Better cities of the future

Content:
1. A City
2. Investigation on Better City Guidelines and Issues
3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities-
Mohenjo-Daro
4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present city- Auroville,
India
5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future city-Endless City
6. All about The New “X” City - LEGION
7. References list
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1. THE CITY
1.1 WHAT IS A CITY?
• Each city is part of its own commuting zone or polycentric
commuting zone covering multiple cities
• A place where people live that is larger or more important than a town
• An area where many people live and work
• An incorporated municipality, usually governed by a mayor and a board of
aldermen or councilmen
• Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage,
housing and transportation.
1.2 CHARACTERISTICS
SUSTAINABLE CITY
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Sustainability characteristics includes the formulation of goals that are rooted in a
respect for both the natural environment and human nature and that call for the use
of technology in an appropriate way to serve both of these resources;
• the placement of high values on quality of life;
• respect of the natural environment;
• usage of technology with purpose;
• optimization of key resources;
• maintenance scale and capacity;
• adoption of a systems approach;
• support of life cycles;
• responsiveness and proactiveness;
• value for diversity
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES
• Development of residential in compact forms
• Mixed use of lands
• Primary Employment based on education and skills
• Public transportation
• Usage of renewable energy
• Use of natural means of sewage treatments
• Natural open space or green area
• Natural means of waste management
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2. BETTER CITY
2.1 GUIDELINES
• Designing cities for all abilities- crosswalks and road signs be designed for
people of all abilities including children and the elderly
• Design cities for the needs of the majority- majority use of bikes and on
foot, minority on car usage
• Think about who cleans up after us- every city needs a garbage
anthropologist to help citizens remember who cleans up after us, and what
happens to the thing we purchase and then discard.
• Focus on quality of life and efficient infrastructure-open spaces and
plazas
2.2 PROPOSED IDEAS
• Free electronic library
• Bike rent
• Lighters with directions & wi-fi
• Ban ads in center
• Public wifi on streets
• Interactive sculptures
• Social containers
• Painted walls
• Renovation of empty spaces
• Garbage sorting
• Free spaces for sport
• Bike infrastructure
• Public spaces
2.3 ISSUES
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• Poor housing.
• Cars and industries are polluting city air and rivers more and more. Waste that
people throw away is burned or ends up in landfills. All of this makes modern
cities an unhealthy place to live in.
• Social problems-Crime, alcoholism and drug addiction is especially high in cities.
Many young people are unemployed.
• Multiethnic cities face conflicts between groups with different cultural
backgrounds.
3. ANCIENT CITIES
MOHENJO-DARO
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Mohenjo-Daro is divided into two
sections:-
Citadel- smaller in area but highly
developed
Lower town- large in area but less
developed than citadel

Sections of Mohenjo-Daro
CITADEL
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Mohenjo-Daro, the western end of the city is an area known as the Citadel.
The area of the city was built on top of mound of bricks almost 12m high.
Several large buildings and structures on the Citadel mound suggest that this area
may have been used for
-public gatherings
-religious activties
-important administrative activities.
LOWER TOWN
Lower Town is made up of lower mounds that lie to the east and may represent
multiple walled neighbourhoods.
Lower Town is organized on a grid system with four avenues running from north to
south and 4 running from east to west. The avenues are several metres wide and
have drains running down th middle or side of roads.
The avenues divide the Lower Town into many blocks, which is further divided by
alleyways and lanes.
Clean water supply comes from wells within homes or public wells in streets.
Every house owns a bathroom paved with bricks, with drains connected through the
wall to the drains.
Over 700 public and private wells are found in Mohenjo-Daro.
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Bathroom paved with bricks
TOWN PLANNING
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Mohenjo-Daro is famous for its well-
planned sites
A gridiron of main streets running north-
south & east-west.
Blocks are divided almost equally.
Two main streets are at right angles.
Streets are parallel .

DRAINAGE SYSTEM
THE GREAT BATH
From MOHENJO-DARO City planning, I understand the importance of
having a good sewage and water supply system and how are they
invented in a city.
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Have well-constructed wells, tanks,
public baths, wide drinking system
and a city sewage system.
The city had horizontal and vertical
drains.
The great bath is the earliest water tank that
may be used for special religious functions.

4. PRESENT CITIES
AUROVILLE, INDIA
Auroville is a universal township with population up to 50,000 people. Its
located in south India, in the State of Tamil Nadu. Concept of Auroville came
from an ideal township devoted to an experiment in human utility.
Master plan Of Auroville City
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CITY AREA
-Radius of 1.25km.
-Divided into 5 zones :-
• Peace zone
Located at the centre of the town
Has a lake to create calm and serenity ant to serve as a groundwater
recharge area.
• Industrial Zone
109 hectare area to the north of the peace area.
Zone for Green industries
Contain small, medium scale industries, training centres, and city’s
administration.
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• International Zone
74 hectares zone.
Used to host national and cultural pavillions
• Cultural Zone
Planned on 93 hectares area, to the east of peace area
Site for applied research in education
Facilities for cultural, educational, art and sports activities
• Residential Zone
Bordered by parks on the north
INFRASTRUCTURE : ROAD NETWORK
• Car free Galaxy Plan-6 minutes walking distance
• Parking at outer ring-road-outer ring road will be large storage yards for supplies
• Pedal power-cycle paths and walking paths
WATER SUPPLY
• Dependant on underground systems
• Deep wells
• Extensive water management
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SEWERAGE AND SANITATION
• Consist of septic tanks, lagooning system, baffle reactors
POWER
• 150 houses use solar PV electricity and heaters for energy
• Power distributed towards the city through 28 distribution transformers system.
FEATURES OF THE CITY
The Matrimandir
Known as the soul of Auroville City
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5. FUTURE CITIES
ENDLESS CITY-CITY IN A BUILDING
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Christened Endless City, it is tipped to soar 300 metres – which would make it as
high as the capital’s tallest building The Shard – and offer a total floor space of
165,855 square metres.
The thousands of residents in this vertical city will also be able to stroll in its streets,
plazas and “huge” parks and admire the surrounding cityscape from viewing
platforms. And if anyone wants to escape this urban Eden it will be a simple matter
of taking a lift to the underground parking zone to pick up a car.
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The two ramps winding up around the exterior – linked intermittently with bridges –
would be supported by six huge steel tubes, which would also enclose the staircases
and lifts used to transport people, energy, waste and water up and down the
building.
These tubes could also be used for lifting structural elements to the top of the 300-
metre structure, allowing the skyscraper to be made ever taller
Cross section of the Endless City
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THE NEW ‘X’ CITY- LEGION
Overview of the city
Legion is a city built in the sky located in the heart of the Kelantan State. It is built
following the concept of a sustainable city. It is a city with greenery apart from high
rise buildings.
WHY IS LEGION A BETTER CITY TO LIVE IN?
Legion provides the most efficient transportation system, well-developed
infrastructures, area with tight securities and also encourages the maximum usage of
renewable resources. The most important advantage of living in Legion is that it is
above the ground. This prevents Legion from flash floods, which often happens in
Kelantan.
AIM
Legion is built due to the destruction of most cities in Kelantan after the flash floods.
The flash floods have caused diseases among citizens and also homes and
buildings to be destroyed. As the mayor, Legion is a brand new city built for the
citizens to be safe from natural disasters apart from developing a better future city for
them.
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CITY LAYOUT PLAN
Rough Sketch of Building plans and the plan of the Legion City
THE ZONING
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Legion City consists of:-
Industrial zone
Residential Zone
Green Zone
Commercial Zone
Business Zone
Service Area
Educational Area
Utility Area
Religion and Culture Area
Recreational Area
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REFERENCES
• http://archive.auroville.org/thecity/matrimandir/mm_soul.htm
• http://www.slideshare.net/ams_5686/auroville-cityplanning?qid=eaac4f89-83a3-
4703-b4c7-a667e07f2571&v=qf1&b=&from_search=5
• http://www.livescience.com/28701-ancient-babylon-center-of-mesopotamian-
civilization.html
• https://www.google.com/search?
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• http://bettercitiesnow.com/design/tedcity2-0-exploring-what-makes-a-
sustainable-city
• http://www.art.net/~hopkins/Don/simcity/manual/history.html
• http://www.dezeen.com/2014/09/01/endless-city-by-sure-architecture-
conceptual-skyscraper-london/
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