Introduction
For thousands of years, many civilizations on all continents of the globe have left thousands of towns and cities for human civilization. The variety forms of these cities are often influenced by many factors. This article will first explore the main factors affecting urban morphology, and then focus on social factors, from the micro and macro perspectives to explore the impact of social factors on the city. Taking China's siheyuan as an example, the essay will analyze how the urban architectural form is affected by the social factors in detail. Finally, draw conclusions and explore how contemporary architectural design can draw on the above experience.
Background
Natural factors are one of the main factors influencing the urban …show more content…
The social factors mentioned in this article are relatively broad, including political factors, cultural factors, religious factors and economic factors. There are many ways in which social factors influence the shape of a city. macroscopic-ally, the overall planning of cities often receives the direct influence of social factors. For example, some centralized civilizations and urban planning are directly controlled by the government and the gird line were used widely. As another example, economically developed and sparsely populated cities tend to be well-defined and far-flung for the functional areas, because of their high private car ownership and low population density. In densely populated cities, land is often mixed use. More specifically, social factors can also affect the form of a city or block or the architectural form of a dwelling in a city. For example, in the Middle East, where privacy is important in the traditional culture, an indispensable part of the courtyard houses. In contrast, in more economically developed Western and North America, people tend to prefer open grasslands and gardens.
In short, natural and social factors are the main factors that determine the shape of the city. Natural factors tend to dominate a civilized social form. However, social factors tend to affect the shape of cities more directly and effectively. The following will explore the specific mechanism of social …show more content…
There are two basic forms of urban planning. The organic and planned, organic cities develop spontaneously and complexly, while the planned cities develop in a planned way . In a centralized country where the government has absolute rights, urban planning is often predominantly planned. Like Chang'an and Beijing in ancient China, the layout of each part of the city is strictly cross-shaped, and the division of commercial and residential areas is strictly regulated by the government. Cities in civilizations with less formal political systems are dominated by organic urban planning, such as Athens and London. There is no absolute causal relationship between the types of urban planning and the political system, but there is some relevance. In other words, the degree to which the city itself is planned has some connection with the political
For thousands of years, many civilizations on all continents of the globe have left thousands of towns and cities for human civilization. The variety forms of these cities are often influenced by many factors. This article will first explore the main factors affecting urban morphology, and then focus on social factors, from the micro and macro perspectives to explore the impact of social factors on the city. Taking China's siheyuan as an example, the essay will analyze how the urban architectural form is affected by the social factors in detail. Finally, draw conclusions and explore how contemporary architectural design can draw on the above experience.
Background
Natural factors are one of the main factors influencing the urban …show more content…
The social factors mentioned in this article are relatively broad, including political factors, cultural factors, religious factors and economic factors. There are many ways in which social factors influence the shape of a city. macroscopic-ally, the overall planning of cities often receives the direct influence of social factors. For example, some centralized civilizations and urban planning are directly controlled by the government and the gird line were used widely. As another example, economically developed and sparsely populated cities tend to be well-defined and far-flung for the functional areas, because of their high private car ownership and low population density. In densely populated cities, land is often mixed use. More specifically, social factors can also affect the form of a city or block or the architectural form of a dwelling in a city. For example, in the Middle East, where privacy is important in the traditional culture, an indispensable part of the courtyard houses. In contrast, in more economically developed Western and North America, people tend to prefer open grasslands and gardens.
In short, natural and social factors are the main factors that determine the shape of the city. Natural factors tend to dominate a civilized social form. However, social factors tend to affect the shape of cities more directly and effectively. The following will explore the specific mechanism of social …show more content…
There are two basic forms of urban planning. The organic and planned, organic cities develop spontaneously and complexly, while the planned cities develop in a planned way . In a centralized country where the government has absolute rights, urban planning is often predominantly planned. Like Chang'an and Beijing in ancient China, the layout of each part of the city is strictly cross-shaped, and the division of commercial and residential areas is strictly regulated by the government. Cities in civilizations with less formal political systems are dominated by organic urban planning, such as Athens and London. There is no absolute causal relationship between the types of urban planning and the political system, but there is some relevance. In other words, the degree to which the city itself is planned has some connection with the political