Lecture 1 introduction of urban design

ARL 2427 INTRODUCTION TO URBAN DESIGN
LECTURE-1
B. Arch 7th Semester (Aug- Dec 2017)
Prepared by: Ar. Parminder Kaur
Unit-1: Understanding Urban Form & its Perception
• Introduction, Role, Importance and Scope of Urban Design vis-á-vis Architecture and Urban Planning
• Understanding 'Urban Form' and its Perception. Concepts & Role of Imageability. Vocabulary of Urban Design
• Elements of the City's Image, their characteristics and their role in making of the Urban Form.
• Determinants of Urban Form – Landform, Climate, Symbolism, Activity Pattern, Socio-cultural Factors, etc. and their
role and importance in shaping of the built environment. Case Studies from historic and contemporary cities.

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN DESIGN
URBAN DESIGN
arrangement,
appearance
&
Functionality
of towns and
cities,
especially,
shaping and
uses
of urban
‘public’ space.

It ranges in scale
from a
metropolitan
region, city or
town down to a
street, public
space or even a
single building.
URBAN DESIGN

Urban design is concerned not just with appearances and built form but with the
environmental, economic, social and cultural consequences of design.
URBAN DESIGN

URBAN DESIGN
Deals with
groups of
buildings and
the urban
spaces
between these
buildings

open spaces like “streets- pedestrian
paths- gardens- squares……”
URBAN DESIGN

open spaces like “streets- pedestrian
paths- gardens- squares……”
URBAN DESIGN
Focuses on the users of these spaces

URBAN DESIGN
enhancing how different networks link together for people
ensuring diversity and choice for
people

Concerns with
aesthetics of
physical
environment”
landscape-
furniture of
open
spaces……
URBAN DESIGN

Is the process
of shaping the
physical
setting for life
in cities and
villages.
URBAN DESIGN
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The art of
making
places
URBAN DESIGN

The method by which man creates a built
environment that fulfils his aspirations and
represents his values
URBAN DESIGN

URBAN
DESIGN
Civic pride,
More
sustainable,
Reduce crime,
Generate
wealth, Prevent
the costs of
bad design

URBAN DESIGN VIS-Á-VIS ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
Urban Design Often
considered as a component/
part of „Urban Planning‟,
„Landscape Architecture‟, or
Architecture
However , with increasing
importance of Urban Design
in these disciplines, it is
better understood as a
design practice that
operates at the intersection
of all three.
Urban Design Theory
deals with “ Design and
management of Public
Space” & the way
Public Places are used
and experienced.
Urban Design
Urban Planning
Landscape
Architecture
Architecture
Relates more to management of
‘Private’ development through
planning schemes and
development controls.
It integrates land use planning
and transportation planning to
improve the built , economic and
social environments of
communities .
Focus on the physical
improvement of the
public environment
Individual building
Function : Fundamentally to
provide shelter
Form: An art that is
appreciated by many for its
beauty.
Firmness :Stability of
structure
The art and practice of
designing the outdoor
environment,
especially designing
parks or gardens

URBAN DESIGN VIS-Á-VIS ARCHITECTURE
AND URBAN PLANNING

• Relates to single building/group of buildings
• Insists on function of one building(residential –
commercial – office…)
• Form of one building (colors –
• materials….)
• No focus on spaces between buildings or other
buildings
ARCHITECTURE
The art or practice of designing & constructing
buildings

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

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

City
Building
Entire form
Details
Urban Planning
Architecture
Urban
Design
URBAN DESIGN SCALE

ROLE OF URBAN DESIGN
SHAPING AND USES
OF
PUBLIC SPACES
Public environment
„Public realm‟ or
„Public domain‟
All kinds of spaces used freely on a day
to day basis by the general public
:street , piazzas , parks

SHAPING OF PUBLIC SPACES
Some aspects of privately
owned spaces,
e.q., building facades or domestic
gardens , also contribute to the form
and experience public space
Their design , therefore , is also
considered by urban Design Theory

SHAPING OF PUBLIC SPACES
Public spaces are subject to :
• Overlapping management of
multiple agencies,
• Interest of nearby property owners,
• Requirements of multiple users
Their design typically requires
interdisciplinary input , with
balanced representation of
multiple fields, including
engineering , ecology , local
history , transport planning etc.

SCOPE OF URBAN DESIGN
Ranges from layout
to entire cities to
design of
pavements
SCALE & DEGREE
OF DETAIL

Scope of urban design can include
Preparation of „ Design Guidelines and Regulatory frameworks‟, or „Urban Legislation‟, „ Control
Development‟, Advertising etc. and in this sense overlap with urban planning

Design of particular
spaces and structure
and, in this sense ,
overlap with architecture
and landscape
architecture .
May also deal with „place
management „ to guide
and assist the use and
maintenance of urban
areas.
Scope of urban design may include

Urban design is a key to making places that are :
1. Good to live.
URBAN DESIGN SIGNIFICANCE

2. attractive to visit.

3. successful both socially and economically.

• Art of Making Places for People
• Human Interaction with the environment
• Involves places such as Squares, Piazza, Streets, Pedestrian
Precinct

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