Data-Informed Urban Design: An Overview of the Use of Data and Digital Tools in Urban Planning and Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 620-636
Author(s):  
Alexander Gösta ◽  
André Agi ◽  
Jacob Flårback ◽  
Jesper Karlsson ◽  
Ellen Simonsson
Keyword(s):  
Project Managers ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Access To Data ◽  
Data Informed

This article aims to map how different digital tools can be useful for architects and how they might affect their work processes. Researchers and professionals were interviewed to investigate what they found valuable to measure, which methods they used within their analyses, as well as the opportunities and risks they see for the future of the field with regards to digital tools. As part of the survey, a workshop was held with architects and project managers examining the possibilities of connecting existing methods and tools to the sustainability certification system, City Lab Action Guide, and through that, to achieve a more ambitious set of sustainability goals for the projects. Findings from the study indicate that there are risks associated with giving data an increasingly important role in the design work. A working model never provides the full truth but is inherently limited by its constraints. It is important to acknowledge that all angles and aspects of a problem can never be represented in a model. Another possible risk identified lies in the quality of, and access to, data. In a scenario where data plays an increasingly important role, it is not only the quality of the datasets that is of utmost importance, but it is equally important that the urban planners who request the analyses ask the questions first, and then collect the necessary data, instead of vice versa.

scholarly journals MORPHOSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF SUBURBAN SETTLEMENTS (INSIGHT TO THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY) / PRIEMIESTINIŲ GYVENAMŲJŲ VIETOVIŲ MORFOSTRUKTŪROS KAITA (METODINĖS TYRIMO PRIELAIDOS)

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-265
Author(s):  
Matas Cirtautas
Keyword(s):  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Morphological Knowledge ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Morphological Studies ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Morphological Research

Extensive urban growth is often considered an uncoordinated process creating chaotic and fragmented suburban landscape. Such negative attitude is widespread among urban researchers and planners. But it contradicts with the very nature of the phenomenon – suburban sprawl is partly encouraged by people, who keep settling there due to a better quality of housing. This one and some other contradictions motivate more detailed morphological studies of the suburban fabric. This paper describes a research model, which is based on the three fundamental components of urban morphological research (form, resolution and time), and discusses the possibilities of its practical application for morphological examination of suburban settlements in Lithuania. Suggested research model is versatile and suitable for dealing with various morphological research problems of modern urban fabric, such as distinguishing different suburban tissues, analyzing their formation patterns, identifying their specific characteristics. As shown in the article, morphological knowledge can be integrated into the urban planning and design processes and be useful in guiding sustainable development of suburban settlements. Santrauka Ekstensyvi miestų plėtra dažnai laikoma nekoordinuota, kuriančia chaotišką ir fragmentišką priemiestinį kraštovaizdį. Toks plačiai tarp miesto tyrėjų ir planuotojų įsivyravęs bei neigiamų reikšmių turintis priemiestinės plėtros traktavimas prieštarauja pačiai reiškinio prigimčiai – ekstensyvią miesto plėtrą iš dalies lemia dėl geresnės būsto kokybės noriai ten besikuriantys žmonės. Šis ir kiti prieštaravimai skatina detaliau analizuoti priemiestines urbanistines struktūras. Tam parankūs urbanistinės morfologijos metodai, kurie taikomi tiriant priemiestinių gyvenamųjų vietovių urbanistinės struktūros formavimosi dėsningumus, nustatant išskirtinius jų bruožus. Šiame straipsnyje, remiantis urbanistinės morfologijos tyrimų srities tradicijomis ir tendencijomis, pateikiamas pagrindiniais morfologinės analizės principais pagrįstas tyrimų modelis, kuris, kaip rodo nagrinėjami priemiestinių urbanizuotų struktūrų morfologinių studijų pavyzdžiai, būtų parankus tirti Lietuvos didmiesčių ekstensyvios plėtros formuojamus priemiestinius darinius morfologiniu aspektu. Tokio tyrimo rezultatai leistų daryti apibendrinimus dėl priemiestinių gyvenviečių vyraujančių raidos tendencijų, jų morfostruktūros transformacijos dėsningumų ir galimybių koordinuoti šių vietovių raidą ateityje, atsižvelgiant į darnios plėtros sampratoje keliamus uždavinius.

scholarly journals Assessing Quality of City Development by the Acquired Criteria of Landscape Urbanism

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Gintaras Stauskis ◽  
Vaiva Deveikienė
Keyword(s):  
Design Patterns ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
City Development ◽  
Recent Period ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Landscape Urbanism ◽  
Urban Planning And Design

Abstract We may see modern urbanism as a collection of many successful developments as well as a series of endless mistakes and repeated failures. The paper focuses on the analysis of existing and former urban planning and design patterns in aspect of efficiency of applied methods to achieve higher quality referring to the philosophy and practice of Landscape Urbanism. The Missionaries Block in Vilnius City serves as a case study for assessing its development in three distinguishable periods by the set of quality criteria derived from Landscape Urbanism theories and practices. The assessment results disclose an evident drop in the overall quality of the selected site’s development in the recent period. The paper discusses if and how one may use the method employed hereby for programming and shaping the future regeneration and redevelopment of existing urban setting.

scholarly journals Prishtina: Urban Health Related to Air Quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 294-309
Author(s):  
Bujar Bajçinovci ◽  
Mejreme Bajçinovci
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Health Planning ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Objectives

AbstractUrban health planning is a process with a primary role to protect communities and to use the environment sustainably. In relation to sustainability, the implementation of law reinforcement, urban planning and design can significantly improve the quality of life, particularly in relation to air pollution. Therefore, it is crucial to encourage every activity related to the functioning of a city, which would minimize air pollution. The empirical and conceptual findings from this research propose the necessity of careful driven urban health solutions, derived from power plants and heavy city traffic, regarding the gasoline-diesel powered automobiles which are not supportive to the urban, economic and health objectives. Prishtina, like other cities, must reconsider implementation of a strategy for healing urban health, helped by new developed technologies and environmental focused activities.

scholarly journals Urban planning, policymaking and scenarios of land uses' design

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. e020002
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Planning And Design

This paper is aimed to analyze the implications between urban planning, policymaking and scenarios of land uses’ design. The analysis assume that urban planning and design contribute to the quality of a city’s land uses and landscapes that are related to factors that improve qualitatively urban areas and the upgrading neglected areas. It begins analyzing the urban design and planning and its relationships with the urban land uses, policymaking and strategies to resume in design scenarios. It is concluded that urban planning, policymaking and design of land uses are relevant activities to manage urban land resources to achieve sustainable urban development.   Keywords: Design, land uses, policy making, scenarios, urban planning.

scholarly journals Activity as a Mediator Between Users and Their Auditory Environment in an Urban Pocket Park

2018 ◽  
pp. 100-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edda Bild ◽  
Daniel Steele ◽  
Karin Pfeffer ◽  
Luca Bertolini ◽  
Catherine Guastavino
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Auditory Experience ◽  
The Relationship

Sound is receiving increasing attention in urban planning and design due to its effects on human health and quality of life. Soundscape researchers have sought ecologically valid measures to describe and explain the complex relationship between people and their auditory environments, largely employing laboratory studies and neglecting the active role of activity. This chapter proposes a situated cognition approach to study the relationship between context, use of space, and the ways in which users describe and evaluate sounds and their auditory environments in an urban pocket park. It draws on empirical data gathered in Parc du Portugal in Montreal, Canada using a mixed-methods research design that integrates ethnographic observations, on-site questionnaires, and behavioral mapping using a geo-spatial app to offer a situated understanding of the human auditory experience in its full complexity, with an emphasis on the mediating role of activity on the user-auditory environment relationship.

Questing a walkable city: a case of urban neighbourhood walkability environment in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S.M. Shuaib ◽  
Md Masud Parves Rana
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Neighbourhood Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Neighbourhood Walkability ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Physical Attributes ◽  
Rajshahi City

Purpose What makes neighbourhood environment more walkable is an important question for urban planning and design research. The purpose of this paper is to explore this question through a case study of urban sidewalks in different contexts of urban neighbourhoods in Rajshahi city of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach Using participatory observation, Google street view and photography techniques, it examines the quality of the street facilities by demonstrating physical attributes of sidewalks and by analysing how various obstructions on them characterize neighbourhood walkability environment. Findings The findings suggest that the unusable sidewalks in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh, are a production of inadequate and inappropriate planning and design that unable to capitalize the functionality of sidewalks as a means of walking. It further argues that the urban planners and designers of streets have paid little attention to the diverse requirements of sidewalks in accordance with spatial and socio-economic categories of urban neighbourhoods. Originality/value This study adds insights about the urban sidewalks planning and design in the context of a developing country. It provides an empirical evidence about the constraints and potentials of making a walkable city.

scholarly journals COLLIDING URBAN TRANSFORMATION PROCESS: THE CASE OF HISTORICAL PENINSULA, ISTANBUL

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demet Mutman ◽  
Hulya Turgut
Keyword(s):  
Transformation Process ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Golden Horn ◽  
Spatial Restructuring ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Social Restructuring ◽  
The City

Over the last three decades, the disruptive quality of urban and social restructuring processes in Turkey has been intensified by the government’s decision to embrace the concept of urban transformation as a tool to boost the Turkish economy and development. In this respect, many cities have experienced a rapid urban transformation, practicing more of a top to down approach in implementing an urban planning and design, and at the same time undervaluing the potential of a participatory process for a common future and for the improvement of the quality of social and urban life. The article examines the process of “social and spatial restructuring” for the old-city housings of the city of Istanbul, as part of a larger urban transformation phenomenon. The research comparatively analyses three different urban transformation projects from the city of Istanbul's historically valued Golden Horn area and focuses on missions, actors and roles of the projects in terms of the social and spatial restructuring phases. As all three cases in this respect reclaims an upgrading of the quality of urban environment of the historic neighbourhoods; the mission is to expose the local multidimensional structure of these transformations via comparative discussion of their potentials, capabilities and limits in respect to the dynamics of urban transformation and community participation.

ANALISIS VISUAL PADA SAMPUL DEPAN MAJALAH DESAIN GRAFIS “CONCEPT” EDISI ULTAH PERDANA (Sebuah Kajian Semiotika)

DeKaVe ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prayanto WH
Keyword(s):  
Graphic Design ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Content Information ◽  
Magazine Cover

Magazine is one of the forms of mass media that has fungsikomunikasi to convey information to mass audiences. The cover is an important element because it is through cover / cover one can guess the contents of the magazine, as well as further interested to know further information contained therein. On a magazine cover consists of drawings and writings are arranged in such a way that looks interesting and has meaning Press publications, especially magazines, today's not enough just to rely on the quality of news or manuscript, although verbal aspect is very important. It must be recognized that the visual aspects (design) as the cover / envelope has crucial role to capture the prospective reader. For the cover of a magazine is a window that shows the content information, can be either a text or photographs, illustrations, and design elements. The function of a magazine cover is to attract, dazzle prospective readers, by way influence the thoughts flow in a short time. So it's no wonder much current the magazine publisher who made the cover of such a way as to attract the attention of prospective readers. Thus the task of designers to magazine cover to create designs that attract the attention of the reader becomes increasingly severe. This study tries to analyze a visual on the front cover Magazine Graphic Design 'Concept' birthday inaugural edition by using the Roland Barthes' semiotic approach. As Roland Barthes (1984), any simple "design work (magazine cover)" continue to play in management of the sign. So that will generate a message (image) specific. Design cover, usually contains the elements of the sign in the form of objects, context of the environment, people or other beings who provide meaning to objects, and text (of writing) that reinforce the meaning.Keyword: cover, magazine Concept, semiotics

Pemanfaatan Android Dalam Perancangan Aplikasi Kumpulan Doa

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Efmi Maiyana
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Type ◽  
Program Model ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
Android Operating System

Android is an Open Source operating system that gives developers the freedom to develop applications, with the advantages of android operating system, will help many android-based smartphone users to be able to enjoy various applications, one application is the Android-Based Preview Application, the main purpose of this Application is assisting Muslims in reciting the necessary prayers in daily life effectively and efficiently. The type of data used is a secondary data type in which data is obtained from reference books and literature related to this case. There are several stages in making this application, namely analysis, design, work processes, and evaluation of the program model that has been produced. This android-based prayer collection app, can be used on android-based smartphones in the least 4.1 version in this application testing can run smoothly

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