Designing Your City

Designing Your City

• Purpose: Design your city to address ecological problems of the 21st century.

• The said ecological problems are: – water shortage, – consumer wastefulness, – energy demands and – greenhouse gases.

• Your design should consider well being and quality of life. • You are to look at your notes to help construct your city to improve

humanity.

• Content: Create a minimum of 10 slides for you power point.

Number of Pages

Theme Content (keep points simple, and very visual!!!)

1 Name of your city Show pictures with title

1-2 Philosophy of your city

Is it technological?

Is it centered on well being?

Is it nature based?

Is entertainment important?

Is it free from commercialization?

1-2 Layout of your city Use online painting/Scan your city drawing

Label your zones, important land mark

What is your geographical area (on the coast, river, inland, dessert)?

Show on a map where you are designing your city.

What are the weather conditions; will it affect your design?

Why did you choose to build your city here?

1-2 Ecological Design What 21st century technology will you use?

Is the energy centralized or is it for each home?

1-2 Ecological Footprint What impact on ecology will your design have?

Are animals and trees being displaced?

Are waterways diverted?

Are noise an issue?

Power Point Checklist

Power Point Checklist

1-2 Social Design What is the mode of transportation? (Highway, interstate, railroad, city buses, public transit, cycling)

How are your urban green space developed? What’s unique about your parks?

Are homes gates? What does a typical home look like in the city? Why is it designed a specific way? (Draw or show an example)

1-2 Political Structure How are the political structure related to design:

How is the system financed? Work-share, monetary, taxation?

- Free Libertarian

- Social Democracy

- Mix Economy

- Free-Market Capitalist

1-2 Inspiration Find one city that you have tried to model your philosophy on and why? How is this city helping humanity improve its quality of life? What conditions enabled it to have a high standard of living?

1-2 References You must write down all web sources that you had used to help design your city

Time Line

• Preparation Work:

Due Dates Tasks

Sat June 19 Request your design philosophy (from a list on moodle)

Mon June 21

(2 class periods)

In-class: Complete worksheets

Wed June 23

(2 class periods)

In-class: Create your power point

Thurs June 24

(2 class periods)

Submit your PowerPoint for evaluation

Mon June 28

(2 class periods)

Present your PowerPoint for class

Aspects to consider• Philosophy of your design (social)• How do people interact in the city?• How do people get around in the city?• What is the purpose of the city? (Work,

Leisure, Entertainment, Acceptance)• How are you going promote your

purpose?

• Philosophy of your design (environmental)

• How are energy demands met?• How are energy demands clean?• How does your geographical landscape

support your energy demand?• How will you give incentive to create your

design? (Political Structure)

• Philosophy of your political structure

• Define your political structure.

• Why is your political structure ideal for humanity reasons?

• How does your political structure influence the citizens of your city?

• Philosophy of your design technological

• Define WHAT new technology will be used in your city, and how is it used? (WiFi City)

• Define PROS and CONS of new technology

List of Guiding Topics

Political Structure Primary Energy Source Secondary Energy Source Inspirational Green City

Welfare State (Social Democratic)

Geothermal Tidal Reykjavik Iceland

Nordic Model (Social Democratic)

Wind Power Biomsas Samso Denmark

Copenhagen Denmark

Mixed Economy Solar Power Wind Power Seville Spain

Communist State Hydropower Nuclear Energy China

Capitalist Haven Wind Power Anaerobic Your choice

Commune (Sharing) Biomass Solar Power ZEGG

Social Experimental (Life and Let Live)

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Fossil Fuel Microgeneration (Green Energy)

Burning Man,

Political Satire (Parody) Oil, Gas, Fossil Fuel Coal Any wasteful city

NGOs Solar Panels Solar Water/Rain Harvest Luang Prabang Laos

Case Studies

• Hammarby Sjostad, Stockholm Sweden

• Copenhagenizing (Cycling culture)

• Sky City 1000, Tokyo Japan (Concept)

• Zegg (Community Living)

• http://www.arup.com/_assets/_download/8CFDEE1A-CC3E-EA1A-25FD80B2315B50FD.pdf

Bonus:

• In conjunction to your power point. You may do a 3D design of your city– It must be smaller than your desk– It must be carried to school.– It must show green space, zoning of area,

buildings and renewal able energy• Rubric will be provided if interested!