ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING

PROF. PRIYANKA B
INTRODUCTION ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE
Architecture is a social art
Specializations such as Structural Design,
Four major fields : Humanities,
Urban Design, City Planning, Landscape
Science, Art, and Technology
Architecture and Interior Architecture,
Art and Science of designing
Retrofitting of Buildings, Architectural
spaces
Conservation, Construction Management
Basic Elements of Space,
Structure and Form
Originality, Creativity,
Conceptualization, Perception,
Aesthetic Values and a holistic
judgment of people, places,
objects and events.
INTRODUCTION URBAN PLANNING

URBAN PLANNING
Technical and political process
Use of land, environment, public welfare,
design of the urban environment,
Transportation, communications, and
distribution networks
Development of settlements and satellite
communities
Research and analysis, strategic thinking,
architecture, urban design, public
consultation and policy recommendations,
implementation and management.
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URBAN PLANNING
The goal of planning is creating convenient,
equitable, healthy, efficient and attractive
environments.
Three key aspects of a city:
The physical environment - its location, its climate
and its proximity to sources of food and water.
The social environment - The social environment
includes the groups of a city's residents- belong to
the neighbourhoods in which they live.
The economic environment - the retention and
expansion of existing local businesses.
INTRODUCTION URBAN PLANNING

URBAN PLANNING
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Civil
Engineering, and Public Administration to achieve
strategic, policy and sustainability goals
Includes many different sub-fields such as Land
use planning, zoning, environmental planning, and
transportation planning.
Development and management of urban and
suburban areas.
Land use compatibility, economic, environmental
and social trends, sustainability, pollution, traffic
congestion, crime, land values, legislation and
zoning codes.
 ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS AND URBAN

DESIGN

PROF. PRIYANKA B
ROMAN URBAN PLANNING
GREEK CITIES URBAN PLANNING

AGORA
THEATER
STADIUM
PORT
TEMPLE
NEOCLASSICAL CITIES URBAN PLANNING

VERSAILLES
INTRODUCTION URBAN DESIGN

URBAN DESIGN
Urban design is architecture of the cities
Highly complex and Large in scale
Impart and maintain a sense of identity
and harmony among buildings, open
spaces and other structures.
 Provide a visual imagery throughout the
length and breadth of the urban setting.
 Economic,
environmental,
social and cultural
outcomes of an
area.
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ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

BUILDINGS
Most pronounced element
Shape and articulate space
Form the street walls of any city
Buildings and groups of buildings-Space
PUBLIC SPACES
The place where people congregate
Make high quality life in the city possible
Grand central plazas and squares to small, local
neighbourhood parks.
LANDSCAPE
The landscape is the green part
urban parks, street trees,
plants, flowers and water
Character and beauty of a city
Soft, contrasting spaces and
elements.
Green spaces in cities range
from grand parks to small
intimate pocket parks.

ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN
STREETS
Connections between spaces and
places
Spaces themselves
Defined by their character and
physical dimensions , size, scale, and
character of the buildings that line
them.
Streets range from grand avenues
to small, intimate pedestrian streets.
The pattern of the street defines a
city and makes each city unique.
URBAN DESIGN
TRANSPORT
Connect the parts of cities and
help shape them
Enable movement
Road, rail, bicycle, and pedestrian
networks
Movement system of a city
Quality and character of cities is
defined
Elevate the experience of the
pedestrian use while minimizing the
impact of automobiles
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

For a better quality of urban design and living environment,

the relationships between the elements is of utmost
importance.
Spaces between and around buildings should aid good light
and ventilation and contribute to scale and aesthetics of the
structures.
Landscape should be considered as an integral part of
building design.
Relation between built and unbuilt------building layout and
street layout, the transport, the creation of interactive spaces
should all cater to a livable community.