Why codes? It is clear that well-thought-out, well-crafted design codes can be an active collaborative tool to foster dialogue, with content tailored to the specific issues of a particular location or community and tailored to the local authority’s strategic objectives, implementation methods and available resources. Design codes are a means of guiding the construction process Read the full article…

The Government state that inactivity contributes to 1 in 6 deaths across the UK (Public Health England, 2016). Additionally, it is reported to cost an estimated £7.4 billion yearly (Public Health England, 2016). Active travel is defined as physical travel such as walking and cycling. With over a quarter of adults reporting less than 30 Read the full article…

Urban design is the process of designing and shaping the physical character of urban towns and villages and planning municipal services for residents and visitors. Urban design involves buildings, infrastructure, streets and larger public spaces, entire neighborhoods and districts, and entire cities. Urban design is an interdisciplinary field that uses procedures and elements from architecture Read the full article…

What are SuDS? Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are drainage solutions that provide an alternative to the direct channelling of surface water through networks of pipes and sewers to nearby watercourses. The use of SuDS can reduce the risks and impacts of surface water flooding, improve water quality, and enhance the amenity and biodiversity value of Read the full article…

In recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on the environment and overall ambience of the communities in which people live, and this is a very important part of urban design. Every city is made up of individual communities. Humans are social beings. Contact with family,friends, and social circles is not just pleasurable, it Read the full article…

Housing standards are rising thanks to collaborative housing concepts.  Also, these strategies prioritize inhabitants’ needs over private profit. But what does it mean by collaborative housing? Firstly, several words are used to denote different characteristics or types of community-led housing. These terms include concepts like ‘cohousing, social production of housing, and self-construction,’. As well as Read the full article…

I have worked on many different various kinds of design projects during my bachelor’s as an architect. Now, as a masters prospect I have worked on  projects which majorly dealt with housing or mixed-use spaces. I always wanted to work on public open spaces and topics covering community engagement and adaptive use of open spaces Read the full article…

In Urban design and the use of design codes I was confronted with the design of a triangular plot of land with a number of fitness-oriented buildings in its vicinity, such as a climbing gym and a boxing gym. There are also large farms as well as restaurants and mixed-use areas. In the future this Read the full article…

Community under the Epidemic-Urban Design Public space accommodates the behaviors that arise when people construct a range of social relations in the public sphere. In modern society, as the world in which we live gradually expands, the scope and level of public space is constantly expanding and its internal mechanisms are undergoing continuous change. However, Read the full article…

Pavement paving on traffic-oriented roads 1. Road characteristics Traffic road is to meet the main function of transportation road, to bear the city’s main traffic flow and external traffic links. Its characteristics are high speed, many vehicles, wide carriageway, road linearity to meet the requirements of fast traffic, the road on both sides to avoid Read the full article…

The need for green Most urban design proposals present images of slick lawns, green walls, and well-manicured gardens. Once delivered, these spaces require maintenance practices that are often unsustainable (economically and socially) in themselves. One such example is the green wall on Northumberland Street that requires the regular use of a crane. In my design Read the full article…

Design of Street Spaces Modern urban design tends to neglect the design of urban spaces, especially urban street spaces. Although people live in them, they are often a gaping hole in the urban fabric. The widening of streets and the overlapping of functions have become the hallmark of modern urban streets. The rapid economic development Read the full article…