Understanding the roles and differences of

Architecture
Urban Design
Urban Planning
Contents
1. Architecture
2. Urban Design
3. Urban Planning
Table of Comparison
“Architecture isn’t just the reflection of the state of society, it’s the reflection of the mind”
1 Architecture
The art or practice of designing &
constructing buildings
The 3 Fs of Architecture

Function:
Fundamentally to provide shelter

Form:
An art that is appreciated by many for its beauty.

Firmness:
Stability of structure
2 Urban
Design
The design of Functionality of spaces
between buildings & structures
WHAT IS URBAN DESIGN?

• Art of Making Places for People

• Human Interaction with the environment

• Involves places such as Squares, Piazza, Streets, Pedestrian Precinct
“A street is a spatial entity and not the residue between buildings.”
– Anonymous
3 Urban
Planning
The Design & Organisation Of Urban Space
& Infrastructure
 What’s UP?
Taking a Look at Urban Planning

• Layout of neighbourhoods, cities and

regions

• Fulfilling needs of community &

economy

Balancing the built & natural environment

“If you can tell a man by his shoes, you can tell a city by its pavements”
- Rowan Moore
 Architecture Urban Design Urban Planning
Scale Individual building Spaces between buildings: Whole neighbourhoods,
street, park, transit stop districts & cities

Orientation Aesthetic and functional Aesthetic and functional Utility

Treatment 2D & 3D 3D Predominantly 2D

of space

Time frame No definite time frame Short Term (<5 years) Long Term (5 to 20 years)
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