Smart Techniques in Urban Planning: An Insight to Ruled-Based Design

Carlo Pisano, Giuseppe De Luca and Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi
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Carlo Pisano: Department of Architecture, University of Florence, 50100 Florence, Italy
Giuseppe De Luca: Department of Architecture, University of Florence, 50100 Florence, Italy
Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi: School of Architecture and Design, University of Camerino, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: In the last decades, the ideology of managing the city form and performance through pre-determined plans has gradually lost its validity. Some contemporary urban planning theories suggest the application of smart design techniques for managing urban complexity. However, the proposed approach has partially been experienced in practice, and more research on how to integrate them into urban planning is needed. This study aims to present an insight into the rule-based design as a smart design technique for a shift from pre-determined urban plans to design rules. The methodology is based on a comparative analysis between the experiments of some cases in the north of Europe. Research findings highlight that the capacity to deliver variety with harmony, the distinction between the roles of code writer and building designer, the potential to support the implementation process and to prescribe specific qualities, both for the spatial and organizational purposes, are significant factors for the integration of smart design techniques to urban planning.

Keywords: urban planning; urban complexity; smart design techniques; rule-based design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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