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Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of safe public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a subset of urban planning, landscape architecture and architecture. Actually, it is actually a design practice that operates at the convergence of all three disciplines and requires a broad understanding of several other disciplines, such as economics and social theory.
Urban design is primarily concerned with the design of public space and the way public places are experienced and used. Public space includes the totality of spaces used freely on a day-to-day basis by the general public, such as streets, plazas, parks and public infrastructure. Some aspects of privately owned spaces, such as building facades or domestic gardens, also contribute to public space and are therefore also considered a part of urban design.
In addition to town planning, Townscape Design offers detailed urban design and detailing for a variety of public spaces, including:
- Neighborhood design
- Block and street configurations
- Public gathering space such as plazas, greens, squares, parks and small venues
- Complete streets
- Green infrastructure
- Building frontage areas
- Site and street amenities such as lighting, furniture and wayfinding
