PSU Arch 4/521 Urban Design Methods

PSU arch 4/521 urban design methods final review 06 december 2011 Thursday, 29 March 2012

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urban design problems have all of the characteristics of a wicked problem Thursday, 29 March 2012

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no wicked problem is fully understood until after a solution is proposed.

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stakeholders will have radically different world views and frames of reference.

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resources will be limited with multiple constraints and conditions will change in the course of a solution.

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a wicked problem is never solved.

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THE EXPERIENTIAL MATRIX Thursday, 29 March 2012

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NW Thurman Street

NW Thurman Street NW Savier Street NW Raleigh Street NW Quimby Street Project Area Boundary

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every boundary line is an arbitrary attempt at controlling the uncontrollable Thursday, 29 March 2012

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NW Marshall Street

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the primary scale of urban design is the human scale of the individual‌ Thursday, 29 March 2012

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…and the natural act of walking Thursday, 29 March 2012

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other scales relate to the ability to perceive our urban context Thursday, 29 March 2012

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…and the scale of nature itself. Because…

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…nature is.

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the public realm of the street is the primary generator of urban form‌ Thursday, 29 March 2012

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where buildings are walls and streets are rooms.

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NW Wilson Street NW Vaughn Street

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NW Thurman Street

NW Thurman Street NW Savier Street NW Raleigh Street NW Quimby Street NW Pettygrove Street

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NW 13th Avenue

NW 14th Avenue

NW 15th Avenue

NW Kearney Street NW 16th Avenue

NW Kearney Street NW 17th Avenue

NW Lovejoy Street NW 18th Avenue

NW Lovejoy Street NW 19th Avenue

NW Marshall Street

NW 20th Avenue

NW Marshall Street

NW 21st Avenue

NW Northrup Street

NW 22nd Avenue

NW Northrup Street

NW 23rd Avenue

NW Overton Street

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streets connect people with destinations Thursday, 29 March 2012

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streets are places for the interactions of daily living Thursday, 29 March 2012

figure / ground Thursday, 29 March 2012

street sections Thursday, 29 March 2012

block structure: scale, grain, and connectivity Thursday, 29 March 2012

syntax: active ground floor uses, quality of the environment Thursday, 29 March 2012

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cities succeed when they maximize social, cultural, and economic exchange.

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