1. Understanding the roles and differences of
Architecture
Urban Design
Urban Planning

2. Contents
1. Architecture
2. Urban Design
3. Urban Planning
Table of Comparison

3. “Architecture isn’t just the reflection of the state of society, it’s the reflection of the mind”

4. Architecture
The art or practice of designing &
constructing buildings
1

5. Function:
Fundamentally to provide shelter
Form:
An art that is appreciated by many for its beauty.
Firmness:
Stability of structure
The 3 Fs of Architecture

6. Urban
Design
The design of Functionality of spaces
between buildings & structures
2

7. WHAT IS URBAN DESIGN?
• Art of Making Places for People
• Human Interaction with the environment
• Involves places such as Squares, Piazza, Streets, Pedestrian
Precinct

8. “A street is a spatial entity and not the residue between buildings.”
– Anonymous

9. Urban
Planning
The Design & Organisation Of Urban
Space & Infrastructure
3

10. What’s UP?
Taking a Look at Urban Planning
• Layout of neighbourhoods, cities and
regions
• Fulfilling needs of community &
economy
Balancing the built & natural
environment

11. “If you can tell a man by his shoes, you can tell a city by its pavements”
- Rowan Moore

12. Architecture Urban Design Urban Planning
Scale Individual building Spaces between buildings:
street, park, transit stop
Whole neighbourhoods,
districts & cities
Orientation Aesthetic and functional Aesthetic and functional Utility
Treatment
of space
2D & 3D 3D Predominantly 2D
Time frame No definite time frame ShortTerm (<5 years) LongTerm (5 to 20 years)

13. The End
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