Definition of terms Flashcards
The idea that the built environment should provide its user with enriching their opportunities by maximizing the degree of choice available.
Responsive Environment
is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment
Urban
Architecture carried out with active participation of the end users
Community Architecture
are customs lifestyle and values that characterized a society or group.
Sociocultural factor
Include concepts of beauty, education, language, law and political religion, social organization, technology and material culture, values and attitude.
Cultural Aspects
Includes reference, groups, family, role and status in society, time and available resources.
Social Aspect
is the lens through which people experience and make meaning in their experiences in and with place.
Sense of Place
is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area
Conurbation
the outskirts of Urban Area
Suburban
the design or use of signs and symbols to communicate a message to a specific group, usually for the purpose of marketing or a kind of advocacy.
Signage
the green part of the city that weaves throughout -in the form of urban parks. Street trees, plants, flowers, and water in many forms.
Landscape
the most pronounced element of urban design, they shape and articulate spaces by forming street wall of the city.
Buildings
The place where people come together to enjoy the city and each other, it is also known as the “living room of the city”
Public Space
Green Space or open space reserve, protected areas of undeveloped landscape
Green Areas:
is an outdoor area provided for children to play on, especially at school or public park.
Play Ground
Physical qualities which relate to the attributes of identity and structure in the mental image
Imageability
Generally called “urban regeneration”
Urban renewal
is the process of designing and shaping cities, town and villages.
Urban Design
be defined as an architect working in consultation with local inhabitants in designing housing and other amenities.
Community Architect
The art of science and planning, designing, and erecting buildings, has a major role in shaping the environment and the society
Architecture
The mental map that individuals have of a city, which is influenced by their personal experiences and perceptions of the urban environment.
The Image of the City
A Scottish biologist, sociologist, and town planner known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology. He introduced the concept of ‘region’ to architecture and planning and coined the term ‘conurbation’.
Sir Patrick Geddes
An American architect and urban designer known as the ‘Father of American City Planning’. He created the plan for Chicago and had prominent roles in the development of several cities, including Manila and Baguio.
Daniel Hudson Burnham
A Swiss-French architect, designer, and urban planner known for his modernist approach to architecture. He was a founding member of the Congrès International d’Architecture Moderne (CIAM) and prepared the master plan for the city of Chandigarh in India.
Charles Edouard Jeanneret or Le Corbusier
An American economist known for his work in land use planning and real estate economics. He developed the sector model of land use, which shows the distribution of different land uses in a city.
Homer Hoyt
An American architect and designer known for his organic architecture philosophy. He designed numerous structures, including Fallingwater, and played a key role in the Prairie School movement of architecture.
Frank Lloyd Wright
A method of urban design where streets and buildings are arranged in a grid pattern.
Grid Model / Hippodamian Plan
A geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases.
Bid Rent Theory
Also known as the Burgess Model, the Bull’s Eye Model. Developed in the 1920’s by the urban sociologist Ernest Burgess. The model portrays how cities social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings.
Concentric Zone Model
A model of the internal structure of cities. Social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district (CBD) and centered on major transportation lines.
Sector Model
An ecological model created by Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman in 1945. The city grows from several independent points rather than from one central business district. Ports, universities, airports, and parks also act as nodes.
Multiple Nuclei Model
A model developed by James E. Vance Jr. in the 1960s. Suburbs are within the sphere of influence of the central city and its metropolitan CBD. Each realm is a separate economic, social, and political entity that is linked together to form a larger metro framework.
Urban Realms Model
