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 * Comparison and contrast paragraph **
 * Architecture and Urban Planning **

In my opinion architecture and urban planning have many common features, both deal with designing attractive and comfortable spaces for people. Nevertheless, urban planning is focused on the development of external spaces, such as landscapes, squares, streets, parks, that is all what makes the organization of the city, while architecture is devoted to the design of single buildings. Another difference between architecture and urban planning is that architecture takes into account the needs of a particular set of persons; while urban planning takes into account the needs of a whole population.

According to both texts about architecture and urban planning we can find some differences and similarities between them. In first place architecture should fulfill the function of providing shelter to protect people from weather, in contrast to urban planning which is responsible for creating outdoor spaces.

One similarity between architecture and urban design is the fact that both must to take into account the context. Architects should construct buildings related with the surrounding and urban planners have to create squares, parks and public spaces taking into account nearby buildings, besides social, economical and cultural factors.

Both disciplines use the same design principles. However the architect works at a smaller scale than the urban planner. Finally, I think that Caracas has some good pieces of architecture, like UCV (La Ciudad Universitaria), Teresa Carreño Theater or Bellas Artes (Fine Arts) Museum. The city also has some good urban designs like Altamira Square or Parque del Este. But in general there is almost complete absence of urban planning in large sections of the city, particularly in peripherical “Barrios”. Another big problem is transportation and road traffic. It is necessary to maintain properly the city and work to solve its problems.

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