ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

OBJECTIVES
To understand the nature of urban design To understand the nature of urban form To understand core values in urban design To understand the types of places that support these values

THE NATURE OF URBAN DESIGN

Urban U b D Design i asa Movement

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CONCLUSION 1
Urban Design is a movement Urban Ub D Design i i is not t a profession f i

THE NATURE OF URBAN FORM

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CONCLUSION 2
Urban form is made from layers that change at different rates.

CORE VALUES IN URBAN DESIGN

Urban form as a political system

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CONCLUSION 3
Choice is the supreme value Urban Ub f form as a machine hi f for i increasing i opportunities t iti gy input p Butwith minimum energy

THE TYPES OF PLACES THAT MAXIMISE SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES

PERMEABILITY

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Permeability Integrated network

CONCLUSION 4
Th nature The t of f good d urban b f form

Perimeter block Active interface Vitality

The Admirable Types of Responsive Environments

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