Module 3 — Principles of Sustainable Urban Design
Lesson 3 of 14Context for Sustainable Urban Design

The context for sustainable urban design is so rich, so broad in scope, and so diverse. This video presents a few of such visions for city designs and redesigns, historically and into the future, and leaves us with some guiding questions to consider when designing cities. 

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Nadine Ibrahim. (2019, June 6). Context for Sustainable Urban Design. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ0VKf28MtY

From Howard’s Garden City in 1898 and Le Corbusier’s vision for a Contemporary City in 1922 to more recent competitions in the early 2000s for sustainable urban systems designs, we develop a good sense of what design principles make cities sustainable. The designs of future cities and the redesign of existing ones are the urban design challenges we face today to create a livable future.