Disneyland California was a pioneer of what we now know as the modern-day theme park, introducing a city-like environment to the world of fairgrounds. This provides a carefully controlled urban environment which influences the way we, as visitors, experience the world which has been created within the park. The average person is unlikely to notice Read the full article…

Background With the aging of the population and the acceleration of urbanization, young people in the UK face multiple challenges such as housing shortage, employment pressure and lack of social space. Youth community design has gradually shifted to a multifunctional, sustainable and inclusive space concept, emphasizing community participation and mental health support. Case Study London’s Read the full article…

THOUGHTS In the first semester, my thoughts and reflections for the blog were mostly based on my personal experiences and limited knowledge. Although I studied Urban and Rural Planning in my undergrad, I still lack a lot of knowledge on cases and some theories. I rarely write long articles, especially about my own thoughts, and Read the full article…

With predicted figures in the event of migration to the urban space in future, an alternative way of addressing housing needs may not be satisfied only with limited land left for development (HSB, 2023). Therefore, the solution lies within the river basins linearly sprawling across the edge of many riverside city developments. Although, floating architecture Read the full article…

Figure 1. 6 Reasons to Write Your Own Blog (John Heoschele, 2016)   The  Journey of Learning Urban Design As I said in the last Reflective Summary, urban design was completely new field for me. My previous major was in industrial design. This led to the fact that every moment of learning urban design was new Read the full article…

Personal Experience With time flying by, the second semester has basically finished, and it has been an exciting and fulfilling semester due to the fact that we had two design modules and a research proposal for a design dissertation at this stage. It meant that at the start of the semester, we went straight into Read the full article…

How do passive houses work? The Princedale Road project designed by Paul Davis and Partners, which is the first project in the UK to be certified as a fully passive house conversion (Bere, 2019). The design methodology of which the design methodology involves various aspects, including: 1 Insulation systems: in passive houses, the design focusing Read the full article…

Review During my first semester of study, I got my first in-depth exposure to a blogging course, which was both a challenge and a new area full of learning opportunities for me. In the past semester, I encountered some difficulties in making a blog, but I also gained a lot of experience and knowledge, which laid the foundation Read the full article…

In urban design, sustainable communities are seen as the way of the future (Droege, 2008), but their realization is not easy. There are many challenges. We need to examine the issue from an urban design perspective. We need to find ways to overcome the difficulties and create truly sustainable communities. Sustainability in urban design First, Read the full article…

The rise of cohousing communities In modern urbanization, co-housing is a new form of living. It is attracting wide attention. Co-housing communities advocate shared resources and collective decision-making. They aim to improve residents’ lives through close community relations and efficient use of resources. However, we enjoy these advantages. But, we also need to soberly look Read the full article…

Reflecting on Last Semester Compared to last semester, my mentality has changed a lot in writing blog in this semester. I am no longer a complete novice, and I have developed a new understanding in urban design which i studied. These changes have helped me easily express my ideas more clearly and confidently in my Read the full article…

After centuries of development, numerous areas surrounding the railway lines have abandoned which cannot satisfy people’s requirements for a higher quality of life. Therefore, I chose three typical railway surrounding renovation cases to analyze how to activate communities around old railways. 1. The Driebergen-Zeist railway station renewal project The project was located in the Netherlands. Read the full article…