7/21/2019 Putting Into Context the Value of UD_p21516tip http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/putting-into-context-the-value-of-udp21516tip 1/9 AR413A: Planning 2 Lecture Notes Putting into Context the Value of Urban Design Arch. Eduardo F. Bober, Jr. Urban Design [definition review] - the art of creating and shaping cities and towns, giving form and character through the design of public spaces -involves arrangement of public spaces, buildings, transport systems, services, amenities -traditionally a subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, architecture -“designing of cities without designing buildings”(Barnett) -“the art of making places” (Cowan) -CONNECTS: opeople and places omovement and urban form onatural and built environment -TRANSCENDS: o planning and transportation policy obuilding and landscape design oengineering odevelopment economics Urban Design [relation to planning] -the element in the planning process that is concerned with finding an appropriate physical framework for human activities in cities. Urban Design [theory] - Urban design theory deals primarily with the planning and design of the public realm public realm = public space, public domain Urban Design [scope: public realm]
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7/21/2019 Putting Into Context the Value of UD_p21516tip
AR413A: Planning 2 Lecture NotesPutting into Context the Value of Urban DesignArch. Eduardo F. Bober, Jr.
Urban Design [definition review]
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the art of creating and shaping cities and towns, giving form and character through the design ofpublic spaces
- involves arrangement of public spaces, buildings, transport systems, services, amenities- traditionally a subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, architecture-
“designing of cities without designing buildings”(Barnett)- “the art of making places” (Cowan)- CONNECTS:
o people and placeso movement and urban formo natural and built environment
- TRANSCENDS:
o
planning and transportation policyo building and landscape designo engineeringo development economics
Urban Design [relation to planning]
- the element in the planning process that is concerned with finding an appropriate physicalframework for human activities in cities.
Urban Design [theory]
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Urban design theory deals primarily with the planning and design of the public realm public realm = public space, public domain
Urban Design [scope: public realm]
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- The best practices in UD can be associated with the following concepts/movements:
• new urbanism
• landscape urbanism
•
smart growth• sustainable street network
• heritage conservation
• transit-oriented development (TOD)
Common Themes
Character, image and response to context – places which have their own character and which arewell related to their context
Spatial coherence and townscape structure – buildings which have a collective value and create
places which are distinctive and understandable
Building design quality and external appearance – buildings which are designed to be visuallyappropriate, attractive and fit for purpose providing architectural quality
Movement, linkages, permeability and accessibility – developments and places which support good
connections and which are well integrated
Security and safety – designing places which are inherently safe in design
Mixed-use, density and diversity – promoting uses which add to vitality and variety
Adaptability and flexibility – ensuring places and buildings are robust
Sustainability and eco-design – buildings and schemes which are more energy efficient
Design process and ongoing maintenance and management – ensuring an effective design process
starting with good analysis and ensuring ongoing care is considered
Economic Value of Urban Design [premise]
- Good urban design can be a factor for economic growth and regenerationo Assessment of what constitutes good design (refer to sample)o Identification of potential benefitso Formulating an overview of an impact assessment framework
Economic Value [defined]
o represents a measure of profit from a developmento additional Gross Value Added createdo
measure of welfare or utility which incorporates economic, social and environmentalconsiderations
good design can be seen as a ‘ public good ’
non-rival
non-excludable
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producing high returns on investments (good rental returns and enhanced capital values) o placing developments above local competition at little cost o responding to occupier demand o helping to deliver more lettable area (higher densities)
o
reducing management, maintenance, energy and security costs o contributing to more contented and productive work forces o supporting the ‘life-giving’ mixed-use elements in developments o creating an urban regeneration and place marketing divided o differentiating places and raising their prestige o opening up investment opportunities, raising confidence in development opportunities and
attracting grant monies o
reducing the cost to the public purse of rectifying urban design mistakes
Good urban design adds social and environmental value by:
o creating well connected, inclusive and accessible new places o
distributing mixed-use environments with a broad range of facilities and amenitiesavailable to all delivering development sensitive to its context
o enhancing the sense of safety and security within and beyond developments
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