6th International Urban Design Conference on Cities, People and Places ICCPP- 2018
Theme:
Socializing Cities:
Creating People-centered Streets and Places
With the increasing use of motorized modes and related infrastructure, different issues such as traffic congestion, environment pollution and road accidents made cities not liveable for citizens. Promoting Non-Motorized ...
Historical or heritage sites including buildings, monuments and other structures are considered an important asset for any country or society. They not only reflect the cultural past but also have strategic and economic ...
Studentification has been identified as a form of gentrification by many scholars. Spatial restrictions in an urban fabric, which are close to academic intuitions, lead to studentification. This form of gentrification is ...
Urbanization is an unending process because increasing numbers of people are attracted to urban areas in the hope of finding better and more convenient living conditions. As a result, the demand for residential land in the ...
The market arises from the exchange of goods. The evolution of the market was closely linked with the mutual influence of cities, people and culture. Different groups of people have come to the Pettah market one after ...
Urban form is the generalized physical indicator or the manifestation of a built-up area.It demonstrates physical patterns, layouts and structures of neighbourhood designs, which defines the physical character of neighborhoods ...
The rapid population acceleration and urbanization pressurize the need of more living places leading to considerably high artificial constructed structures and comparatively less vegetation. Vertical greening is identified ...
A person’s orientation in the environment, basically depends on the visual perception on the physical elements in his surrounding environment and most importantly urban places should express an identity and a clear ...
Have you ever experienced hiring a person who can take dirty clothes from your doorstep, wash them and bring them back to you ironed? In South-Asian context this type of service providers are known as DHOBIS and the place ...
This paper examines the urban modifications made by prisoners which contributed to the development and conversion of Te Whanganui a Tara (lit=the great harbour of Tara) into the Anglo-colonial city of Wellington in New ...
Public spaces are vital for a vibrant and healthy urban society. It is pertinent to design such public spaces with very specific and clear intentions. Sri Lankan cities do not have many designed public spaces. When they ...
Green spaces in cities have a positive impact on the health of the urban population as well as decrease urban heat Island effects. Therefore, green and open space should not be considered a luxury but an integral part of ...
Streets act as circulation spaces for vehicles as well as fundamental public spaces for urban people. The edges of the streets are very significant elements, while defining the character of the streets. It is observed that, ...
The Charing Cross, Lahore may be ranked as more than simply the junction of roads. It is a memorial representing architectural, social and cultural history of Lahore. Imprints of Colonial, post-colonial and modern era can ...
Mapa, MMIS; De Silva, N; CR, De Silva[Conference-Full-text]
“Smart” building is a fast-growing concept around the world which has been risen during last few decades. It reduces the life cycle cost of the building with an optimal combination of comfort and energy along with many ...
Today, urbanities are less involved in local communities which have resulted in a claim that the significance and the role of space and neighbourhood layout in the creation of local communities have been exaggerated. ...
Railway transit corridor routes of 2855 Km in Bangladesh is cohesively integrated with important sections of the existing urban fabric of the country. Almost 65 million passengers and 2.52 million tons of freight are carried ...
Post 9/11 saw a shift in the way people started behaving, using and even looking at the city of Lahore, although the transformation remained subtle and slow. Starting in 2006 Lahore saw malicious terrorist attacks which ...
Navigation through the environment helps experiencing the landscape by all the users including the ones who are having different sensory capabilities. The current research study focuses on spatial navigation of visually ...