Purposes

The purposes of architecture and urban planning
Architecture and urban planning are two sciences that are closely related, you could say that there are more similarities than differences between these arts. The most obvious similarity between these sciences is that both are responsible for creating spaces that are pleasing to people. Architecture is responsible for designing spaces for a specific use such as schools, hospitals, homes and offices, while Urban Planning is responsible for connecting the places in the most effective and enjoyable way.

Although the context where the architecture is developed is similar to that of Urban Planning, there is a difference because of the scale. The scale of Architecture is smaller because when designing a building only takes into account the building that is close while, in Urban Planning when designing a city, it is taken into account the geographic area where you are and nearby cities. In short we can say that architecture is similar to Urban Planning because both are responsible for creating pleasant spaces where people can live, both sciences are developed in a context and both must meet the needs of people. However the most obvious difference between these sciences is the scale. The scale of Architecture is smaller than that of Urban Planning, because in Architecture pleasant spaces are created for one or a group of people while in Urban Planning spaces are created for an entire population of people.

I think the city of Caracas began to be a city with great potential, but it has a problem that is divided into two parts. The first is that over time the city began to grow uncontrollably without any kind of planning and according to Hippodamus a city has a population limit. The other part is related to the disinterest of the government to conduct large-scale public works to control the growth of the city, the neighborhoods are still expanding and the government does nothing to improve the quality of life of people living in Caracas. I believe that Caracas is a beautiful city and we also have architects and urban planners qualified to improve this city.

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