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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN ARCHITECTURE THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM (ARC61303/ARC2224)

SYNOPSIS: REACTION PAPER (MARCH 2015) [5 MARKS] NAME: Sen Yih Yiing ID: 0318890 LECTURER: Mr. Nicholas Ng TUTORIAL TIME: 4pm – 6pm SYNOPSIS NO: READER TITLE: The Death And Life Of Great American Cities AUTHOR: Jane Jacobs

The issue which the author stated was to oppose on principles and aims that have framed modern, orthodox city planning and rebuilding, instead of focusing on architecture itself, social issues such as urban safety and sustainability are the main focus by the author. The author emphasized on a few aspects in urban planning, started with the uses of sidewalks as safety and contact. Sidewalks can be access by anybody, it is where strangers meet, and safety issue is raised. The author stated three main characteristics of the streets in successful city neighborhoods, including clear status between public or private spaces, occupants along the street as witnesses and make sure that there is constant human fluidity on the street. The cross usage in city neighborhoods which contain the features of the city as a whole, street neighborhoods and districts of large, subcity size is consider as useful neighborhoods. It can be supported by mixed primary uses which as stated, where enterprises and residential are in a tight relationship to keep the neighborhood alive and sustainable. The author referenced West Eighty-Eighth Street in Manhattan for the need for small blocks for successful city planning. The 800-foot block restricted the pedestrians to adjacent, makes the street to be isolated. In relation with social safety, small blocks ensures that there are immediate turn corners for emergency exits and also shortened walking distance which could enhance pedestrians safety. A good proportion of aged buildings and usage concentration ensure the continuation of enterprises which couldn’t afford the high cost for new construction. Such as in Sentul, human concentration at aged shoplots in Little India is much more denser than in the new building like Riverwalk Village, where rents and product prices are much higher. In turns, it shows the strong cultural and art influence continuation into the community. In a nutshell, I agree with the aspects stated by the author as they are close to the modern reality and are more practical knowledge that should be injected into current urban city planning. WORD COUNT: 336 DATE: 10.4.16 ASSSESSED BY: Mr. Nicholas Ng

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