Ong chia hong city report

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Content:
Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------pg 3
The City -------------------------------------------------------------------pg4-5
Investigation & Data Collection: The Ancient cities -----------pg6
Investigation & Data Collection: The present city/cities -------pg7
Investigation & Data Collection: The future city/cities --------pg8
The City of Mirace -----------------------------------------------------pg9-12
The Process and Progress ---------------------------------------------pg13-15
The Conclusion --------------------------------------------------------- pg16
References list -----------------------------------------------------------pg16

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Introduction
This is the final project of the module Elements of Natural and Built
Environment The title of the project is “The Future City Representation”.
Based on this project, the thing that i have to do is propose a new layout of my
new city. I shall also understand the relationship of elemnt of natural and built
environment. In addition. Students are required to plan and design a futuristic
city which is sustainable in future. Before designing, students are required to
research on ancient, present and future cities to help on understanding what is a
city. Besides, while planning the future city students shall consider and include
the following aspects such as the geometric shape, main focus, zoning of the
city and many more.
This project allows students to understand the component and elements of a
city and how to create a better future city and learn how will a city work.

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The City
The City Definition
A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and
importance
What is the brief history
Cities exist for many reasons, and the diversity of urban forms can be traced to
the complex functions that cities perform. Cities serve as centers of storage,
trade, and manufacture. The agricultural surplus from the surrounding

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countryside is processed and distributed in cities. Cities also grew up around
marketplaces, where goods from distant places could be exchanged for local
products. Throughout history, cities have been founded at the intersections of
transportation routes, or at points where goods must shift from one mode of
transportation to another, as at river and ocean ports.
Religious elements have been crucial throughout urban history. Ancient peoples
had sacred places, often associated with cemeteries or shrines, around which
cities grew. Ancient cities usually had large temple precincts with monumental
religious buildings. Many medieval cities were built near monasteries and
cathedrals.
What makes a city
 Labor share in production
 Adminstrative subdivisions
 Population commuting within/across boundaaries
 Supraregional transport systems
 Twin or even triple cities
What makes a good city
 Secure water supply
 Sold Economy
 Transportation network
 Strong tax base
 Good School
 Good police protection
 Affordable housing

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 Affordable medical, social services , sanitation and fire protection
What is the future city
There are currently many future city concepts and some future city projects
were even started construction. Based on research, everything in a future city,
from the electricity grid, to sewer pipes to roads, building and cars will be
connected to the network. Building will turn off the light for your, sekf-driving
cars will find you that sought-after paarking space, even the rubbisbh bin will be
smart.
More than that, a future city will have smart residents where they were high
educated, equipped with different abilities such as social skills, creativity and
technical skills. The people in the city will also has a good moral value and
environmental friendly educated since young.
In other aspects, a future city should be a city equipped with high technology
and uses renewable energy which cause no harm to the environment. In other
way, the future city is also a city that protects and enhance the environment.

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Investigation & Data Collection:
Ancient Cities
When did it start? History and all
Babylon was founded at some point prior to the reign of Sargon of Akkad (also known as
Sargon the Great) who ruled from 2334-2279 BCE and claimed to have built temples at
Babylon (other ancient sources seem to indicate that Sargon himself founded the city). At that
time, Babylon seems to have been a minor city or perhaps a large port town on the Euphrates
River at the point where it runs closest to the river Tigris.
What ancient city are you concentrating on?
Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day
Iraq 59 miles (94 kilometres) southwest of Baghdad. The name is thought to derive from bav-
il or bav-ilim which, in the Akkadian language of the time, meant ‘Gate of God’ or `Gate of
the Gods’ and `Babylon’ coming from Greek. The city owes its fame (or infamy) to the
many references the Bible makes to it; all of which are unfavourable. In the Book of Genesis,
chapter 11,Babylon is featured in the story of The Tower of Babeland the Hebrews claimed
the city was named for the confusion which ensued after God caused the people to begin
speaking in different languages so they would not be able to complete their great tower to the
heavens
What makes is a significant city and what are the details?
The city is known for its impressive walls and buildings, its reputation as a great seat of
learning and culture, the formation of a code of law which pre-dates the Mosaic Law, and for
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon which were man-made terraces of flora and fauna, watered

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by machinery,
Conclusion about the cities
Babylon is a very interesting and mysterious city to be discovered. Its complex structure,
how it was built, and why it was built are an impossible for the people during that time.
Many archeologist interest in Babylon archaeology and yet still begin excavated the ruin.
What information or element that you can use to your new future city
Babylon hanging garden = green roof house
Present Cities
Freiburg was founded by Konrad and Duke Bertold III of Zähringen in 1120 as a free market
town;[4]
hence its name, which translates to "free (or independent) town". Frei means "free",
and Burg, like the modern English word "borough", was used in those days for an
incorporated city or town, usually one with some degree of autonomy.[5]
The German word
Burg also means "a fortified town", as in Hamburg. Thus, it is likely that the name of this
place means a "fortified town of free citizens"
Freiburg promotes itself as a Green city—especially in the areas of transportation, energy,
waste management, land conservation, and green economics—and the city has won various

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national and international environmental awards. Actually, in some respects (e.g., waste
management), Freiburg is much like other German cities. But in the areas of energy and
green economics, it is particularly outstanding.
Conclusion about the cities
The Freiburg im Breisgau is a great city which promotes green factors and environments. The
most committed leaders [of the anti-nuclear movement] joined the political arena, the
administration, the utilities, found a job in educational or research activities or founded
green-spirited companies.” Freiburg’s mayor and one-fourth of the city council are Green
Party member.
 Transportation
 Renewable energy source
 Land conservation for nature
Future Cities

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Billings has been a pretty small city in the beginning of the 21st century. By the end of the
century, Billings population increased 35% more. American families were moving to more
safer cities, and Billings had a low population
Billings farm were more northern as the city included urban agriculture facilities
 Electric car supply
 Freeways
 Green city
 Farm

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Case study on the selected type of the
future city
Where did you get your information?
http://future.wikia.com/wiki/RyansWorld:_Billings,_Montana
What is the interesting part and important consideration
 Transportation
 Farm for food
 Green city

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The Vinne city
How did you came up with the solution to create this new city
By doing lots of reserarch on underground city. Most underground city is lack of nature. Then i came
up with this idea of creating a underground city with nature friendly and renewable resource city.
Why is it in underground
The City of Vinne is an underground city as the outside is not suitable for human live.
Besides, due to the global warming, the temperature outside is too high for human to live.
With the natural protection and resistance of heat of the ground, the city is built in
underground.
What is the important characteristic and elements
The entrance is a big half moon shape. It was generally to use as solar panel. Inside it there
will be lot of tree so people living inside it will have fresh air and will observe the heat from
the sun. The centre of it will be the platform where the peoples aboard from the elavator and
get to the deep into the ground, which is the place where the Vinne located. The underground
structure of the city got 4 level and which connecting the bullet train stations in the Vinne.

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The Vinne is a well-planned eco-city where every place had its own use.

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The zoning of Vinne
The main energy source of the city is solar energy, where there will be solar panels on top of
the tree to obtain sunlight to produce energy.
Water Reservior
Using a pipe to pump the sea water to filterite the
seawater into drinking water.

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The bullet train link
Monuments and religious building can be found in the City of Vinne too.
The main income of the city is from the agriculture and industry. The city will has
agricultural area with green house and because of it located beside the sea, it easy to have
organic food for people in the city and also for exportation.

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Conclusion
With the future technologies and planning of the city, Vinne is believed to be a best place for
human live.
Progress

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4 layer of the city
Above ground - Solar panel
Main ground - City Area
Lower ground 1 - Farm Area
Lower ground 2 - Industry Area

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The zoning of the area
Centre of the city is the goverment building
The inner view of the city

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Conclusion
In this project I learn a lot about city. There are many things to consider before building a city, not
just doing it as you wanted to do so. We need to do lot of research how shall i city we going to build
look like and how we wan it to be. I realized many things in our daily life which is so normal and ease
to obtain is actually a giant structure underground such as the water supply system, sewage treatments
and others. A good city is not based on its appearance but also sustainability, livability and much
more different aspects.
Hence, we should really keep our city clean and protect our city, keep away from polution and other
activities that harm our cities or one day we might really going stay in underground Every city is the
hard work of every constructor, designer and government. We should all protect and enhance the
place we live together and to produce a great living place for everyone.
Reference Link
http://gsss-potsdam.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the_city_of_the_future.pdf
http://future.wikia.com/wiki/RyansWorld:_Billings,_Montana
http://www.ancient.eu.com/babylon/
http://en.wikipedia.org

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