SECOND COURSE ON REGIONAL PLANNING. THEME 2: DESIGN. 2.3. ELEMENTS OF URBAN SPACE
Kazimierz Wejchert
Abstract
Kazimierz Wejchert
Abstract
THIS CHAPTER STRESSES THE FACT THAT PRESENT CONDITIONS AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE OBJECTIVES CREATED BY THE NATURAL PROCESS OF TOWN PLANNING REQUIRE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONCEPT OF ARCHITECTURE. THE SPATIAL ELEMENTS ARE MENTIONED: SOIL, WALLS, ROOF, GREEN BELT AND LANDSCAPE. A STUDY IS MADE OF DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS, ANALYTICAL METHODS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE PROJECTS, AND OF THE URBAN TEXTURE. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE FACT THAT COLOURS AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT ARE FACTORS OF URBAN SPACE WHICH ARE NOT YET SUFFICIENTLY USED. THE FUNCTION OF DOORS AND WINDOWS AND THEIR LOCATION IS DISCUSSED TOGETHER WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CENTRAL ANGLE OF EACH HOUSE. COMMENT IS MADE ON THE ROLE OF STREETS AND ROADS IN TOWN PLANNING. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO 106219.
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THIS CHAPTER STRESSES THE FACT THAT PRESENT CONDITIONS AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE OBJECTIVES CREATED BY THE NATURAL PROCESS OF TOWN PLANNING REQUIRE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONCEPT OF ARCHITECTURE. THE SPATIAL ELEMENTS ARE MENTIONED: SOIL, WALLS, ROOF, GREEN BELT AND LANDSCAPE. A STUDY IS MADE OF DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS, ANALYTICAL METHODS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE PROJECTS, AND OF THE URBAN TEXTURE. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE FACT THAT COLOURS AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHT ARE FACTORS OF URBAN SPACE WHICH ARE NOT YET SUFFICIENTLY USED. THE FUNCTION OF DOORS AND WINDOWS AND THEIR LOCATION IS DISCUSSED TOGETHER WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CENTRAL ANGLE OF EACH HOUSE. COMMENT IS MADE ON THE ROLE OF STREETS AND ROADS IN TOWN PLANNING. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO 106219.
Key concepts: Doors, Urban planning, Architectural engineering, Architecture, Natural (archaeology), Space (punctuation), Site plan, Theme (computing)