Comparison+and+Contrast

Urban design is the process of creating a space so as to be habitable for a city, town or village, while architecture is the art of designing buildings, housing, among other structures using materials that suit the climate and also serving. Architecture focuses on the interests of one or more persons, while urban design goes beyond the needs of a single user. However, architects and planners have something in common: both are interested in the business of building sites and this should be the basis of their work together. Architects and urban planners must work together in order to successfully meet the needs of group of people.

//**How does Caracas stand in terms of both, architecture and urban planning? **//

What dominates the urban image of the modernity of Caracas is determined by the volume and the verticality of its buildings, the impressive avenues and malls, all expressing a contrast with the evolution of substandard housing in informal settlements on the slopes of the mountains, defying the laws of gravity, define and determine the everyday landscape. The city has been subjected to an urban growth for many decades, driven by the oil boom and accumulated wealth in the hands of some sectors. Today, Caracas is a city with more people and this has increased automotive traffic, which has expanded the construction of underground transport systems. In short, Caracas is highlighted in architecture and urbanism for being densely populated and surrounded by mountains, thus generating an increase in vertical and informal construction.media type="file" key="grabacion dairet1.mp3"