NewCastle University | Urban Design
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Welcome to our blog! We are a group of postgraduate students studying Urban Design at Newcastle University with backgrounds consisting of Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape. We are a diverse cohort coming from India, China, Malaysia, Turkey and England, and we are going to share a variety of elements of urban design.
NewCastle University | Urban Design
9h ago
Background Hello guys,my name is Jianan Liu.I come from Zhoushan, Zhejiang, a beautiful island in the East China Sea. Before studying for a master’s degree in urban design at Newcastle University, I studied human geography and urban and rural planning at Taiyuan Normal University. I learned a lot of professional knowledge about geography and urban Read the full article...
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NewCastle University | Urban Design
9h ago
The Beginning… Over the last 2 months, I have been adapting to the change from my previous structure of the Higher Apprenticeship I completed in the summer of 2024. Joining the MAUD course in September 2024, I started my focused further educational journey at Newcastle University, with this being my first experience of the campus, Read the full article...
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NewCastle University | Urban Design
9h ago
Philosophical reflections on urban design (glorification) Urban design, for me, is a field where people combine various ingredients (architecture, sustainability, planning) to create the perfect fragrance – a city where residents can comfortably and safely develop, work, relax, and raise children. It’s hard to imagine a more multifaceted and all-encompassing profession than urban design, and Read the full article...
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NewCastle University | Urban Design
9h ago
Capturing the Financial Backbone of Urban Design No matter how grand and beneficial the vision or objective of an urban development project is, its success in terms of delivery and long-term management relies heavily on sustainable financial funding. While this may sound bleak, the fact remains that without adequate and appropriate funding sources, no project Read the full article...
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NewCastle University | Urban Design
9h ago
An Ongoing Pursuit Pursuing architecture as a profession is never easy. The path demands dedication, perseverance and rigour. Yet, amidst millions of career choices, I found my greatest passion in architecture design. As I write this blog, I am reminiscing about all the challenges and rewarding experiences throughout my career journey – from entering my Read the full article...
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NewCastle University | Urban Design
3M ago
This is a reflection diary for the third semester for me. The blog research in this semester allowed me to look at the city from a different perspective than usual. Taking several controversial buildings as the starting point, I was able to see that architectural design in the city is not simply independent of each other. They rely on the relationship formed by people’s use in the city to grow in the city. A building may be demolished before the end of its life for some reason, perhaps because its existence itself affects the development of the surrounding city. The study of the impact of eart ..read more
NewCastle University | Urban Design
3M ago
Humans build cities on the surface of the earth, but not every city is built on a stable geological environment.
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In cities that are commonly affected by earthquakes, how are buildings affected, in what form are infrastructures destroyed, how do earthquake-resistant buildings work, and how do we repair cities after earthquakes.
Earthquake damage
First, the extent of earthquake damage depends on the magnitude of the earthquake and the distance between the city and t ..read more
NewCastle University | Urban Design
4M ago
The past of Newcastle’s Royal Arcade
Newcastle’s Royal arcade, on the east side of the city, has been a retail centre since its completion in 1832, but has not been a commercial success. The west side of the city became a centre of consumption, especially after the Eldon Sq shopping mall was built.
However, in the subsequent plan for the “Brasilia of the North”, a grand vision of the city, the designers made the bold decision to build the Royal Palace in the centre of the city. The designers took the bold decision to build a huge roundabout and another building near the royal arcade.
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NewCastle University | Urban Design
5M ago
Embarking on semester, two blogging journey has evolved my growth, creativity from the initial semester each post, I have written has alwaystaught me and became a different adventure converting normal challenges into stories. These turned into a reflective area that mirrored personal and different ideologies which excited me and nervous too at times while writing different topics, my tutor “Luke” deserves my hurtful gratitude, to help me, explore different issues of my study and analyse topics and also help me with different precedent study to improve and write it in a professionally in a part ..read more
NewCastle University | Urban Design
5M ago
Fig. 1: A green roof replacing ground level green space Graeme Hopkins 2019
The urban environment is majorly experiencing a boost of green revolt of green Terrace and vertical landscapes. These elements help in designing solutions that can transform the concrete jungle into an environmentally friendly and enhance the quality of cityscapes. Sustainable drainage is an important component of any building, as a way to counter flooding in the event of excess rainfall. A rooftop is continually under attack from the elements and has plenty to cope with throughout the year.
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