Urban Design definition

2. What is
meant by
URBAN DESIGN?

16. ecologically driven design.

20. Urban designer
requires
interdisciplinary
input with
balanced
representation of
multiple fields
including
engineering,
ecology, local
history, and
transport planning

21. The best urban design
involves working in
teams with groups of
professionals with a wide
range of complementary
skills, knowledge and
expertise.

22. City
Building
Entire form
details
City Planning
Architecture
Urban
Design

23. Architectural
Design
* Relates to single building
* Insists on function of one
building(residential – commercial –
office…)
* Form of one building (colors –
materials….)
* No focus on spaces between
buildings or other buildings

24. Urban
planning
* Organizes the physical components of the city
* Deals with functional relationships between the elements of
the city uses of the buildings- streets- transportation-
infrastructure….
* focus on function not on aesthetics

25. Architectural
Design
Large scale
Urban
planning
Limited scale
So, there is a need to an
intermediate scale

26. Urban
Design
* Deals with groups of
buildings and the urban
spaces between these
buildings
*open spaces like
“streets- pedestrian
paths- gardens-
squares……”
*Concerns with
aesthetics of physical
environment”
landscape- furniture of
open spaces……
*Focuses on the users of
these spaces

27. We express Urban Design project in
Detailed Maps + Architectural Drawings:
elevations
sections

28. Why
URBAN DESIGN
is Significant

29. Urban design is a key to making places that are :
1. Good to live.

30. Urban design is a key to making places that are :
2. attractive to visit.

31. 3.Urban design is essential in creating
community identity.

32. 4. Careful urban design
may contribute to a
reduction in crime and
anti social behavior.

33. Urban design is a key to making places that are :
5. successful both socially and economically.

34. What is
URBAN DESIGN
definition

35. Is the process of
shaping the physical
setting for life in
cities and villages.
containedhttp://wwwghttp://stuck14145

36. The art of making places

37. The method by which man
creates a built environment
that fulfils his aspirations and
represents his values (2003)

38. Important writers on, and advocates
for, urban design theory include
Christopher Alexander, Michael E. Arth,
Edmund Bacon, Peter Calthorpe,
Gordon Cullen, Andres Duany, Jane
Jacobs, Jan Gehl, Kevin Lynch, Roger
Montgomery, Aldo Rossi, Colin Rowe,
Robert Venturi, William H. Whyte, Bill
Hillier, and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.

39. What is
meant by
URBAN DESIGN?

41. Thank you 