The United Nations data predicts that around 68% of the world’s population will live in cities or urban areas by 2050. Therefore designing cities well has the potential to significantly improve population and community health in the future. It’s crucial to have a suitable living environment for human well-being.There’s a growing demand for well-designed living Read the full article…

Five Important Factors for Healthy Neighborhood In urban design, healthy neighborhood relationships are very important. Good neighborhood relationships can promote community cohesion, enhance communication and cooperation among residents.  Also，it can enhance the sense of security and happiness in the community. This harmonious atmosphere can bring healthier and more harmonious community life, and also help solve Read the full article…

Space for children Outdoor experience for children must be versatile, creative and safe. It should give them the freedom to experiment while interacting with nature. Giving them the liberty to design their own playground. The public spaces are usually very restricted and over-specified. There is almost next to no free movement for them as there Read the full article…

I’m a final year masters of architecture student. I have chosen to study urban design for my elective route in order to supplement my architecture studies with an understanding of the greater urban scale. It has been interesting to study theories that I have learnt about through architecture via a different lens of urban design. Radical Read the full article…

Importance of Urban Design Is Urban design all that important? The Architects are designing the buildings, the Landscape experts are taking care of the flora, the Planning committee is in charge of all the rules and regulations. Together, are they not enough for the proper functioning of spaces and society? Well of course they are. Read the full article…

INTRUCTION A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. In other words, smart cities are responsive cities that are able to receive, process and return efficient information and services. The way to make a smart city successful is to capture the soul Read the full article…

Fig 1. Urban Spaces Urban design is important for mental health, but it is often overlooked in comparison to its impact on physical wellbeing. Cities have an impact on our mental health, and mental health issues can have a significant impact on Urban areas. This starts a vicious cycle. However, Urban design has the potential Read the full article…

Exploration and research on the construction and governance experience of “Smart Cities” 1. Smart Construction 1. “Smart Infrastructure” and innovative technologies for the regulation of the transportation road network: [United Kingdom] Smart city construction focuses on digital infrastructure construction. For example, the intelligent road network management system monitors urban road conditions and optimizes the travel Read the full article…

The construction of urban transport structures in Singapore 1. National master plan: integrating new towns with rail transport Early 20th century street scene in Singapore, 2019. Singapore was a poor island nation under British colonial rule in the early 1900s, with squalid slums surrounding the old harbour and business district. In those days, most Singaporeans Read the full article…

The hidden relationship between urban design and well-being   Cities are fascinating, vibrant and evolving places, made up of many facets. Of course, cities can also be polluted, noisy and unfriendly environments. Cities provide places and opportunities for people to live, work, educate, culturally, socially and recreationally, with approximately 54% of the world’s population living Read the full article…

Children make up a huge part of the neighborhood. They are the life that takes up a significant portion of public space. Due to a number of factors, including economic and environmental constraints brought about by the acceleration of urbanization, children’s activity spaces in urban public spaces have received little attention, which has resulted in Read the full article…

Livability, sustainability and creativity are the most important factors for smart cities. I will discuss in this blog the many factors that will be needed if one wants to design a smart city. Such as considering the needs of the society, importance and compatibility. Cities as techno-social processes People now live in a world of Read the full article…