Carmona, Matthew;
(2023)
Coding urban design: Constructing a wireframe for a place-focused urbanism.
Progress in Planning
, Article 100775. 10.1016/j.progress.2023.100775.
(In press).
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Abstract
This paper explores the nature and use of coding in urban design, both conceptually and as a tool for delivering a greater attention to place-focused urbanism. It discusses how these practices have been used on both sides of the Atlantic before conceptualising this role in the light of different ‘model’ coding prescriptions and processes. The paper draws from two major pilot programmes, 17 years apart, that examined the use and potential of codes in England, alongside evidence on the spread and effectiveness of coding in the country. The work is particularly relevant internationally as the only known large-scale and longitudinal evaluation of coding practices in urban design. Ultimately, the evidence points to the value of codes as a distinct urban design governance tool that can establish a ‘wireframe’ of essential urbanistic elements with the potential to optimise place value.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Coding urban design: Constructing a wireframe for a place-focused urbanism |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.progress.2023.100775 |
Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.progress.2023.100775 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Design codes, Form-based codes, Coding, Urban design, Urbanism, Place |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10169027 |
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