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Designing Your City. Designing Your City. Purpose: Design your city to address ecological problems of the 21 st century. The said ecological problems are: water shortage, consumer wastefulness, energy demands and greenhouse gases.
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Designing Your City • Purpose: Design your city to address ecological problems of the 21st century. • The said ecological problems are: • water shortage, • consumer wastefulness, • energy demands and • greenhouse gases. • Your design should consider well being and quality of life. • You are to look at your notes to help construct your city to improve humanity. • Content: Create a minimum of 10 slides for you power point.
Time Line • Preparation Work:
Philosophy of your design (social) How do people interact in the city? How do people get around in the city? What is the purpose of the city? (Work, Leisure, Entertainment, Acceptance) How are you going promote your purpose? Philosophy of your design (environmental) How are energy demands met? How are energy demands clean? How does your geographical landscape support your energy demand? How will you give incentive to create your design? (Political Structure) Philosophy of your political structure Define your political structure. Why is your political structure ideal for humanity reasons? How does your political structure influence the citizens of your city? Philosophy of your design technological Define WHAT new technology will be used in your city, and how is it used? (WiFi City) Define PROS and CONS of new technology Aspects to consider
Case Studies • Hammarby Sjostad, Stockholm Sweden • Copenhagenizing (Cycling culture) • Sky City 1000, Tokyo Japan (Concept) • Zegg (Community Living) • http://www.arup.com/_assets/_download/8CFDEE1A-CC3E-EA1A-25FD80B2315B50FD.pdf
Bonus: • In conjunction to your power point. You may do a 3D design of your city • It must be smaller than your desk • It must be carried to school. • It must show green space, zoning of area, buildings and renewal able energy • Rubric will be provided if interested!