The following case study critiques Upton’s vision to establish a sustainable community through implementing comprehensive sustainable strategy. The urban periphery development is thought to demonstrate superior execution of sustainable principles in development (Jackson 2007). As a parallel, the report focuses on the development of Upton’s design code and demonstrates how large -scale mix-use developments can incorporate sustainable practice and principles of urban growth. Site Context Upton is a 44-ha greenfield site forming part of Northampton’s ‘South West District’, a fundamental area of strategic economic and population expansion situated south west of the central core. The area is accessible via the A45 and A43 main roads and via junctions 15A and 16 of the M1 motorway. Roads bound the site from the north and east, while Upton Country Park is situated to the south of the site, which includes the flood plain of the River Nene. The site boundary is indicated below: Upton’s premise is a mix-use development providing a complete cross section of dwelling types supported by economic opportunity and social infrastructure. The site was assembled through English partnerships, which were granted outline planning permission for Upton in 1997 (Community and Local Government 2007). The scheme aims to deliver 1,382 homes by its completion in 2013 (Clark 2010). Engaging the community was an important aspect of the schemes development process. In 2001, English Partnerships (EP) collaborated with Northampton Borough Council, the Prince’s Foundation and EDAW, an urban design consultancy, to establish the Upton Working Group to apply the Upton project. Several revised additions of the Upton Urban Framework Plan followed through ‘Enquiry... ... middle of paper ... ...o suggest that occupation exists, providing a paradox for a scheme intended initially for its ‘walkability’. Unfortunately, it appears that residents are required to drive out of the development for essential amenities and services. Originally, plans for Upton aspired to establish a network of streets that would provide a connection into existing developments. Conversely, residents who inhabit these conventionally designed cul-de-sac developments may object to through traffic connections within the Upton scheme. In regards to public transport accessibility, the scheme is currently served by low floor busses which appear detached from the housing developments at a five minute walk away. This will have possible implications for residents with mobility and visual impairments, particularly as there is a general deficiency of tactile paving at key pedestrian crossings.
The Crossroads development has dominated the local conversation in Mahwah for the past 9 months. Over the past few years, the Crossroads Developers had put forth various proposals for development of the site, only to have them rejected by the Mahwah Township Council. This past March, the Developer once again came to the Council in order to ask that their property be rezoned from office use to mixed-use/retail to allow for the construction of a complex of retail stores, restaurants, a movie theater, hotel and office space. Over 400 residents attended the March 31 meeting to express their opposition to the development. This unprecedented turnout by Mahwah residents, unlike any the Council had seen before, should have been enough for the Council to realize that a decision to rezone the property may not be in the best interests of Mahwah residents. Instead, the Council voted 4-2 to allow for the property to be rezoned.
The decision to do away with the long-standing community was reflected in academic studies and city-commissioned planning reports as a means t...
The lack of available social housing is mainly due to stock levels steadily diminishing each year since 1980, after tenants bought nearly half-a-million council houses under the ‘Right to Buy’ scheme. This coupled with the decline in house building; which is currently at its lowest level since 1946, has brought about a shameful lack of affordable public housing (Turffrey, 2010).
Kennedy A. (2014) Castle Vale Housing Action Trust: Lessons in Regenerating Communities Lecture, University of Birmingham.
This example of rational architecture failed because it divorced residents from personal and communal ownership of public spaces (Cendon 2012)7. The failure of Pruitt-Igoe was less of an architectural aesthetic failure and more of a planning, policy, and sociological one.
This essay focuses upon evidence gathered from people who provide good examples of ‘making and remaking’ on City Road in relation to connections and disconnections. Evaluations are drawn from the relevant Open University reading and visual resources and the essay is revised following ‘TMA 01 feedback’ (TMA FORM PT3e: TMA No 01, 2016).
We visited Brixton Village in London for the case study, and we explored if it has been exposed and affected by gentrification. And if so, how has the urban vernacular been affected by gentrification in context to it’s heritage. In the case of Brixton Village, gentrification is interpreted as the process by which upwardly mobile urbanites ‘discover’ an area, open new trend businesses and displace the people who have been living and working there for years.
Jacobs is most commonly known for introducing ideological theories that have played a major role in urban development and planning to this day. These ideologies are mixed primary use development, eyes on the street protection, and social capital, which she talks about extensively in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities. These ideologies were not only radically different for their time, but now they have almost become a kind of canon for the modern urban
The plan, on the land of 1,375 acres, will occupy 40,000 people plus 3,500 people scattered around the farm. Only 1/6 of the land will be protected by the building. Welwyn has its own character of the village, the grass way passes, without asphalt or sidewalk. Contours of land are actually used to achieve certain architectural effects. Kuldesak is used to maximize land use with minimal maintenance costs. The width of the plot varies between 1/5 - 1/8 acres constructed by the community under the Addison Housing Act of 1919. In 1921, 3 or 4-bedroom houses were built with a better exterior, with the main style of the Georgian red brick. The simplicity of the original design at Welwyn, though still better than the best in Letchworth caused infrastructure and public utilities to change, 20 years later. Especially since the car was used consistently in 1927, the 18-foot-wide main road, the fields and the canals became ineffective. Life comfort is reduced. This happens in the first phase of the new city. The Garden City model does not provide enough space for the presence of modern technology. Interestingly interesting elements and planning details slowly disappear by widespread roads and open green open spaces. Welwyn avoids the official highway, except in the city center for its most attractive position. Forms and unofficial forms are combined to achieve climax. By comparing Letchworth, Hampstead and then Welwyn, there was an important development from
It was composed of 28 high-rise buildings with 16 stories each, with a total of 4,415 units, mostly arranged in U-shaped clusters of three, stretching for three kilometres. It formed a kind of concrete curtain for traffic passing by on the nearby Dan Ryan Expressway. Although it was meant to be an improvement over the slums they replaced, the buildings turned into hot zones for a host of social problems. The housing project was supposed to be a ‘half way house’ on the road to a better life, but it quickly became a dead end for most residents.
Whyte, J. (2005), 8 Great Expectations: A landmark and unique social regeneration plan for Fatima Mansions, Dublin: Fatima Regeneration Board.
... through initiatives in harnessing low cost construction methods on reclaimed land that is easily accessible, with the best interest of the disenfranchised populations in mind, especially close to jobs. This has set a precedent in low income housing utilizing innovative methods to build with proximity to employment opportunities and connectivity to the nearest urban hub, without purchasing land at downtown prime real estate square meter rates, often at exorbitant prices. The use of high-rise skyscrapers can maximize the lodging of many families on a relatively small plot of land, as long as the geology is compliant to Building Standards, which allows for this. Another factor is urban planning, especially for tourism destinations, so a skyline is not inharmoniously influenced. A good foundation and high standard construction must be according to international norms.
Montgomery, J. (1998). Making a city: Urbanity, vitality and urban design. Journal of Urban Design. Vol. 3 No.1.
Urbanism embraces a range of urban design and town development philosophies which recognise that the physical coherence of communities. Architects approach seeks to design mixed use community and interconnected streets. Perhaps, most of the city streets are mere trenches, narrowly pressed between two rows of high houses; the sun never descends into them. A pale crowd moves through them ceaselessly and the eye is struck at each corner by filth.What are the guidelines by which a city can breathe? By which city streets are recognised for community coherence? By which city is effectively function within the emerging theatre of utopia? How can streets be safe, comfortable, and interesting to the pedestrian?How requirements of urban form change with time?
To support that social planning is unique from other types of planning, I will examine the topics of community housing with the example of Regent Park presented by Laura Johnson and the role of public institutions from class lecture four by Laura Schatz.