Urban planning is very old, much older than we can even imagine, and its creation marked the development of great civilizations. That is why we compiled these quotes about urban planning for you, just so you could glimpse at the absolutely fascinating world of cities and their development. The amazing quotes here have much to teach us - and we hope they can help you understand city and town planning and development better.

24 Quotes on Urban Planning and Design

1

Every city has a deep atmosphere that is both caused by and gives birth to its urban planning.

2

Maybe the discipline should be called 'citizen planning'?

3

Cities are great revealers - that must be taken into account when planning them.

4

Limits must be drawn - if not, the concrete will devour the grass.

5

Rich or poor, well designed or poorly executed - pavement speaks tons about a specific urban plan.

6

Economy > False Individuality.

7

Sometimes empathy must be the driving force behind urban planning.

8

Social housing is a perpetual spectre over any urban planner!

9

So is it good?

10

Urban planning takes time. It isn't something that can be done overnight. 

11

The personal impression can be a guiding hand when planning a city.

12

Cities should serve men, not vice versa.

13

How many cities in the world have been built because of this?

14

So be careful when working in urban planning.

15

The cities contain within themselves the secret of their destruction and re-creation.

16

Is that a good thing?

17

Urban planning is connected with economic development.

18

A city should never be separated from its primary function of public life.

19

How true this sounds!

20

The buildings of a city have much to tell us about its history.

21

Can there be something more soothing than a beautiful city?

22

And we can only hope those visions were of beauty.

23

How things change...

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These quotes about urban planning will surely make people think a lot. 

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