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The document discusses the five key elements of urban design: 1) Buildings define and contain urban space and impact the scale and quality of spaces. 2) Public spaces are places for human interaction and exchange that benefit physical and mental health. 3) Streets are basic units of urban space that facilitate movement and activities while shaping outdoor rooms. 4) Transportation planning should maximize connectivity while minimizing space usage. 5) Landscape elements like parks, trees, and water create green spaces that relieve eyes and minds.

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1.3 Elements of Urban Design

The document discusses the five key elements of urban design: 1) Buildings define and contain urban space and impact the scale and quality of spaces. 2) Public spaces are places for human interaction and exchange that benefit physical and mental health. 3) Streets are basic units of urban space that facilitate movement and activities while shaping outdoor rooms. 4) Transportation planning should maximize connectivity while minimizing space usage. 5) Landscape elements like parks, trees, and water create green spaces that relieve eyes and minds.

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16AR406 - URBAN DESIGN & RENEWAL

Unit -1
1.3 Elements of Urban Design

Prepared by: Ar.Swethini Ramamurthy, Assistant Professor, SAID, SRMIST


1.3 Elements of Urban Design
The Elements

Buildings

Elements of
Public space
urban design can
be defined as The 5
the various elements Streets
components / of urban
parts that make design are
up the urban Transportation
space.
Landscape

Prepared by: Ar.Swethini Ramamurthy, Assistant Professor, SAID, SRMIST


1.3 Elements of Urban Design
Buildings
• They define and
contain urban space.
They form the ‘walls
of the urban room’.
• Buildings define the
scale of a place.
• The larger part of
distinctiveness and
legibility of urban
spaces is contributed
by buildings.
• The manner in which
the buildings are
grouped together has
a certain visual
impact which in turn
elicits specific
responses in us.
• The manner in which
building facades are
treated have an
impact on the quality
of the urban space.

Prepared by: Ar.Swethini Ramamurthy, Assistant Professor, SAID, SRMIST


1.3 Elements of Urban Design
Public Spaces
• Our impressions of a
city are formed
mainly by the quality
of public spaces.

• Public spaces are


places of encounter.
These public spaces
are the spaces in
which human
exchanges and
relationships are
manifested.

• Public spaces present


health benefits, both
physical and mental:
people feel better
and tend to be more
active in attractive,
public spaces.

Prepared by: Ar.Swethini Ramamurthy, Assistant Professor, SAID, SRMIST


1.3 Elements of Urban Design
Streets
• A street is the basic
unit of urban space
through which
people experience a
city.

• Streets are,
multidimensional
spaces consisting of
many surfaces and
structures.

• They offer space for


movement and
access and facilitate a
variety of uses and
activities.

• Streets are like


outdoor rooms
shaped by multiple
planes:

Prepared by: Ar.Swethini Ramamurthy, Assistant Professor, SAID, SRMIST


1.3 Elements of Urban Design
Transportation

• Transportation is fundamental to the proper functioning of a city. A city is more likely to succeed when
people can get around town easily, quickly, inexpensively, and safely.
• Ideally transportation planning should be such that it maximizes movement and connectivity but
minimizes movement space.
• Transport is about people and goods, not vehicles. Transportation determines the accessibility of an urban
space.

Prepared by: Ar.Swethini Ramamurthy, Assistant Professor, SAID, SRMIST


1.3 Elements of Urban Design
Landscape
• The landscape is the green part of the city that weaves throughout - in the form of urban parks, street
trees, plants, flowers, and water in many forms.
• The green spaces in a city are important to create ‘breathing spaces’ in a concrete jungle and to create
ecological balance in the environment.
• Landscaped areas provide visual and mental relief, help one connect with nature and promote overall
wellbeing.

Prepared by: Ar.Swethini Ramamurthy, Assistant Professor, SAID, SRMIST

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