Urban Design Principles

  1. Foundational Theorists and Thinkers
    1. Camillo Sitte
      1. Principles of Urban Space Design
        1. Artistic City Planning
          1. Irregular Squares
            1. Enclosed Spaces
            2. Critique of Modern Planning
              1. Opposition to Geometric Layouts
                1. Emphasis on Aesthetic Experience
              2. Ebenezer Howard
                1. Garden City Principles
                  1. Three Magnets Theory
                    1. Planned Decentralization
                      1. Social Reform Through Design
                      2. Influence on Suburban Development
                        1. New Towns Movement
                          1. Planned Communities
                        2. Le Corbusier
                          1. Modernist Urbanism
                            1. Five Points of Architecture
                              1. Urban Planning Theories
                                1. Machine Age Aesthetics
                                2. Radiant City Concept
                                  1. Vertical Density
                                    1. Green Space Integration
                                      1. Functional Separation
                                    2. Jane Jacobs
                                      1. Critique of Modernism
                                        1. Anti-Planning Stance
                                          1. Grassroots Urbanism
                                            1. Community Activism
                                            2. Importance of Street Life
                                              1. Mixed-Use Advocacy
                                                1. Pedestrian Safety
                                                  1. Urban Vitality
                                                  2. Four Conditions for Diversity
                                                    1. Mixed Primary Uses
                                                      1. Small Blocks
                                                        1. Aged Buildings
                                                          1. Concentration
                                                        2. Kevin Lynch
                                                          1. Imageability and Mental Maps
                                                            1. Cognitive Mapping
                                                              1. Urban Legibility
                                                                1. Wayfinding Systems
                                                                2. Five Elements of Urban Form
                                                                  1. Paths
                                                                    1. Edges
                                                                      1. Districts
                                                                        1. Nodes
                                                                          1. Landmarks
                                                                        2. William H. Whyte
                                                                          1. Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
                                                                            1. Behavioral Observation
                                                                              1. Plaza Design Principles
                                                                                1. Street Corner Society
                                                                                2. People-Watching Methodology
                                                                                  1. Time-Lapse Photography
                                                                                    1. Activity Mapping
                                                                                      1. User Behavior Analysis
                                                                                    2. Jan Gehl
                                                                                      1. Human-Centered Urban Design
                                                                                        1. Life Between Buildings
                                                                                          1. Pedestrian-Scale Planning
                                                                                            1. Public Space Quality
                                                                                            2. Three Types of Activities
                                                                                              1. Necessary Activities
                                                                                                1. Optional Activities
                                                                                                  1. Social Activities
                                                                                                2. Christopher Alexander
                                                                                                  1. Pattern Language
                                                                                                    1. Design Patterns
                                                                                                      1. Hierarchical Structure
                                                                                                        1. Timeless Way of Building
                                                                                                      2. Gordon Cullen
                                                                                                        1. Townscape Theory
                                                                                                          1. Serial Vision
                                                                                                            1. Visual Experience
                                                                                                              1. Urban Aesthetics

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