— are the most pronounced elements of urban design

BUILDINGS

they shape and articulate space by forming the street walls of the city.

sense of place

Well-designed buildings and groups of buildings work together to create a…

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

these are structures where people dwell.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

COMMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

INSTITUTIONAL INDUSTRIAL

EDUCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL

GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL

INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL

EXAMPLE OF BUILDINGS

PUBLIC SPACES

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

They range from grand central plazas and squares, to small, local neighborhood parks.

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

These are the connections between spaces and places, as well as being spaces themselves.

STREETS

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 — network is part of what defines a city and what makes each city unique.

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.

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.

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.

OVERPASS

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

SKYWAY

— is usually used in the US for long or high bridges for traffic.

BOULEVARD

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

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.

avenue

is traditionally a straight route with a line of trees or large shrubs running along

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.

alley

a narrow passageway between or behind buildings.

alley

A narrow street between the fronts of houses or businesses. This type of alley is found in the older parts of many cities, including American cities like PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON.

alley

It can refer to a narrow, usually paved, pedestrian path, often between the walls of buildings in towns and cities.

TRANSPORT

connect the parts of cities and help shape them, and enable movement throughout the city.

TRANSPORT

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

TRANSPORT

The balance of these various — 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.

Train

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 — that float above the track exist too.

Bus

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

jeepneys

one of the many forms of public transportation

taxi

an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled

tricycle

a public utility vehicle consisting of a motorcycle and an attached passenger sidecar

sidewalks

are also considered transport since it allows pedestrian to go to other places.

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

helps define the character and beauty of a city and creates soft, contrasting spaces and elements.

CENTRAL PARK

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.

POCKET PARK

a small park accessible to the general public. — 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.