E1UD 01: INTRODUCTION TO URBAN DESIGN

Ar. Ravindra Patnayaka,

B.Arch, M.Tech.,[Planning], PGDESM, (PGDDM)
Assistant Professor,
GITAM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, Visakhapatnam.
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A City is more than its Inhabitants

The little money that one family can afford is multiplied by thousands
and so a collective amenity is made possible.
 URBAN DESIGN

The collaborative and multi-disciplinary process of shaping

the physical setting of life in cities, towns and villages; the
art of making places; design in an urban context.
The Dictionary of Urbanism, Rob Cowan (2005)

Urban design is the process of shaping the setting (or public realm)
for life in cities, towns and villages. (ie., streets, public squares,
parks and open space) influences the type of urban environment
we can create.
 URBAN DESIGN

Always design a thing by considering it, in its largest context, a chair

in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an
environment in a city plan.

- Eero Saarinen
 Urban design operation scales

City / Town Neighborhood / Network Street / Buildings

 URBAN
& REGIONAL
PLANNING

Eg., - LEVELS OF PLANNING & DESIGN

URBAN
PLANNING &
URBAN DESIGN

ARCHITECTURE
 A good design....

Firmness
Will it last?

Functionality Delight
Does it work? Does it look good?
 Stakeholders ?

Urban Designers

Architects

Planners

Landscape Architects

Engineers

Surveyors

**THE PEOPLE**
 urban grain

The development's urban grain, is defined as the combined pattern and arrangement of
the blocks, streets, green infrastructure and plots. It covers elements such as the design
character of blocks, building size, scale, height and form.

Urban Grain / Fabric / Texture / Structure = Urban Mass + Urban Space

urban grain
Urban design - connectivity
Urban design - connectivity
Urban design - connectivity
Urban design - connectivity
Urban design - Walkability
Urban design - Walkability
Design for Play in Urban Areas
Design for Play in Urban Areas
Design for Play in Urban Areas
Design for Play in Urban Areas
Lung Spaces
Barrier free Urban Design
Barrier free Urban Design
Skyline
Skyline
Skyline
Illumination as Urban Indicator
Illumination as Urban Indicator
Illumination in Urban Design
Illumination in Urban Design
Illumination in Urban Design
Illumination as Urban Indicator
Illumination as Urban Indicator
Illumination in Urban Design
Illumination in Urban Design
Urban Square
Urban Square
Urban Square
Urban Square
Urban Square
Urban Plazas
Urban Plazas
Urban Civic spaces
PUBLIC SPACES

Public spaces are the living rooms of the city.

The place where people come together to enjoy

the city. Public spaces make the high quality life of
the city possible they form the stage and
backdrop to the drama of the life. Public spaces
range from grand central plazas and squares to
small local neighborhood parks.
Urban Civic Art
Urban Civic Art
Urban Civic Art
Urban Civic Art
Urban Civic Art
Urban Issues
And Much More .!!!!!!!

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