Add to ORKGThe essay deals with the definition of urban quality, proposing a methodology to define it. The state of the art is the starting point, then the focus is on quality for pedestrians and on the role of the intermediate urban spaces. In the core of the essay, the analysis of the requirement/performance meeting and the definition of the basic requirement classes, proper of urban design and pedestrian mobility, are faced with a focus on a most intangible aspect of urban quality: Attractiveness. The essay closes with some suggestions for the design of the intermediate spaces for pedestrians and outlining a possible methodology to asssess urban quality
Pedestrian facilities have been regarded in urban street design as “leftover spaces” for years, but,...
ABSTRACT: This essay attempts a conceptualization of urban public spaces as a “Fourth skin”, extendi...
This text is supported in an international bibliographical survey on quality indices of the pedestri...
Abstract. The system of pedestrian urban space is the primary source of information on the state of ...
This essay deals with the process followed to determine interventions and measures, with regard to p...
The present regulatory controls over urban development involve no form of quality control. This diss...
In order to promote pedestrian mobility the design of urban streets becomes everyday more important ...
Urban streets should be functional as both “path ” and “place”, but “street as place ” has been over...
The rise of the global economy has sparked fierce competition and as a consequence a rapid physical ...
Aesthetical quality of the environment can be improved by urban design, evaluation of which is based...
Proposal: This paper discusses the importance of environmental perception approach to a more qualifi...
This dissertation examines the theoretical and conceptual basis for evaluating pedestrian spaces. Th...
The essay, a brief summary of the research PROPMT, reports the goal of the research, describing the ...
Architecture is not mere enclosure and shelter. It is neither the details nor materials and technolo...
This paper presents a philosophical analysis of two central concepts and 'principles' of urban desig...
Pedestrian facilities have been regarded in urban street design as “leftover spaces” for years, but,...
ABSTRACT: This essay attempts a conceptualization of urban public spaces as a “Fourth skin”, extendi...
This text is supported in an international bibliographical survey on quality indices of the pedestri...
Abstract. The system of pedestrian urban space is the primary source of information on the state of ...
This essay deals with the process followed to determine interventions and measures, with regard to p...
The present regulatory controls over urban development involve no form of quality control. This diss...
In order to promote pedestrian mobility the design of urban streets becomes everyday more important ...
Urban streets should be functional as both “path ” and “place”, but “street as place ” has been over...
The rise of the global economy has sparked fierce competition and as a consequence a rapid physical ...
Aesthetical quality of the environment can be improved by urban design, evaluation of which is based...
Proposal: This paper discusses the importance of environmental perception approach to a more qualifi...
This dissertation examines the theoretical and conceptual basis for evaluating pedestrian spaces. Th...
The essay, a brief summary of the research PROPMT, reports the goal of the research, describing the ...
Architecture is not mere enclosure and shelter. It is neither the details nor materials and technolo...
This paper presents a philosophical analysis of two central concepts and 'principles' of urban desig...
Pedestrian facilities have been regarded in urban street design as “leftover spaces” for years, but,...
ABSTRACT: This essay attempts a conceptualization of urban public spaces as a “Fourth skin”, extendi...
This text is supported in an international bibliographical survey on quality indices of the pedestri...