Urban layouts

Urban layouts

1. URBAN LAYOUTS AND STRUCTURES

2. What is a city layout ?

3. Types of city layouts

4. ORTHOGONAL PLAN GRID PLAN CHECKERBOARD This plan consists of straight , wide streets that cross at right angles .

5. An example of grid plan: Barcelona

6. RADIOCENTRIC PLAN This plan consists of central point from which streets radiate , like the spokes of a wheel , crossed by others that form concentric circles .

7. RADIOCENTRIC LAYOUT

8. IRREGULAR PLAN This plan does not have a defined geometric shape and is formed by short, narrow streets and alleys of irregular layout .

9. IRREGULAR PLAN Córdoba