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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 7hrs 1mins
Design of buildings, places, spaces and networks that make up our towns and cities, and the ways people use them
URBAN SPACE
URBAN DESIGN
URBAN PLANNING
VALUE OF URBAN DESIGN
The most basic or literal meaning of a sign
E.g., the world “rose” signifies a particular kind of flower
Denotation
Signifier
Connotation
Symbolic
Any material thing that signifies
E.g., words on page, facial expression, an image
Signifier
Semiotics/Semiology
Connotation
Decoration
Study of signs, symbols and signification
Semiotics/Semiology
Denotation
Decoration
Symbolic
Signs where the signifier resembles the signified
Iconic Signs
Indexical signs
Symbolic
Semiology
signs where the signifier is caused by the signified
e.g., smoke signifies fire
Visual Pleasure
Indexical Sign
Iconic Signs
Decoration
Embellishments and described as arranged elements in a city that forms a pattern
Visual Pleasure
Decoration
Ornaments & Decoration
Ornaments of a City
Streets and squares, parks and waterwyas and sculpture and foundation are the ornaments of _________.
City
Decoration
Main Building
Quality of Space
That mankind first of all must eat, drink, have shelter and clothing before it can pursue politics, science, art and religion etc.
Roman Attributes
Greek Attributes
Catal Huyuk
Law of Human History
Attributes such as public spaces like Agora and Colonnades. Hippodamian planning with grid iron plan and the ornament attribute are corintian, ionic and doric.
Classical Period
Greek Attribute
Khirokita
Roman Attribute
It has circular huts, mud and brick are their main elements and their place is recessed into the ground.
Khirokita
Catal Huyuk
Tuscan
Renaissance
Military architecture (more on rectangular plots and grid iron plan), their concept of north-south ( cardo) and easth-west (decumanus). Rigid, formal and fascist in design. It is one of the classical period, what attribute is that?
Roman Attribute
Greek Attribute
Medieval
Middle Age
Radiating roads of three or more
Also known as “goose foot”
Renaissance
Patte D'oie
Single Ladies by Beyone
Middle Ages
It is one of the medieval and renaissance period, the architectural element are enclosed town, organic urban growth, less open spaces and tight narrow loads.
Renaissance
Urban Space
Middle Age
Patte D'oie
A revolution shift from agriculture to manufacturing development of towns. Steam engines and automobiles and crude environmental degradation
American Revolution
Great Britain Revolution
Shay's Rebellion
Industrial Revolution
Classification according to Vitruvius are tragic, comic and _______.
Satyric
Signage
Nuclear
Amorphous
3 components of urban form, specify which one don't belong:
Street Layout
Land Use
Signage
Buildings and their architectural design
Consideration in planning streets, specify which one don't belong on the group
User Density
Street layout
Configuration
Land Use Mix
Basic concepts of exterior space are:
visible landscape
billboards and signage
overhead wires
pedestrian-vehicular interaction
vacant properties
unk, trash and garbage
views & viewing
Which one don't belong in the group?
Views and Viewing
Pedestrian-Vehicular Interaction
Visible Landscape
Overhead Wires
It is one of the archetypal squares and it describe as self contained
Linked Square
Nuclear Square
Amorphous Square
Enclosed Square
One of the archetypal squares and it describe as "towards a main building"
Enclosed Square
Dominated Square
Nuclear
Amorphous
One of the archetypal squares and it describe as grouped to form a larger area
Amorphous Square
Dominated Square
Enclosed Square
Linked Square
Geometry of urban space
Urban form
Urban space
Urban morphology
Urban Design
Study of urban form
Urban form
Urban morphology
Urban Space
Urban design
It is one of the archetypal squares and describes as unlimited space
Amorphous
Dominated
Enclosed
Nuclear
It is a urban spatial structure theories with zone of transition, zone of better residence, central business district and a theory by Ernest Burgess
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
Commuter Zone
Urban Space
It is a model with high-rent residential, intermediate rent residential, transportation, low ren-residential and education with recreation. A theory by Homer Hoyt
Concentric Zone Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Sector Model
Square / Plaza
Another spatial structure theory with central business district, low-class residential, middle and high-class residential, heavy manufacturing and outlying business district. A theory by Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman
Section Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
The Street
Visible Landscape
A mud and brick architecture, no doors and the entrance were at roof and no roads
Greek Attribute
Catal Huyuk
Khirokita
Patte D'oie
A period that focus on symmetry, linear visual quality and a revival of classic. Mixture of greek and roman ornaments
Gothic
Urban Space
Middle Age
Renaissance
