needs

Architects and urban planners must attend to several needs to fulfill the process of a good design. These needs can be classified in three main areas: people’s needs, the structure and the environment. An architect must take into account the use of the building, in other words, it’s purpose. In addition, the building must have articulated spatial relationships and must be comfortable to live in. The structure of the building is like the vertebral spine of animals. It must support the building for extreme conditions, but most importantly it has to be related and integrated with the design.

The building must also blend with it’s surroundings, it must be adequate to the context were it stands. It must include the cultural factors of the town and has to be flexible for further changes in needs. In conclusion, a good architect must integrate all the needs and conflicts in one final solution, which, of course, must be esthetically pretty.

For a urban planners, it's the same. They must combine all the needs in a coherent solution. The difference is that they work in a bigger scale and take into consideration the needs of the entire city or town.

