Successful places

Question 1

5 characteristics of successful places

Answer 1

places meant for people
well-connected and permeable places
places of mixed use and varied density
distinctive places
sustainable, resilient and robust places

Question 2

urban design = place making

Answer 2

the art of making places for people. It includes the way places work and matters such as community safety, as well as how they look. It concerns the connections between people and places, movement and urban form, nature and the built fabric, and the processes for ensuring successful villages, towns and cities

Question 3

Basis for good design

Answer 3

firmness, commodity and delight

Question 4

Firmness

Answer 4

where a design achieves the necessary
technical criteria

Question 5

Commodity

Answer 5

where it achieves the necessary functional criteria

Question 6

Delight

Answer 6

where it has aesthetic appeal

Question 7

‘first-order’ design

Answer 7

where the designer is responsible for some particular project, such as a building, public space or element of street furniture.

Question 8

‘Second-order’ design

Answer 8

is about modifying the decision environments within which other development actors operate, including
developers, investors, architects and surveyors. This can be achieved by design frameworks, plans and policies, supported where necessary by incentives
and disincentives, including financial subsidies, discounted land or infrastructure
provision

Question 9

4 factors for achieving successful places

Answer 9

activity, scale, safety and
comfort

Question 10

Activity

Answer 10

Activity draws people to places. The more diverse or complex the activities on
offer, the more people are likely to be attracted to a place.

Question 11

Scale

Answer 11

involves giving greater priority to the needs of pedestrians than those of vehicles

Question 12

five key physical elements that help to establish an individual’s image of the city

Answer 12

paths, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks

Question 13

ten universal principles of sustainable urban design

Answer 13

promoting diversity and choice
encouraging local distinctiveness
designing places at the human scale
encouraging more compact urban forms
resource efficiency
pollution reduction
bio-diversity
self-sufficiency
stewardship
resilience

Question 14

good urban design adds value, 6 different types of value

Answer 14

exchange
use
social
environmental
image
cultural