Yasmin Ali
Urbanism // Design
The Urban Transect - from Urban to Rural
November 8th, 2011
The Urban Transect is a concept in Urban Design which can be applied at varying
scales. This scalar versatility is where its success stems from.
The Urban Transect / Andres Duany DPZ
This is a theory pioneered by New Urbanists. New Urbanists are those who further placemaking based on walkable neighbourhoods and sustainable placemaking.
From a recent book, by Andres Duany and DPZ, published by The Prince's Foundation, entitled 'Theory and Practice of Agrarian Urbanism', this appears to draw links with the Garden Cities Movement, as pioneered by Ebenezer Howard in the fifties.
Image: Ebenezer Howard
The key to its application lies with density. This movement started in Northern America where land is plentiful and development is unabashedly car-centric. Through pages of delicate illustrations this book, the Garden City concept is translated to a distinctly urban scale.
