Comparing+and+Contrasting

Comparing and Contrasting the Purposes of Architecture and Urban Planning





We can say that urban design and architecture have a common origin: through them people in ancient communities found their way to establish an organized place to live. Many people think that architecture and urban planning are the same, but they are not. They have a lot of differences and similarities. One of the common things is that both careers try to improve people’s lives and they depend on people needs. One of the differences is that architecture is developed in a smaller scale than urban design, because it takes care of more individual issues like physiological needs of people and it should transmit the sensation of personal safety. But, on the other hand, urban design is developed in a larger scale because it takes care of the needs of the community like the disposition of public spaces.

I think that Caracas has a horrific urban design because the first planners of the city didn´t take advantage of the variety of landscapes in the territory and they didn´t think on the future or how the city would grow. I also think that the architecture that we can find in the different areas of Caracas represent the cultural mix that is in our society, because there are a lot of traditional buildings with a colonial look, but there are also a lot of modern buildings, so it´s a very nice contrast.