Urban design

which is known as the “Nine Square Plan.” The founders of New Haven wanted to create a strong realm of commercial business in the spacious harbor of Long Island; They were even hopeful to have control as far south as the Delaware Bay. New Haven’s urban development experienced many ups and downs in its’urban development. ("New Haven | Connecticuthistory.Org") In its early years of establishments, the city experienced great economic prosperity. In 1640, a new government formed. New Haven has…

Walking down the sidewalks of Roland Park and Middle East, you can clearly see an inequality between their neighbourhood resources and the implications of the communities’ respective histories. Whereas Middle East seems to be experiencing a period of revitalization, clearly spearheaded by the nearby Johns Hopkins institutions, Roland Park portrays a stable, deep-rooted past of affluency. These physical conditions impact the wellbeing of residents and thus fall under the umbrella term of social…

The city is the mass of residents, businesses, and Coulter I'll concentrated into one specific area. With that being said, we can all agree that it is important to make a city livable an order for these things and you have a chance to be preserved. Everyone has their own opinion I will make the city livable. For instance, City planners City planners AK Also known as decentrist Believe that the standard way of building city was the right way of doing things. Their idea was to the centerless the…

The essence of what a city is, is complicated as it includes various components and can be interpreted in numerous ways. Erik Rutherford argues that the essence of a city is its physical landscape. He elaborates that cities have a bi-directional relationship with the populace. Cities are moulded by their inhabitants, however they tend to resist the mould imposed on them which in turn shapes the populace. For instance, Paris has a carefully crafted aesthetic that requires its inhabitants to…

Mary DeSena wrote an article on how the design of smart growth can solve the problems related to urban sprawl (DeSena, 1999). The article, “‘Smart Growth’ Designed to Solve Urban Sprawl-related Problems”, discussed what costs are associated with sprawl to cities, policies that contain sprawl, and the success of Portland’s smart growth management policies. Sprawl has caught the attention of charities, grant makers, and even foundations to combat the sprawl problem (DeSena, 1999). They believe…

1. Discuss Activities 1.1(2), 1.2(1), 1.3, 1.4 Activity 1.1: Do you think it would be possible to make a perfect map of a city? What would such a map have to look like? How useful would it be? Making a perfect map of a city wouldn't be possible because it is impossible to make a perfect detailed replica of what a city looks like while also scaling it down. For the map of a city to be absolutely perfect it would also have to be the exact size of the city and then it would be rendered obsolete…

Reflection essay Habraken – SAR method of analysis Strengths This method of urban analysis looks at the tissue or an urban fabric in two major components, namely buildings and spaces. So a complex tissue is analyzed by looking at it in terms of buildings and spaces. These buildings and spaces are further seen as either thematic or non thematic. When spaces or buildings follow certain rules which repeats itself to form a tissue, then those buildings and space are termed as thematic spaces. Those…

Gangxia village is an urban village situated in the central part of Futian CBD, Shenzhen. The urban village comprises two parts, as shown in Figure 4.2, Heyuan and Louyuan, the case study here only covers Heyuan block, which takes up a population of approximately 68,000 (only 900 are indigenous villagers, the other 67,000 are migrant tenants) and an area of approximately 151,600 m2 (Futian Government Online, 2007). Regarding the large size of redevelopment and the complex interests among various…

of graphic design. Public signs, utility signs, and road signs are examples of how a design communicate the information with the use of graphical elemtns. As up in coming graphic designers, it is important for us to understand how we should approach informative design; creating something that is just aesthetically pleasing won’t be an effective tool for the public to utilize in everyday life. A perfect example of how communication was integrated in design is Massimo Vignelli’s design of New York…

Public Transportation Systems for Urban Areas Objective: Introduction: 1. Urban Public Transportation Systems: Cities and metropolitan areas are centers of diverse activities, which require efficient and convenient transportation of persons and gods. It is often said that transportation is the lifeblood of cities. High density of activities makes it possible and necessary that high capacity modes, such as bus, light rail and metro, be used because they are more economical, more energy efficient…