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Office of Urban Regulation

Design Rules and Design With Rules!

Cities as cultural products are neither ‘built’ nor ‘planned,’ at best they are guided and steered in a certain direction. Therefore, rules and regulations are one of the few tools that are actually suitable to guide future development within such collective and complex urban settings.

We strongly believe that the field of (urban) design should not simply adhere to these standards as some neutrally existing context but should actively engage in discussing them in order to make them subject to design as well. read more

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Where is William ?

Philadelphia

William P.Averuni (The founder of this city) stands on his pedestal looking out over the entire city from the heights. No building may be taller than this landmark.

  • William Penn in Philadelphia.
  • William Penn dwarfed after the 1980s.

Rule category

Motivation
View Management: preservation of imporant views of the city
The Kind of Rule
Rule that works as reference, ratio, or dependency.
Domain
Rule that has a strong influence on urban density and its distribution.
Rule with direct impact on architectural or urban form.
Rule that regulates building heights.
Scale
General Declaration: General declaration, motive without specific scale.
General Land Use: Rule that specifies land use in general.