City as a human-friendly organism
Aleksandra Prokopska
Department of Architectural Design and Graphics Engineering; The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture; Rzeszow University of Technology; (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3433-0430
Anna Martyka
amartyka@prz.edu.plDepartment of Architectural Design and Graphics Engineering; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture; Rzeszow University of Technology; (Poland)
Abstract
The phenomenon of a city rest upon the fact that it is a multi-layered structure. When we take into consideration European city, we have its specific fabric in front of our eyes – its arrangement of buildings, streets and squares. Distinctive border between private area and public one, interaction between buildings which are always open to communal area- all these things create unique atmosphere of perfectly designed structure. Camillo Sitte perceived a city as the work of art. He claimed that the art of the city development rests upon artistic competence of framing such elements as squares, streets and buildings. Gordon Cullen, who in his delineations expressed artistic advantage of urban landscape, stated that the art of architecture is all about searching for individual components. Cities should be both attractive and human-friendly. In public urban areas individuals can indulge their aspirations and needs connected with physical and mental comfort. What is more, presence among other people gives a man invaluable chance to establish different social contacts, and also guarantees sense of acceptance and safety. City means not only the specific structure but mainly the people and their needs changing in time. To answer inhabitants’ needs it is crucial to treat city organism as a system of complicated urban and structural setups, which are human-friendly. The knowledge of designing, including designing methodology and related to this bottom-up knowledge can help in solving the problems with special arrangement of the contemporary cities. It is crucial then to remember that cities should function as perfectly-designed body.
Keywords:
friendly city, structure, urban fabric, public spaceReferences
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Aleksandra ProkopskaDepartment of Architectural Design and Graphics Engineering; The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture; Rzeszow University of Technology; Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3433-0430
Authors
Anna Martykaamartyka@prz.edu.pl
Department of Architectural Design and Graphics Engineering; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture; Rzeszow University of Technology; Poland
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