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URBAN DESIGN is the process of designing and shaping cities, towns and villages. Whereas architecturefocuses on individual buildings, urban design address the larger scale of groups of buildings, of streets and public

spaces, whole neighborhoods and districts, and entire cities, to make urban areas functional, attractive, andsustainable.

Urban design is an inter-disciplinary subject that unites all the built environment professions, including urban

planning, landscape architecture, architecture, civil and municipal engineering. It is common for professionals inall these disciplines to practice in urban design. In more recent times different strands of urban design haveemerged such as landscape urbanism.

Urban design demands a good understanding of a wide range of subjects from physical geography, through tosocial science, and an appreciation for disciplines, such as real estate development, urban economics, politicaleconomy and social theory.

Urban design is about making connections between people and places, movement and urban form, nature andthe built fabric. Urban design draws together the many strands of place-making, environmental stewardship,social equity and economic viability into the creation of places with distinct beauty and identity. Urban design isderived from but transcends planning and transportation policy, architectural design, development economics,engineering and landscape. It draws these and other strands together creating a vision for an area and then

deploying the resources and skills needed to bring the vision to life

Urban design theory deals primarily with the design and management of public space (i.e. the 'publicenvironment', 'public realm' or 'public domain'), and the way public places are experienced and used. Publicspace includes the totality of spaces used freely on a day-to-day basis by the general public, such as streets,plazas, parks and public infrastructure. Some aspects of privately owned spaces, such as building facades ordomestic gardens, also contribute to public space and are therefore also considered by urban design theory.Important writers on urban design theory include Christopher Alexander, Peter Calthorpe, Gordon Cullen, AndresDuany, Jane Jacobs, Mitchell Joachim, Jan Gehl, Allan B. Jacobs, Kevin Lynch, Aldo Rossi, Colin Rowe, RobertVenturi, William H. Whyte, Bill Hillier, and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.

While the two fields are closely related, 'urban design' differs from 'urban planning' in its focus on the proactivedesign of urban areas, whereas the latter tends, in practice, to focus on the management of private development

through established regulatory planning methods and programs, and other statutory development controls

Urban design considers:

Pedestrian zones

Incorporation of nature within a city

Aesthetics

Urban structure How a place is put together and how its parts relate to each other

Urban typology, density and sustainability - spatial types and morphologies related to intensity of use,consumption of resources and production and maintenance of viable communities

Accessibility Providing for ease, safety and choice when moving to and through places

Legibility andwayfinding Helping people to find their way around and understand how a place works

Animation

Designing places to stimulate public activity Function and fit Shaping places to support their varied intended uses

Complementarymixed uses Locating activities to allow constructive interaction between them

Characterand meaning Recognizing and valuing the differences between one place and another

Order and incident Balancing consistency and variety in the urban environment in the interests ofappreciating both

Continuity and change Locating people in time and place, including respect for heritage and support forcontemporary culture

Civil society Making places where people are free to encounter each other as civic equals, an importantcomponent in building social capital

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PUBLIC SPACE

The art of creating great spaces, Great public spaces are the living room of the city - the place where peoplecome together to enjoy the city and each other. Public spaces make high quality life in the city possible - theyform the stage and backdrop to the drama of life. Public spaces range from grand central plazas and squares, tosmall, local neighborhood parks.

The combination of beautiful architecture with great public space creates the most beautiful places to live - placesthat express a life of richness and tradition, and act as a setting for life to happen.

OPEN SPACE IN URBAN DE SIGN

In land use planning,urban open space is open space areas for "parks", "green spaces", and other open areas.The landscape of urban open spaces can range from playing fields to highly maintained environments to relativelynatural landscapes. They are commonly open to public access, however, urban open spaces may be privatelyowned. Areas outside of city boundaries, such as state and national parks as well as open space in thecountryside, are not considered urban open space. Streets, piazzas, plazas and urban squares are not alwaysdefined as urban open space in land use planning.

SAMPLE IMAGES OF URBAN PLAN

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PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

(PUD), is a type of building development and also a regulatory process. As a building development, it is a

designed grouping of both varied and compatible land uses, such as housing, recreation, commercial centers,

and industrial parks, all within one contained development orsubdivision.

Current definitions

PUD as a regulatory process is a means of land regulation which promotes large scale, unified land developmentby means of mid-range, realistic programs in chase of physically curable, social and economic deficiencies in landand cityscapes. Where appropriate, this development control promotes:

A mixture of both land uses and dwelling types with at least one of the land uses being regional in nature

The clustering of residential land uses providing public and common open space

Increased administrative discretion to a local professional planning staff while setting aside present landuse regulations and rigid plat approval processes

The enhancement of the bargaining process between the developer and government municipalities whichin turn strengthens the municipality's site plan review and control over development for potentially

increased profits due to land efficiency, multiple land uses, and increased residential densities.

Frequently, PUDs take on a variety of forms ranging from small clusters of houses combined with open spaces tonew and developing towns with thousands of residents and various land uses. However, the definition of a PUDdoes not take into consideration these types of developments unless they fit into a category of size ranging from100 to 200 acres (40 to 81 ha). In a PUD the property owner owns the land the dwelling sits on.

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Mixtures of land uses

In PUDs, the zoning of districts becomes very different from what was standard under the Standard ZoningEnabling Act. Historically, the districts were very narrow in type and large in area. Within PUDs, zoning becomesmuch more integrated with multiple land uses and districts being placed on adjacent land parcels.

Residential properties in PUDs are by far the most numerous and occupy the largest land areas. PUDs tend toincorporate single-family residential uses within close proximity to two-family units and multiple-family dwellings toform a larger diversified neighborhood concept. Schools, churches, retirement homes, hospitals, and recreationfacilities begin to find their way into residential districts. Residential districts also tend to use the best land in thecommunity and the most favorable sites are protected from commercial and industrial uses.

Grouping shopping districts by service area is a first step in returning to the neighborhood concept. Land isreserved for regional, community, and local shopping clusters with some specific restrictions based on marketexperience and on what types of business intend to locate at each development. Local shopping districts withsufficient provisions for off-street parking, height restrictions, and traffic control are not frequently foundsurrounded by residential areas.

Industrial standards now help to reduce the journey for employees to work. Nowadays, there tends to be

environmental and performance regulations that cut back on the amount of nuisance to surrounding areasadjacent to industrial districts. With sufficient setbacks, off-street parking, and height regulations, industriallocations adjacent to residential zones are usually looked to as an overall community goal. PUDs do not normallyhave large numbers of industrial districts, but if so, they tend to be geared more towards light industry.

A planned residential unit development (PRUD) (sometimes planned unit residential development (PURD))is a variant form of PUD where common areas are owned by the individual homeowners and not a home ownersassociation or other entity. A PURD is considered the same as a PUD for planning commission purposes andallows for flexibility in zoning and civic planning.

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Design principles

Houses and placement of houses

Houses in PUDs often include access to a large shared open space surrounding the house as well as a smallerprivate yard. These large protected open spaces are created by the layout of the buildings and are intended for

use by all residents of the developments. Different housing types (single-family, two-family, multiple-family) areoften mixed rather than separated as is done in conventional development

Streets

Street patterns are one of the most important elements in establishing the neighborhood character of a residentialcommunity. Most non-PUD development focuses on obtaining maximum frontage for lot sizes and maximum flowof traffic on all streets. However, in order to dispel the monotony of the typical grid plan street pattern, PUDs oftenemploy a hierarchy of street types based on usage. Local streets serve only residences and have a low trafficvolume, while collector streets connect local streets to arterials, which are the major routes of travel throughout aPUD.

Sidewalks and pedestrian ways

Sidewalks and pedestrian ways of PUDs supplement and complement street systems in establishing thecharacter of the neighborhood. Sidewalks are located on at least one side of every street to enable the walkabilityof the developments. Circulation systems are provided to link residential groupings, open space areas, schools,and local shopping areas.

Combining design features

It is in the ability to design each of these components simultaneously that makes PUDs unique and effective.Each of the elements work together to enhance the whole. This a major advantage over traditional zoningpractices that force lots to be planned in accordance with broad rules that may allow for some incompatibility.

Cluster Housing Development,orConservationDevelopment,

is the grouping of residential properties on a development site in order to use the extra land as open space,recreation or agriculture. It is increasingly becoming popular in subdivision development for its low impact andsustainability appeal. The idea of clustering housing units dates back to early settlements when houses weregrouped to form a common area to defend themselves. Today it serves other advantages, including moregreen/public space, closer community, and an optimal storm water management. Though cluster developmenthas many benefits, it has issues such as outdated zoning, perceptions ofpersonal space and maintenance ofcommon areas.

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UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY

DR SANTIAGO ORTEGA MEMEORIAL

IRIGA CITY

CATHERINE PANITERCE

BS ARCH 04 STUDENT

RODRIGO O. DE LIMA JR.

ARCHITECT BUILDER U. A P

INSTRUCTOR