Urban design

Brasília ( , ) is the capital city of Brazil and the Federal District. Located in the Brazilian Highlands in the country's Central-West region, it was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to replace Rio de Janeiro as the national capital. Brasília is Brazil's third-most populous city after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with a population of 2.8 million. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita.

Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors. Disabilities can be present from birth or can be acquired during a person's lifetime. Historically, disabilities have only been recognized based on a narrow set of criteria—however, disabilities are not binary and can present uniquely depending on the individual. A disability may be easily visible, or invisible

open public spaces in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings, and often located at the junction of two or more thoroughfares

large area with high population density and infrastructure of built environment

thumb|alt=Panel on an elevator showing the floor buttons with Braille markings|Elevator buttons with Braille markings alt=A woman with a baby carriage uses a platform lift to access a station above street level|thumb|The Rede Integrada de Transporte|public transport system in Curitiba, Brazil, offers universal access via [[wheelchair lifts.]]

central element of urban planning and urban design; smallest area that is surrounded by streets

process of designing and shaping cities, towns and villages for specific outcomes

line of monuments, buildings, and thoroughfares in Paris, France

public spaces designed to discourage unintended uses

thumb|De la Gauchetière Street, [[Montreal]] thumb|Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown, [[New York City ]]

travel path created by use, usually representing the shortest or most easily navigated route

urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business, and leisure space within walking distance of public transport

a low-cost, temporary approach in changing the built environment, usually in cities, in order to improve local neighbourhoods, city gathering places, bike, pedestrian, transit infrastructure

pedestrian focused on their smartphone

concept that city layouts may favor automobiles over bicycles, public transit, and walking

development which blends a combination of residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses

field of inquiry that uses project management, design, strategy, and supply chain techniques to control a project

fitness place outside – gym equipment in a public outdoor location

Areas dominated by surface waterbodies

arrangement of land use in urban areas

neighborhood as an optimal community division

thumb|300px|High-quality tenements in the Hyndland residential area of [[Glasgow, built 1898–1910]] thumb|300px|Tenements in the Morningside, Edinburgh|Morningside area of [[Edinburgh, featuring atypical decorative lintels, built 1880]] A tenement is a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access. Tenements are common in cities throughout Europe and North and South America, albeit called different names (e.g. conventillos in Spanish, Mietskaserne in German, vuokrakasarmi in Finnish, hyreskasern in Swedi

urban planning paradigm

activities that call for, promote or enable increased adoption and support for cycling and improved safety and convenience for cyclists

Urbanism project in Barcelona

thumb|upright=1.2|A pianist makes use of a public piano, effectively adding to the sense of place of [[Washington Square Park, Manhattan, New York.]] Placemaking is a multi-disciplinary approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces that emphasizes community engagement, human-centered design, and the creation of meaningful, functional, and attractive environments. While placemaking encompasses a variety of methods and scales, it is characterized by improving urban vitality and strengthening place identity through a focus on people above physical structures or buildings.

thumb|250px|"Apodment" microapartment building, Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill, [[Seattle]] A microapartment, also known as a microflat, micro-condo, or micro-unit is a one-room, self-contained living space, usually purpose built, designed to accommodate a sitting space, sleeping space, bathroom and kitchenette with 14–32 square metres (150–350 sq ft).

Rabaḍ () refers to the suburbs of seventh- to eighth-century cities in Central Asia, including what is now the Turkistan Region in southern Kazakhstan, Iran, and Afghanistan.

public works program in Moscow since 2017

concept in urban design

building industry concept

Spanish architecture firm

densification

Belgian industrial designer (1930–2011)

theory of urban planning

Naviglio of Milan

a lack of medium density housing in North America

Nazi plan to rebuild Warsaw as a smaller German town

city that facilitates, and encourages, the movement of people via private transportation

German urban development project

ongoing reconstruction of buildings in the Castle district of Budapest, Hungary

Roman ritual plowing undertaken when formally establishing a new settlement

conceptual design discipline that crosses the boundaries of traditional design specialisms such as architecture, landscape architecture, landscape design, interior design, urban design and service design as well as certain areas of public art

real estate development concept that considers social and environmental impacts

sanitary device in architecture to prevent humans from urinating in corners