UD ASSIGNMENT

MINSHA SALIM
BGAREBC012
 ARCHITECTURE
• Architecture is the art of building.
• It satisfies a basic, universal human need for shelter.
• An architect is an artist who designs structures to enclose residential,
commercial, or public space.
• Architects work with construction technologies, building materials,
topography, contractors, and governmental regulations within a project
budget to satisfy their clients' wants and needs.
COMPARISON
 What is Urban Design ?
• Urban design is the process of designing and shaping cities, towns and
villages.
• In contrast to architecture, which focuses on the design of individual
buildings, urban design deals with the larger scale of groups of buildings,
streets and public spaces, whole neighbourhood’s and districts, and entire
cities, with the goal of making urban areas functional, attractive, and
sustainable
• Urban design is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and function
of our suburbs, towns and cities.
• It is both a process and an outcome of creating localities in which people
live, engage with each other, and engage with the physical place around
them.
• It involves the design and coordination of all that makes up cities and
towns.
ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN

• BUILDINGS
• PUBLIC SPACES
• STREETS
• TRANSPORT
• LANDSCAPE
 BUILDINGS
Buildings are the most pronounced elements of urban design.
They shape and articulate space by forming the street walls of the city. Well-designed buildings and
groups of buildings work together to create a sense of place.
 RESIDENTIAL Bldgs. these are structures where people dwell.
COMMMERCIAL BLDGS.
INSTITUTIONAL BLDG.
 EDUCATIONAL BLDG.
GOVERNMENT bldg.
INDUSTRIAL BLDG.
 PUBLIC SPACES
PUBLIC SPACES
Great public spaces are the living room of the city - the place where people come
together to enjoy the city and each other.
 Public spaces make high quality life in the city possible - they form the stage and
backdrop to the drama of life.
 Public spaces range from grand central plazas and squares,to small, local
neighborhood parks.
1. ST.PETERSQUARE Located directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
2. Times Square is located at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and
stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. TIMES SQUARE
 STREETS
ELEMENTS OF URBANDESIGN
• These are the connections between spaces and places, as well as being spaces themselves. They are defined
by their physical dimension and character as well as the size, scale, and character of the buildings that line
them.
•  STREETS The pattern of the street network is part of what defines a city and what makes each city unique.
STREETS EXAMPLES :-Main street
It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the central business district, and is most often used in
reference to retailing and socializing. The term is commonly used in Scotland and the United States, and less
often in Canada, Australia and Ireland.
STREETS EXAMPLES :-HIGH street
Frequently used for the street name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United
Kingdom.
 TRANSPORT
 Transport systems connect the parts of cities and help shape them, and enable movement
throughout the city.
 They include road, rail, bicycle, and pedestrian networks, and together form the total
movement system of a city.
The balance of the various transport systems is what helps define the quality and character of
cities, and makes them either friendly or hostile to pedestrians.
The best cities are the ones that elevate the experience of the pedestrian while minimizing
the dominance of the private automobile.
 LANDSCAPE
ELEMENTSOFURBANDESIGN
• It is the green part of the city that weaves throughout, in the form of urban parks, street trees,
plants, flowers, and water in many forms.
• The landscape helps define the character and beauty of a city and creates soft, contrasting
spaces and elements. Green spaces in cities range from grand parkstosmall intimate pocket
parks. LANDSCAPE
Ex:- CENTRAL PARK
POCKET PARK :-It is a small park accessible to the general public. Pocket parks are
frequently created on a single vacant building lot or on small, irregular pieces of land. They also
may be created as a component of the public space requirement of large building projects.
 PRINCIPLES OF URBAN DESIGN
• CHARACTER - a place with its own identity ,to promote character in townscape & landscape by responding to and reinforcing locally distinctive patterns of
development, landscape and culture. 
• CONTINUITY & ENCLOSURE -   a place where public and private spaces are clearly distinguished. To promote the continuity of street
frontages and the enclosure of space by development which clearly defines private & public areas.
• PUBLIC REALM -   a place with attractive and successful outdoor spaces. To promote public spaces and routes that are attractive, safe,
ucluttered and work effectively for all in society, including disabled and elderly people.
• EASE OF MOVEMENT - a place that is easy to get to and move through. To promote accessibility and local permeability by making
places that connect with each other and are easy to move through, putting people before traffic and integrating land uses and transport
• LEGIBILITY- a place that has a clear image and is easy to understand.To promote through development that provides recognisible routes,
intersections and landmarks to help people find their way around.
• ADAPTABILITY- a place that can change easily .To promote adaptability through development that can respond to changing social ,
technological and economic conditions.
• DIVERSITY- a place with variety and choice .To promote diversity and choice through a mix of compatible developments and uses that
work together to create viable places that respond to local needs.
 CASE STUDY
IIT ROORKEECAMPUS
Master plan of IIT Roorkee Campus

•The main building shows the architecture of highest heritage and amenity value with a
quality public realm.
Analysis
•Contemporary architectural style material and colour create a sense of coherency.
•The tower structure of electronics department acting as landmark.
•Good quality public realm of central library create a new identity for the area.
•Good landscaping integrate the building and their external spaces into an imageable
whole.
•Well treated junctions aid legibility and make easy to navigate into the campus.
•Pedestrian and vehicular segregation of the street avoids conflicts.
•Planting of different types ,using many species for their seasonal colour or texture
complement the orchestration of built form.
•Streets shows definition, active frontages and permeability.
•U G Club encourages leisure use and temporary events.
•Students centered activity area enhances natural surveillance to the campus
 URBAN PLANNING
• Design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the
physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the
urban environment and on the location of different activities
within it. involving goal setting, data collection and analysis,
forecasting, design, strategic thinking, and public consultation.
• Three actors have main role in urban planning
• • The decision-makers .
• • The technicians.
• • The users.
 URBAN PLANNING LEVEL
• National level
• 1. Policy making 2. Strategic objectives.
• • Regional level
• 1. Land act 2. Regional plans, Transportation.
• • Municipal level
• 1. Land development plan. 2. Land use plan. 3. Master plan.
 URBAN PLANNING DEVICES
• • Development plans
• • Zoning regulation’s
• • Building regulations
• • Environmental protection laws
• • Conservation areas
• • Enforcements
 PLANNING PROCESS STEPS
• 1. Problem identification
• 2. Determine Goals Objectives
• 3. Survey and data collection
• 4. Analysis and Synthesis
• 5. Policy and Plan Formation
• 6. Implementation of plan
• 7. Monitoring and evaluation
PLANNING PURPOSE
 STOCKHOLM CITY PLAN

 Stockholm City Plan The Green Map Objectives

Using the Green Map Ecological Qualities Social and
Cultural Qualities Developing Stockholm As A
Sustainable Compact City In A Network Region A
planned city Strategy for the 21st century: Build the
City inwards Urban development areas on the edge of
the inner city Developing Kista Science
CityStockholm as a part of a multi-core structure
Preserving and developing the green structure
Participation in enhancing suburban areas.
TRANSITION