#urbanplan

Location | Bolsa Avenue, Westminister, CA, USA A typical car centric scene in the US. Westminster was once occupied by Oak Grove people 8,000 years ago. It become a colony in 1870, but has developed from the farmland into an urban community and city it is today. Two 8 million gallon beautifully designed water tanks, Sid Goldstein Memorial Park and the Vietnam War Memorial are some of the important elements which have been established. While its amazing how people can create such geometrical urban shapes, one should discuss how functional they are in reality. #bolsa #avenue #westminster #california #usa #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning #cityplanning #architecture #aerial #aerialview #cityplan #urbanplan #urban #pattern #buildings #buildings #road #street #density #houses #geometry #roof #urbanpatterns #composition #art (at Bolsa Avenue) https://www.instagram.com/p/B86rcK7JiwV/?igshid=1q0o6v1e0jnia

The first time I went to Rome I arrived via train with my friends and fellow students from the College of Architecture @archdesignvt . I remember an overwhelming sense of black and grey. Vespas, cats everywhere, soot on the buildings. I wasn’t very impressed with Rome. Perhaps it was raining too, late fall. My second visit was full of light. The sunny perfect weather of May, the buildings were cleaned and glistening. The stray cats had a homeless shelter where they could hang out. The sunshine of May inspires this painting. . . . #roma #rome #romeit #romemap #watercolor #watercolormap #urbanplan #citymap #myhandsmaking #byhand #doitfortheprocess #carveouttimeforart #sunshine #may #italy #italian

Urban Carpet green by Instant Hutong …. #beijing

Location | Venice, Italy Venice in Italy is archipelago of 117 islands formed by 177 canals in a shallow lagoon, and connected by 409 bridges. In the old centre, the canals serve the function of roads, and almost every form of transport is on water or on foot. #Venice #italy #italia #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning #cityplanning #architecture #landscapearchitecture #aerial #aerialview #cityplan #urbanplan #drone #canal #city #architexture #도시 #도시계획 #مدينة #이탈리아 #베네치아 #street #buildings #urbanpatterns #Venezia (at Venice, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B19azqpAe5q/?igshid=k732he0dyw4y

Location | Foster City, San Mateo, CA, USA Foster City is a planned city located in California. The city has been ranked as one of top towns to live well and best places to live by Forbes and Money magazine. Foster City was founded in the 1960s on a landfill in the marshes of the San Francisco Bay. When we compare the original 1961 Plan for Foster City to the city it is today, we see a plan which is well conceived and well implemented. The land area of the city is still the same, likewise with the configuration of the "Venice-like" Lagoon system which formed the backbone of the plan, the major roadway network, the land use configurations and major public facilities. Foster city is said to be a successful urban planning project which, already in 1958, pioneered many planning and urban design standards we value today in good placemaking and sustainability. What is placemaking to you? What elements do you see necessary to create a successful place? #fostercity #california #usa #sanfrancisco #worldurbanplanning #architecture #cityplanning #urbanplanning #landscapearchitecture #city #architexture #aerialview #cityplan #urbanplan #urban #pattern #urbandesign #design #architect #도시 #venice #plannedcity #dronephotography #aerial #placemaking #topdown #park #urbanism #waterfront (at Foster City, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4EzfmuA3kk/?igshid=yoiglw99kgux

Location | Songdo, Incheon, South Korea Songdo City is a planned 'smart city' built on 6 sq.km of artificial land just 65 km west of Seoul, South Korea's Capital City. Songdo is one of South Korea's answers to the urban development of business district like the ones in Dubai and Shanghai. It is moreover one of the largest private real estate development ever done in history. The city includes high-rise buildings, architectural hallmarks such as a copy of the Central Park and Venice's waterway, 40% green area, bike and walking paths. It is a smart city due to its tunnel vacuum waste system (and thus no trash trucks are seen), complies to LEED requirements, gets its energy from a local heating facility, and places emphasis on alternative transportation to privatised vehicular movement. The city is an example of an Low-Carbon Green Growth city, as introduced by the former president Lee Myung Bak who saw a need for more sustainable development across the entire country. How many sustainable cities do you know about, and how sustainable are they actually? #songdo #송도 #한국 #southkorea #korea #city #worldurbanplanning #architecture #cityplanning #urbanplanning #landscapearchitecture #urban #urbanpattern #buildings #architecturelovers #aerial #aerialview #cityplan #urbanplan #highrise #topdown #park #urbanism #drone #도시 #도시계획 (at Songdo International Business District) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Nitz7gviZ/?igshid=lblc1egeublb

Location | Charles de Gaulle Airport, France Charles de Gaulle is the 2nd busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow, and 8th busiest in the world. The airport has 3 terminals, and terminal 1 (as shown in the photo) was designed by Paul Andreu in the shape of an octopus. Andreu hoped to build other terminals based on the design of terminal 1, but several defects were identified few years after opening the airport in the 1980s and its design has been criticised numerously. Paul Andreu has also designed airports in Manilla, Jakarta, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cairo, Brunei and Paris. #charlesdegaulle #roissy #airport #terminal1 #iledefrance #france #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning #cityplanning #architecture #aerial #aerialview #cityplan #urbanplan #urban #pattern #urbandesign #design #architect #geometry #roof #urbanpatterns #composition #art #architexture #도시계획 #프랑스 (at Paris Aéroport - Charles de Gaulle (CDG)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kiBNkAb-P/?igshid=gr515hx38kee

Location | Grammichelle, Sicily, Italy Grammichelle was built in 1693, and was laid out with six roads circling around the central square where you find the Town Hall and Mother Church. The five roads later expanded to more roads. Today it is one of the many hexagonal baroque towns you can find in Sicily. However, it is the only example of rational architecture in Italy - together with the fortress of Palmanova. . #grammichele #sicily #sicilia #italy #italia #worldurbanplanning #architecture #cityplanning #urbanplanning #square #hexagon #street #aerial #aerialview #cityplan #urbanplan #urban #pattern #urbandesign #도시계획 #مدينة #도시 #이탈리아 #circle #droneoftheday #dronestagram #symmetry (at Grammichele) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w8gU3gr2C/?igshid=1cy5qx3wq9c3h