Urban culture

and/or water body & its importance in Urban areas. An urban area is characterized by high human population density and vast human-built features. Thus rises the need of relief spaces in the dense urban matrix. They can be any kind of open spaces or water body, green belts-manmade or natural. Urban Morphology of cities show the gradual decrease and decease of open spaces with the process of urbanization. Open spaces are mandatory for the sustenance of an urban area. They provide recreational and…

Once cars became economically viable for a large demographic to own, it greatly changed how a city functioned. Jackson’s “The Drive-In Culture of America” serves as a good foundation for his claim. The addition of cars in a city leads to the necessity for adequate parking and the creation of the garage. Imagine the concept of a garage when they were first being created: you were forced to…

more comfortable living near others who share the same culture. This causes the population in that area to grow as newcomers are more drawn to areas such as these, and therefore increases the population density. Typically, in areas predominantly one general race, there are different shops that carry uncommon produce, for example, to satisfy the needs of those in areas such as these. This may also draw more people to certain areas, as the culture is very much alive…

In general, people want to move from rural to urban areas because there are many opportunities such as job, education and health in the cities where people migrate. This leads to the development and growth of cities. But, sometimes people have to make forced migration or they enter the country illegally. If these migrations get out of control, the city will be adversely affected such as crime rate, unemployment, air, land and water pollution. If these problems are increased, it disrupts social…

of living in smart cities. Technology is also a powerful resource that tends to make people move towards cities making use of it. It is a response of the urban population in urban regions to make preference living in a society where technology has certain aspects that complete the environment. The clean air to breathe is also an element of urban areas where an alert is usually made because of air that is polluted to breathe. The…

ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE: RESEARCH CULTURE Student name: Tuan Anh Tran Student ID: 12660054 Tutor: Dr. Emma Rowden Studio: Rituals of Resistance CONTENT Aims and objectives of studio Method of studio Role in studio This report will discover how the studio Rituals of Resistance led by Tom Rivard investigates processes of city-making and urban design in the contrary to rising tides of neoliberal regulation and environmental transformation, searching for genuine urban resilience. I. Aims and…

__________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction Today, most urban development results in or is an influence of gentrification. As is claimed by Vicario and Martinez Monje, “Since the late 1970s, it has become increasingly apparent that the gentrification phenomenon should not be seen as an individual, isolated outcome of residential rehabilitation, but as an integral part of a much broader, deeper process of urban restructuring” (2003, p.2383). The…

Architecture of the City (MIT Press, 1984), Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi, an Italian architect, was also an influential architectural theorist in the 20th-century. The Architecture of the City was published in 1984 which was his major work of architectural and urban theory. In the introduction, Rossi points out that the embodiment of artistic intentions and the creation of a better living environment are two eternal features of the building. The building gives the community a particular image and is…

intention to increase urban development does not help protect marginalized groups from becoming homelessness and there are not enough government social programs to help these individuals. Both August Martine and the article discussing homelessness in Toronto, agree that urban development in the form of condominiums does not necessarily benefit everyone in the city. However, these issues are ignored in favour of the city’s efforts to make profits and attract…

titled Spatial Perspectives: Making Sense of Space and Chapter 8 titled Social Psychology: The Urban Experience. Inside both chapters, author John Macionis and Vincent Parrillo make an incredible showing of how environment effects the people and urban. Additionally they give a smart and understanding thought of urban geography and space. Spatial Perspective is the title of chaoter 7. Individuals established urban areas at specific topographical locales where ecological conditions (water and…