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THE CONCISE TOWNSCAPE

GORDON CULLEN
IN THIS TOPIC WE WILL LEARN ABOUT ART OF TOWNSCAPPING WITH
COMBINATION OF VISUAL ART AND SCIENCE.

AR SADIA ARSHAD
URBAN SOCIOLOGY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 MYSTERY
 ANITCIPATION
 INFINITY
 RECESSION
 THE MAW
 THE WALL
 THE ENGLISH CLIMATE
 THE TOWNSCAPE

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MYSTERY
 WHAT WE CAN SEE FROM A
BALCONY
 FROM THE EMBANKMENTS
 FORM THE ROOFS
 IS A MYSTERY
 THE ROADS
 THE TRAFFIC
 THE PEOPLE
 WE GLIMPSE THE MYSTERY, THE
UNKNOWN OF THE CITY.

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ANTICIPATION
 THE END OF THE STREET
 THE CURIOSITY
 THE TURN
 WHATS NEXT?
 IS IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN
DESIGNOF TOWNSCAPE.

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INFINITY

 THE SKY LINE. THE DOOR


 IF OPEN AREA, SKY IS INFINITY
 BUT SKYINE IS ALONG THE
STREET ONE MAY WALK.

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RECESSION
 THE LAWS OF PERSPECTIVE
 THE SCALE CHANGES
PERSPECTIVE
 IN PICTURE, DARK BUILDING
LOOKS BEHIND.
 THE LAKE IS SURROUNDED WITH
GREENERY AND AT THE
BACKSIDE ADDING TO THE
MYSTERY.
 THE SCALE IN PERSPECTIVE IS
IMPORTANT ELEMENT.

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THE MAW
 IN THE DARK
 MEANS THE JAW OF ANIMAL
 WATCHES THE PEOPLE WALKING
IN THE LIGHT
 IN THE SUN
 AT ROAD
 IS HIDDEN
 PROVIDES CONTRAST.

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OUTDOOR
PUBLICITY
 ADVERTISEMENTS
 NIGHT LIGHTS AND VIEWS
 NEW LANDSCAPE DESIGN.
 CONTRIBUTION FROM 20TH
CENTURY
 ILLUMINATED SKY LINES AT
NIGHT
 INFORMATION

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1-
OUTDOOR
PUBLICITY
1- INCONGRUOUS AND
INJUROUS TO AMENITY

2- FORCE THE HIGHWAY USERS TO


TAKE NOTICE

3-VULGARIZE PUBLIC TASTE

4-DISTRACT THE ATTENTION OF


ROAD USERS

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HORSE OF
UFFINGTON AND
GAINT OF CERN
ABBAS
1. THEY ARE INCONGRUOUS BUT
THEY DON’T DISTRACT THE
LANDSCAPE. HENCE THERE ARE
TWO TYPES OF INCONGRUOUS
ELEMENTS-
 VISUAL
 ETHICAL
THE LATER DISAPPEARS AS PEOPLE
STILL LIKE TO SHOP AND BUY.

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THE WALL

 DAILY LIFE DROP BACK


 THE PICTURE AS MURAL
PAINTING
 LARGE LETTERING TURNED
HOUSE INTO A BIJOU
1. COLOUR
2. SHADE
3. TEXTURE
4. STRANGE THINKING

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THE WALL
1-1 WHITE STONE
1-2 TEXTURE
1-3 BLENDING RECTANGLE WITH TEXTURE
2-1 THE PERFECT COLOR OF WALL AND
TEXTURE INVITES THE STREET BURSTING
ITS TRADITIONAL LIMIT.
2-2 CATCHING THE EYE
3-1 BRASS DOOR STEP
3-2 TILE WORK
3-3 DESIGN ELEMENT, OFFERING TO THE
STREET
4-1 COLOR AND THOUGHT

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THE WALL
1-1 DEDICATION OF CONTRAST TO
THE DISPLAY AND INDIFFERENCE.
2-1 THE STONE TEXTURE
2-2 RECTANGLE TO TEXTURE
BLEND
3-1 THE HARMONY OF TWO SIDES
OF WALL
3-2 A BETTER WAY TO ENJOY SUN.
4-1 PATTERN CONTRAST
4-2 TWO SIDES OF WALL MAKES IT
PERFECT TO NOT LEAVE EMPTY
SPCAES WITH CONTRAST.

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THE WALL
1-1 THE PATTERN INVENTED LIKE
CHILD SCRAWL’S.
1-2 THE DOOR STEP
2-1 THE SAME SNAKE LIKE LINE AT
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
IN PARIS EXHIBITION 1929
3-1 PATTERNS DEVELOPED WITH
THE HELP OF TILE
4-1 COMBINATION OF PATTERN
AND TEXTURE BUT JOINTS ARE
MORE THICK, DOMINATING THE
PATTERN.

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ENGLISH
CLIMATE
A- A SHELTER TO ENJOY WEATHER WITH
RADIATING HEAT FROM ROOF BUST
RUSTIC AND IMMOBILE.
B- EXPENSIVE
C- TOO OPEN TO BE COMFORTABLE IN
RAIN AND AIR.
D- GOOD FOR OPEN ATMOSPHERE
WHEN WEATHER IS GOOD ONLY.
E- TILT CHAIR WITH RADIANT HEAT
ALUMUNIUM ROOF AND CHAIR.
F- REVOLVOING RESTAURANT AND BARS
WHICH ARE TOO EXPENSIVE.
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ENGLISH
CLIMATE
 THE ENGLISH CLIMATE WITH SNOW
AND RAIN
 TOOLITTLETIME TO WATCH THE CITY
 IN-LOOKING BRITISH CITIES
 OUT-LOOKING EUROPEAN CITIES.
 THE ONLY COMFORTABLE WAY TO
COMBINE NATURE WITH MATERIALS
 THE VANE AND TREE CONTROL AIR
AND WEATHER TO PROVIDE SITTING
 NO NEED TO RUSH IN.

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THE
TOWNSCAPE
 THE PROJECTED ROOFS WITH
GABLE
 REPITITION OF HOUSES
 CURVILINEAR ROADS
 PROJECTIONS MARKING THE
CURVE OF THE ROAD.
 AVOIDS THE MONOTOMY OF
BYE-LAW STREET
 SUDDEN CONTRAST AT OPPOSITE
SIDES

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WELL HALL
ESTATE,ELTHA
M
 CHANGE IN LEVEL OF ENTRANCE
OF HOUSE WITH RESPECT TO
ROAD PROVIDES CONTRAST TO
SNAKE LINE.
 THE PATH CONTINUES BETWEEN
TWO WALLS MAKING IT
INTRIGUING WHATS NEXT.
 NOT EVEN SINGLE TREE WAS CUT
DOWN BUT USED .
 NO ALE SHOP OR PUB IS THE DRAW
BACK OF MARKET

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REDGRAVE
RAOD
 GRID IRON PATTERN BY SPEC-
BUILDERS
 ELEVATION OF GRID IRON PATTERN
LIKE BIRD OF A PASSAGE.
 THE ROADS ARE LAID ALREADY
 ARCHITECTS DESIGN AT THE SITE.
 ALIVE AND ALONG SKETCHY
CURVED LINE.
 THE ELEVATION OF ARCHITECTS
DESIGN.
 THE GABLE ROOFS SAYING YES,
WE LIVE HERE.

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REDGRAVE
ROAD
 THE PATH DIVIDES INTO TWO
TYPES
 ONE GOES TO HOUSES OTHER TO
THE ROAD
 TREES USED AS AESTHETIC AT
THE FOOTPATH
 THE COLORS USED IN HARMONY
WITH OTHER ELEMENTS
 THE TREE WAS LEFT
INTENTIONALLY TO ADD
BEAUTY TO THE PLACE.

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