Urban Design 101: Building Facades

The City of Los Angeles' Urban Design Studio illustrates ways to use the design of visible building facades to create/reinforce neighborhood identity and richer pedestrian environments. Is Jacksonville paying attention?

Published September 8, 2009 in Urban Issues - MetroJacksonville.com

To encourage citywide walkability, Los Angeles requires building projects to conform to a walkability checklist. In this installment, the issue of good building facade design is explored in visual detail.

http://www.urbandesignla.com/walkability/BuildingFacade.pdf

In Los Angeles, these recently constructed Jacksonville projects would have been forced to revise their plans before being given final permitting approval.

Family Dollar - New Springfield

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While walkable projects are few and far between, Meeks, Ross, Selander and Associates is an example of a local project that would pass the walkability checklist.

For more info: Adaptive Reuse: Meeks, Ross, Selander & Associates

Perhaps its time for Jacksonville to incorporate a few of these guidelines into its architectural landscape?

Article by Ennis Davis

This article can be found at: https://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-sep-urban-design-101-building-facades