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Urban Design II- Analysis & Applciation

Week 03
Cities for People

Tutor: Jimi Chakma (MUD, B.Arch)

Cities for Whom?
“First life, then spaces,
then buildings. The other
way around never works.”
-Jan Gehl
Superkilen

Superkilen
Tainan Spring
People attracts people

https://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/06/14/danish-architect-jan-gehl-on-good-cities-for-walk-
ing/
Window Shopping Street Shopping
 Mall Experience

Gated Community
 1. Stop Building ‘Architecture for Cheap Gasoline’.

2. Make Public Life the Driver for Urban Design

3. Design for Multisensory Experiences

Jan Gehl’s 5 Rules for Designing Great Cities

4. Make Public Transportation More Equitable

https://www.archdaily.com/801431/jan-gehl-5-rules-for-designing-great-cities
https://www.slideshare.net/AklConversations/auck-
land-placemaking-workshop-2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FirIDk7rDXE
-Jane Jacobs, 1961
Eyes on the Street
-Jane Jacobs

Sidewalk Ballet
Robert Moses vs Jane Jacobs
https://issuu.com/gehlarchitects/docs/issuu_516_sydney_
pspl2007
Source: dailystar.net
Piazza Del Campo, Siena, Italy
Piazza Del Campo, Siena, Italy
Piazza Del Campo, Siena, Italy
Piazza Del Campo, Siena, Italy
Spanish Steps , Rome , Italy
Spanish Steps , Rome , Italy
Spanish Steps , Rome , Italy
New York High Lane
Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seol, South Korea
Darling Quarter, Sydeny