d1--urban planning and design

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Urban Planning andDesign

Meng Bunnarith, Ph.D.

Lecturer, Dept. of Architecture

Norton University


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What is urban design?

- The process of shaping thephysical setting for life in cities,towns and villages.

- It is the art of making places.- It involves the design of

buildings, groups of buildings,

spaces and landscapes, andestablishing the processes thatmake successful developmentpossible.


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Why so many places badly designed?

- Many planning applications are drawnup by someone with no design training;no sense of what makes a successful

place.- But being trained in design does not

necessarily mean that the personresponsible for the development will

designing something that might make asuccessful place.


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Why so many places badly designed

(cont.)?

- Urban design appeals to people who areinterested in more than just the design

of a single building or the interests of asingle user.

- Urban designers create a place that willbe used and enjoyed by a wide range of

different people for different purposes,not only now but in years to come.


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Why is urban design important?

- Urban design is a key to making placesthat are successful both socially and

economically, good to live in, andattractive to visit.

- Careful urban design may contribute toa reduction in crime and anti-social

behavior.


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Why is urban design important

(cont.)?

- Urban design is essential in creatingcommunity identity. Its effectiveplanning in the widest sense, and it canhelp to deliver better public services. Italso helps to achieve value for money innew developments, and to make good

use of scarce resources.


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What do urban designers do?

- Developing visions for places usingcreativity and imagination to invent orre-invent the environments we live and

work in.- Designing built spaces from whole

towns and neighborhoods to individualstreets or squares. Advising on the

design of developments and regenerationprojects.


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What do urban designers do (cont.)?

- Researching and analyzing places andpeople understanding the physical,political, economic, spatial and

psychological context of the places youwork with and the people who use them.

- Influencing people by using your skillsand knowledge to help others make

better decisions and teach them how tomake successful places.


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What do urban designers do (cont.)?

- Developing guidance and policies relatingto the built environment.

- Community consultation helping thepublic to take part in planning anddesigning their neighborhoods.


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Designing for an unpredictable future

- Towns and cities are constantly changing,and in ways that are unpredictable. Howwill we be living, working, shopping or

enjoying ourselves in 10, 20 or 30 yearstime? We dont know.

- That does not mean that we can not

plan and design.- What it does mean is that we need toplan and design flexible frameworksthat can accommodate change.


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Designing for an unpredictable future

(cont.)

We need to know:

- In thinking about the future, we need tounderstand the past and the present.

- The physical characteristics of theplaces we are planning, including theirlandscape, waterways and ecologies.

- To understand local economic and

market conditions.- The people who live there how theylive, how they work, how they moveabout the area and what they hope forthe places future.


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Why is this job for me?

- Your work is will leave a legacy forthe future.

- You are a part of the process thatshapes the world around us.

- You are part of the process of theclimate change (global warming).

- It is a new and growing activity.Good urban designers are in greatdemand.

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