Initial thoughts Contributing to this blog has been a fun and creative way to work towards the completion of this module though at first, it seemed quite daunting. Having entered into the course on an unusual path, with an HND and 4 years of working in practice, I had reservations about my abilities to effectively Read the full article…

If you were to ask me a few months ago whether I would ever write a blog one day, I would have likely said no. Blogging has always scared me a little because of the way one writes, but since submitting my first blog entry back in October, I’ve found blogging to be a very creative Read the full article…

I really enjoyed this experience of writing blogs for the university website. I think it is a really great initiative by Newcastle University where students are provided with an opportunity to explore various topics related to urban design. Students present their views and reflect on the opinions and the work of other people. It started Read the full article…

Published 6 January 2022 by Quitterie d’Harcourt Smart cities have been given all sorts of definitions. Generally, they are defined as holistic urban systems that have various technological systems installed at their citizens’ disposal to provide new services (e.g., healthcare, transportation, commerce) to their users and improve the efficiency of public services (Chin, 2015). Smart Read the full article…

In this short article, let us discuss how sustainable movement is critically needed in the 21st century. First, we need to understand the importance of sustainable transportation. Human development carried from the past century has left us with huge concerns with environmental issues. Therefore, we need to look at cities and neighbourhoods as a tightly Read the full article…

Streets are one of the most important elements in a city. Jane Jacobs says, “If a city’s streets look fun, then the city also looks fun; if the streets look dull, then the city is also dull.” The street, the meridian of the city, is the artery of urban development. Both to meet the capacity, Read the full article…

Very lively lecture, thank you Ben for sharing. He shared his personal experience, including urban planning as an undergraduate, urban design as a master’s degree, and finally road design. He is also adjusting his own direction step by step and finally determineshis favorite direction. So let’s go back to the lecture. streets are really a Read the full article…

This week’s lecture explored four main points with us： 1.Understanding the relationship between health and the environment 2.Exploring contemporary issues of health and well-being 3.Exploring theoretically viable approaches (how the built environment can support more active lifestyles) 4.Evidence to check which interventions really work and interesting future developments As it happens, this fits in well Read the full article…

Design of community neighborhood center in the new era In the era of rapid development of the Internet, great changes have taken place in people’s lifestyle. These changes have a common trend, simple and convenient. In cities, subways, buses and taxis facilitate people’s daily travel，commercial facilities in the city gather to form an urban business Read the full article…

A recent study has likened city air pollution to smoking a pack of cigarettes each day for 29 years. Whilst this is undoubtedly concerning, the effects of living in cities may not be limited to those which damage our lungs. Other recent studies have shown the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, mood disorders and anxiety disorders Read the full article…

Health and place Nowadays, more and more attention is paid to health issues all over the world, and urban space is closely related to health. For example, open space can make the air more circulating and reduce the infection rate of diseases, but too wide space will make people feel nervous psychologically. People who stay Read the full article…

The macro meaning of design specifications is homogeneity, macro unity internally and distinction externally; simplification, optimization, and correction of implementation errors; making management and cooperation easy. Isn’t design supposed to be varied and rich? Unfortunately, many designers fail to understand the meaning of specification probably because of this kind of thinking. Therefore, it is important Read the full article…