Content: • Get organised; • Recap - elements of urban design: what to consider in the site analysis; • Define and introduce types of open spaces; • Introduce the concept of landscape and its components; • Discuss design principles for achieving more responsive landscapes.
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Content:
• Get organised;
• Recap - elements of urban design: what to
consider in the site analysis;
• Define and introduce types of open spaces;
• Introduce the concept of landscape and its
components;
• Discuss design principles for achieving more
responsive landscapes.
Getting organised: • pairs (Everyone in a pair? all with ipods or similar device to capture video
and stills? Any imminent crisis to solve?)
• Start ‘watching’ the wiki space;
• Download the podcasts! You might need to create an account in iTunes
(independent learning area) to download the MLectures podcasts (you won’t
have wifi when walking around East Oxford);
• MLectures Reflective Exercises (individually): Download the podcasts of
the perimeter block lectures (1 and 2) and ‘walk around the route’ and
answer the questions at the end of both lectures by Friday week 2 and
Friday week 4 respectively;
• Fortnight Reflective Assignments (individually): start in week 5. on Monday
I’ll add the first question as a post to the ‘news’ area. Keep an eye on it.
Everyone, individually, has to answer to this;
• post your answers (can include text, images or videos) to your pair wiki;
Questions?
Elements of Urban Design quick review
Permeability Integrated network
Vitality Active interface
Perimeter block
Variety
The Admirable Types of
Responsive Environments
Mixed use area
What can you ask about these
conclusions during the site analysis? • Permeability: how well connected are the streets around the site? Is the site
too large for walking around? Would the area become more permeable if it
was subdivided into smaller blocks?
• Vitality: are there a good number of buildings on the site and surroundings
that indicates there will be enough people around at all times so the are
doesn’t feel ‘dead’ and unsafe? Are there enough buildings on site directly
opening to public spaces (people in and out)? are the buildings’ windows
facing public open spaces to provide surveillance?
• Variety: are there many people in the streets? Are there different uses that
would attract people in different hours of the day? Are there a variety of
buildings/built forms that make the environment feel rich, interesting and
varied? Are private and public spaces well defined?
• Is the site a perimeter block with active edges on all sides? Can you identify
perimeter blocks with active edges in the surroundings of the site? (watch
Mlectures – perimeter blocks interior and exterior)
Questions?
Childrens play ground, Cockle Bay, Sydney
Elements of Open Spaces
Open Space and Landscape buildings define the edge of open spaces