On the Streets of Modern Urban Landscape Design - Death and Life of Great American Cities

Death and Life of Great American Cities

Road landscape is an important part of the urban landscape, urban landscape framework, and even the city streets of the urban landscape landscape metaphor of "blood." Street through the serial, cross, why, etc. combination with a specific function block is the set of buildings, squares, public art, waterfront and other public space landscape in one, reflecting the intention of the urban landscape urban form, and with the continue to be the city's development and transformation, it is a city thousands of years of history, culture of accumulation, is a comprehensive reflection of urban culture area. At the same time the image of city streets on behalf of the city, a city often impressive landscape of the city streets, and its scale, massing of buildings on both sides of the street and style, different colors and instructions signs advertising plaque, unique green, comedy, facilities. People walk, watch and play off-site visitors to enjoy such freedom is a symbol of urban civilization, the target area, walking is the building can enjoy local, detail, and the only way the city detail. Therefore, the street should not be used only for traffic, the streets for human activities can also be said that the emotional gathering place, cultural exchange, access to information an important place, the city shaped to some extent shaped by the image of the street environment. For people living in this city, the streets can also improve the quality of the landscape to enhance civic pride and cohesion.