Posts on Urban Design (+ see introduction to urban design)
Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh is seen in the west as a disaster. This assessment dates from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, when the roads had few motor vehicles and the roadside trees were saplings (see photos of Chandigarh’s roads, …
Chandigarh 1 (of 4): Le Corbusier’s urban design and planning Read more »
Too many old cities, like Beijing, have been destroyed to make way for modernity. And two many have been extended without due regard for landscape architecture. Far too often, design teams have been led by architects, engineers, planners or real …
Landscape urbanism and architecture in the design of Edinburgh New Town Read more »
Poundbury. Poundbury is an urban extension to the Dorset town of Dorchester, a sort of garden suburb. It is sited to the west of Dorchester. The planned population is 5,000 and it forms a significant extension to the town. Dorchester …
After 40 years of electricity generation, Battersea Power Station was shut down between 1975 and 1978. A competition for its redevelopment was held in 1983. It led to nothing, as did many subsequent schemes from subsequent owners. In 2012 the …
Triton Square, by PLACE Design + Planning, is a central square for major public events at Regent’s Place. A granite paving module runs through the space and is extruded to different heights to create multiple seating opportunities around the performance …
Morelondon is an office development on the south bank of the River Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge. The brief given to the landscape architects, in 1998, was to create a unique place with both an individual character which the flexibility …
