Part 1 of a 2 part series on "blandness" and planning's responsibility to your eyes.
Hello, I have been working on compiling a list of principles of good urban design. Principle §PC below relates to avoiding blandness.
Links to my complete paper.
Rodes.pub/Urbanism
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cY1R26FlscZCZ9OYMbbI8jV-6oEf1wANDqYY_xUxSok/
Peter Robinson
PRINCIPLE CODES
(Related to New Urbanism)
§BN BASIC NEEDS
§CC CONNECTIONS & COMMUNITY
§DN INCREASED DENSITY
§LG LEGS NOT CARS
§MD MIXED-USE & DIVERSITY
$MH MIXED HOUSING
§NL NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE
§PP PARKS & PUBLIC SPACE
§QD QUALITY URBAN DESIGN
§SE SUSTAINABILITY & ECOLOGY
§TT TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
(Other Principles & Goals)
§AC ACCESSIBILITY
§AF ADAPTABILITY & FLEXIBILITY
§AT APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
§CE CONTINUITY & ENCLOSURE
§CI COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
§EC ECONOMIC STRENGTH
§ED ETHICAL DESIGN
§EF EFFICIENCY & EFFECTIVENESS
§FL FAILURES & LESSONS
§HH HARMONY & HERITAGE
§HS HUMAN SCALE
§IC INVENTING CITIES
§LR LEGIBILITY (RECOGNIZING)
§MG MARKETS & GROWTH
§PC PLACE, IDENTITY & CHARACTER
§PN PRESERVATION OF NATURE
§RI REGIONAL INTEGRATION
§UP URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES
§ZL ZONING & LAND POLICY
The Fran effect lmao
I'm glad you reposted this. I love the idea of street warts!
Hello, I have been working on compiling a list of principles of good urban design. Principle §PC below relates to avoiding blandness.
Links to my complete paper.
Rodes.pub/Urbanism
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cY1R26FlscZCZ9OYMbbI8jV-6oEf1wANDqYY_xUxSok/
Peter Robinson
PRINCIPLE CODES
(Related to New Urbanism)
§BN BASIC NEEDS
§CC CONNECTIONS & COMMUNITY
§DN INCREASED DENSITY
§LG LEGS NOT CARS
§MD MIXED-USE & DIVERSITY
$MH MIXED HOUSING
§NL NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE
§PP PARKS & PUBLIC SPACE
§QD QUALITY URBAN DESIGN
§SE SUSTAINABILITY & ECOLOGY
§TT TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT
(Other Principles & Goals)
§AC ACCESSIBILITY
§AF ADAPTABILITY & FLEXIBILITY
§AT APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
§CE CONTINUITY & ENCLOSURE
§CI COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
§EC ECONOMIC STRENGTH
§ED ETHICAL DESIGN
§EF EFFICIENCY & EFFECTIVENESS
§FL FAILURES & LESSONS
§HH HARMONY & HERITAGE
§HS HUMAN SCALE
§IC INVENTING CITIES
§LR LEGIBILITY (RECOGNIZING)
§MG MARKETS & GROWTH
§PC PLACE, IDENTITY & CHARACTER
§PN PRESERVATION OF NATURE
§RI REGIONAL INTEGRATION
§UP URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES
§ZL ZONING & LAND POLICY
The Fran effect lmao
I'm glad you reposted this. I love the idea of street warts!