![]() ![]() ![]() It will also be a part of the ‘three-capital’ concept adopted by the government for decentralization of administration after its completion. It is prompted to be built on the principles of sustainability with almost half of it being developed as a green space and enhancing water bodies. India’s flagship smart city project, Amravati, is the proposed legislative capital of Andhra Pradesh. Almost half the city’s land comprises of publically accessible recreational spaces and a greenbelt surrounding the infrastructure. The ideal example of a green sustainable metropolis of tomorrow, the New City of Modi’in is drafted upon strong spiral axes embracing the topography of the site open community spaces positioned between two neighborhoods allow the necessary breathing space for the residents of the town. Chandigarh, India, Le Corbusier ©Chandigarh, India, Le Corbusier © Chandigarh, India, Le Corbusier ©4. Divided into sectors the residential planning is symmetrical, creating harmony with space. Presented as the new capital city of Punjab after the brutally wounded Indo-Pak partition the dream city of Chandigarh was supposed to display a new face of developing independent India, and Le Corbusier’s modernistic vision did just that!ĭesigned in a grid-iron pattern, the conceptual planning of the city represents a human body administrative buildings being the place of power represent the ‘head’, commercial center symbolizes the ‘heart’, the perpendicular ‘arms’ reflect the educational and leisure facilities. Garden City, Ebenezer Howard © in. Hampstead Garden Suburb, London © Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China ©en. Garden City, Suresne ©3. ![]() This idea of interconnecting rural and urban space was widely appreciated and practiced all around the globe. This place would be the epicenter of the town. In his theory, Howard proposed the blend of a countryside rural area and an industrial town in a radial manner the city center would be a garden, surrounding the civic and cultural infrastructure of the city comprising museums, libraries, community hall, hospitals, etc. ![]() If in any case, you feel overcrowding and centralization of the economic market and workspace creates chaos. City Beautiful Movement by Daniel Burnham ©Manuscript from World Columbian Expo. The fundamental idea of it was that social engagement and beautification of the urban landscape is necessary for public welfare and as a result, the movement focused on including civic centers, parks, and art monuments so as to improve the aesthetic beauty of the place. Introduced in the early 1890s, right after the end of the Industrial Revolution when economic development and urbanization were blooming up “City Beautiful Movement” brought a few utopian ideals with it. City Beautiful Movement by Daniel Burnham So, here we present to you 10 such urban design concepts by some of the most prominent urban designers to date. Even though planning and designing of cities is an ancient concept, with changing times human needs have evolved and thus concepts of urban design. To put it in a nutshell the urban design is connecting people and places, transportation and housing, the landscape of a place, and its built fabric. It is closely related to public infrastructure and its necessities. ![]()
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