SOCIO CULTURAL BASIS OF COMMUNITY DESIGN Flashcards
The idea that the built environment should provide its user with enriching their opportunities by maximizing the degree of choice available
Responsive Environment
It is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment
Urban
These 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 mayerial culture, values and attitude
Cultural Aspects
Includes reference, groups, family, role and status in society, time and available resources
Social Aspect
It is the lens through which people experience and make meaning in their experiences in and with place
Sense of Place
It 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
These are the outskirts of urban area
Suburban
It is 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
It is the green part of the city that weaves throughout — in the form of urban parks.
Landscape
These are 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
It 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
It is the art of science of planning, designing, and erecting buildings, has a major role in shaping of the environment and the society
Architecture
It is built upon the principle that involving the people and/or end user in the planning, designing, and building process with yield more positive results of the end product
Community Architecture
It is defined as a representation of the relationship of the community stakeholder’s perspective to the processes and data that support them
Community Architecture Framework for Designing Sustainable Communities
It is defined as an architect working in consultation with local inhabitants in designing housing and other amenities
Community Architect
It is relating to or involving combination of social and cultural factors.
Socio-cultural
It include concepts of beauty, education, language, law and politics, religion, social organizations, technology and material culture, values and attitude
Cultural aspects
It include reference, groups, family, role and statues in society
Social factors
It refers to a point of view that is built upon the idea that society and culture are major factors influencing personal development
Sociocultural perspective
Sociocultural factors
Demographic Structure
Ethno-Linguistic Characteristics
Social Structure
Inheritance system
Religious beliefs and practices
Individual and Group attitudes
History
He introduced the concept “Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning”
Paul Davidoff
10 ways to evaluate experience in Urban Design
Sense of Meaning
Sense of Place
Sense of Structure
Sense of Unfolding
Sense of Transparency
Fit
Adaptability
Access
Responsibilty
Certainty
A building that is used for commercial use
Commercial Building
It is a type of urban development that blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses
Mixed-used development
These are buildings relating to or believinf in a religion
Religious Building
It is a building, designed for people to live in
Residential Building
It is an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people
Hospital
It is a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose
Institute
It is an open urban public space or gathering space such as a city square
Plaza
Green space or open space reserve, protected areas of undeveloped landscape
Green Areas
It is an outdoor area provided for children to play on
Play Grounds
It is a large public green area in a town used for recreation
Parks
It is a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles
Square
It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the central business district and is most often used in reference to retailing and socializing
Main street
Frequently used for the street name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the UK
High street
Often used for the main street of a town or village
Fore Street
It is normally a bridge for motor vehicles to pass over other road or rail traffic
Overpass
It is usually used for long or high bridges for traffic
Skyway
A type of large road, usually running through a city
Boulevard
It is traditionally a straight route with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each side
Avenue
It is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk
Esplanade
A narrow passageway between or behind buildings
Alley
It is a main road especially one connecting major town or cities
Highway
It is a high-capacity urban road
Arterial
It is a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads
Collector/Distributor
A local road that runs parallel to an expressway
Access/Local Road
It is a wide way leading from one place to another
Roads
It is a bridge designed for pedestrians
Foot over bridge
It is a component of an automobile located on the interior just above the windshield
Sun visor
They are designed with a hinged flap that is adjustable to help shade the eyes of drivers and passengers from the glare of sunlight
Passenger shade
It is a form of rail transport consisting of a series of vehicles that usually runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers
Train
It is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers
Bus
An automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled
Taxi
It is used to perform a public service or intended for use by the general public
Public Transport
It is a road vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine
Motorized/automobile
It is a car operated but not owned by a railroad
Private Transport
It is a small park accessible to the public
Pocket Park
It is the original landscape that exists before it is acted upon by human culture
Naturalistically
A landscape that are made artificially
Formally ordered
Principles of Composition
Contrast (variety)
Proportion (relationship)
Scale (size,magnitude)
Balance (equilibrium)
Rhythm (repetition)
Unity (harmony)
Character (expressiveness)
It is the most sustainable form of living
Walkable places
Urban design significance
Good to live
Attractive
Essential in creating community identity
May contribute to a reduction in crime
