A human scale is the rate of an individual walking 5 km/hr. and the rate of car driving is 60 km/hr. Modern means to create or make something look more advanced than the original layout. Lastly, ancient refers to something in the past that is old.
The human scale has changed as the centuries went by. In the past, most cities built their areas in a walkable distance. The places would be near your house. Now, everything has evolved. Cities have built-in more roads and buildings than there were before. Looking at the first image, location is in Paris. Paris was beautiful back then. Tons of greenery which made the city look more alive. In the picture below, there were not many buildings in Paris back in the 1900’s. Now, the city of lights has many more buildings and is full of car lanes. Near the Eiffel Tower, there are many more trees. Altogether, Paris is a city that always looks alive in day and night time. In the second image, the location is in Calgary. Some cities prefer to have walkways than roads. That’s why, in the picture below, there was a road before which then evolved to a public place with grass. Many interactions between individuals. There is more use of the 5 km/hr. than the 60 km/hr. In the third image, location is Greece. Before, in Greece, there were many sidewalks and places to get around by feet. When developed, near the mountain, more buildings were built and more routes were created. There is the use of both 5 km/hr. and 60 km/hr. In the fourth image, location is New York City. This change looks better. Before, there were roads. After, they changed it to walkways. It makes more sense for it to be built in a way where we can walk and not drive because Times Square is full of stores. If you take your car around and drive from place to place, you would be stuck in traffic or there won’t be many parking spots, better to walk in New York City than drive. In the fifth image, location is Indonesia. There is not much of a change. Only in the modern image, there are extra routes built and more business buildings are added. In the last image, location is India. There is a change in the way the village was built before and now. Scanning over the image, before, there were multiple small stores on the sides and an ancient way of the road was constructed. Back in the days, in India, roads were built with a sand-like texture. Citizens of India would walk on the sides of the road and small shops would sell items such as foods and clothes. Now, in India, there are normal roads built and the shops would be car distance apart. In conclusion, depending on the way of the city, the routes would be built. In some areas, people prefer to walk more than drive. In other areas, it’s vice versa, people drive more than walk. The buildings would be built depending on the human scale.
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Mr Martinic
9/29/2018 08:37:54 am
LOVE those before & after images!!
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