Special Areas

URBAN DESIGN
Training-Workshop on Volume III-Sectoral Studies of the
Enhanced Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) for the
League of Local Planning and Development Coordinators-Ilocos Sur Chapter
with PPDO-Ilocos Sur
March 2, 2023
Brentwood Apartelle https://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/3-urban-planning-trends-are-changing-how-
Baguio City our-cities-will-look-future

Ar/EnP FATIMA NICETAS A.RABANG-ALONZO, PhD, FUAP, PIEP, CHCS

Team Member, North.Planners, Inc.

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 URBAN DESIGN
- the design of towns and cities, streets and spaces,
and establishing frameworks and procedures that
will deliver successful development by different
people over time.
https://www.udg.org.uk/about/what-is-urban-design

- involves the arrangement and design of buildings,

public spaces, transport systems, services, and
amenities.

- the process of giving form, shape, and character to

groups of buildings, to whole neighborhoods, and
the city.

- the art of shaping and creating towns and cities

- creation of places with distinct beauty and identity
by drawing together the many strands of place-
making, environmental stewardship, social equity
and economic viability
- http://www.urbandesign.org/
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 Key Elements in the Situational Analysis for
Urban Design (in the urban area)

1. Visual approach/es to the población(any/all interesting sights

and views)

2. Central Business District (concentration of commercial

activities/buildings

3. Most dominant building/s in the heart of the town/poblacion

(“centro“)

4. Dominant architectural style and period of the houses/buildings

in the población (“centro”)

5. Characteristics of roads including sidewalks and bike lanes

(width, finish, pedestrian crossings)
 6. Town plan (street configuration)

7. Parks, plazas and open spaces, public restrooms, park furniture (benches, lamps,
garbage cans)

8. Street lamps/lampposts

9. Public arts/sculptures

10. Trees and vegetations

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 11. Street furniture (garbage cans, signages)

12. Presence/location of blight (informal settlements, overcrowded neighborhood, places

lacking with sanitation

13. Buildings in state of deterioration

14. “Choke” points/busiest streets/intersections (where traffic congestion and noise occur)

15. Vacant spaces/lands

16. Enforcement of PD 1096- The National Building Code of the Philippines

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Determining the Major Development Programs

- Refer to the Situational Analysis as basis in formulating

Programs, Projects and Activities for the Urban Design of the
town
 Planning (and writing) for Urban Design in the CLUP
Found in the Executive Summary
Thank you.