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1ARCHITECTURE AND ITS CONCEPTSUrbanismThe term urbanism refers to the way of life. The concept of urbanism alludes to thedispersal of urban culture. Urbanism one the major concepts of architecture, through whicharchitects design structure of an urban area. The term has been interpreted in many ways.According to some school of thought,1urbanism refers to the planning of society based onsome principles, which have been followed since past several centuries regarding buildingarchitecture, by which ways of interaction of the natives of urban areas can be studied.Urbanism includes the physical design of the building and structures along with itsmanagement. Sociology of urban areas is also a part of urbanism. Sociologist or architectsstudy the factors related to population in urban are2. For instance, they study that why peoplein a city, what are the facilities they get, why the city is densely populated and so on.Therefore, it can be said that urbanism is a continuous changing concept. It is the way ofdeveloping urban life pattern. It is to be noted that urbanism does not mean a city; rather itmeans the lifestyle of the people living in an area where population density is observed.Hence, there are certain characteristics of urbanism exist according to Louis Wirth:transiency, superficiality, anonymity, and individualism. Transiency has been marked LouisWrith as the first characteristics of urbanism3. He opines that in an urban society, the relation1Pallasmaa, Julian. "The Geometry of Feeling." In Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: An Anthology ofArchitectural Theory 1965-1995, by Kate Nesbitt. New York: Princenton Architectural Press, 1996.448. 44 2Holl, Steven, Juhani Pallasmaa, and Alberto Pérez Gómez."An Architecture of the Seven Senses." In Questionsof Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture.San Francisco, CA: William Stout Publishers, 2006.30. 45 3Fishman, Robert. 'Beyond Suburbia: The Rise of the Technoburb' in The City Reader. Edited by Richard T.LeGates and Frederick Stout.5th ed. Abringdon: Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2011, 76-83.
2ARCHITECTURE AND ITS CONCEPTSbetween the residents long for a very short time. When an inhabitant shift to a new city, hegenerally does not remain attached with the old connection, soon he develops contacts withnew people. As a result, when he leaves the city again, it has been observed that he does nothesitate leaving the old city. Superficiality is another characterizes of urbanism according toWrith. People of urban are mainly keep a formal relation with each other. They remain verylimited while building relations with others. The inhabitants meet each other and buildrelationship to satisfy their personal requirements. Anonymity is the other characteristic ofurbanism, where urban people do not engage with each other intimately. Mutualunderstanding between each other that are often found in the rural people is not there in urbansocieties4. Individualism is another characteristic as mentioned by Writh. He says people ofurban area prioritize something if they think that their interest lies in it. City, urban society,urbanization are some of the words that indicated the physical definition of an urban society.As soon as people hear these terms, they get an idea of the social structure of the area. Forinstance, the lifestyle of the city dwellers is completely different from the villagers. Urbanismreflects the complex social structure, where inhabitants are interdependent on each other inorder to fulfill the economic functions. Urbanism helps the architects to plan the structure of anew city or town. Keeping the modernization as well as past principles in mind designers setthe strategies5. With the advancement, new urbanism has become the priority in city or urbanplanning. It is the practice of designing urban areas through which architects make strategies4Ballon, Hilary, and Kenneth T. Jackson.Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of NewYork. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2007. 66. 5Balez, Olivier, and Pierre Christin.Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City. London: NobrowPress, 2014.
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