Architecture+and+Urban+Planning

Architecture – Urban Planning Around the world people use to think that urban planning and architecture are the same, but these careers have differences and similarities. In my opinion the principal difference between urban planning and architecture is about the size of the objective. While architects design buildings, urban planners design public places, cities and group of buildings. In this way, urban planning is more general than the specific architecture. However, the design as an art of making places and the temporal and social organization of spaces and societies, are //similarities// between these careers. So, in this way architecture and urban planning are careers which go hand in hand, although the difference between them are just about the size and scope. vs. ** How does Caracas stand in terms of both, architecture and urban planning? ** I think that Caracas has a really good architecture, but urban planning is a disaster, sometimes architects and urban planners don’t consider the needs of people, buildings and context, which are, altogether, the most important issues to consider for an organized city.

media type="file" key="archvsup.wma"