Week 6: Around the World in 8 Cities

Around the World in 8 Cities

In this topic, a list of cities were analysed, providing us with information about the landscape of the city and insight into different types of cities around the globe. All cities have their own cultural values which in turn are shown through its architecture. They all had their own climates and environment which that had to consider while constructing the city. By looking at the city from an aerial point of you, it can be seen how the city starts to form, whether it is organic or structured. Going through 8 different cities, you begin to see the similarities and differences. 

I decided to look at 3 different cites to see the contrast between them.

 Afganistan, Kabul

China, Chengdu

New York, Manhattan

The most prominent difference is the structure of the cites. While both China and New York have a structured way of building their city, Afganistan's city is placing buildings in all different directions. China follows a sort of circular building structure, while New York is very uniformed in its way of building. New York also has much more high-rise buildings than the other two as it is a more developed country and it can be seen through the maps.