Planning program essay (300 -500 words).

Assignment 4

The objective of this assignment is to analyze the urban form of an early settlement.

The sketch below is of CATAL HUYUK, an 8000 year old settlement which is located in Turkey. It is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic site found to date. In 2012, it was designated as a

UNESCO

World Heritage Site

.

Compare and contrast this settlement with a modern neighborhood unit in an American city, in terms of urban form, material, street pattern, entrances etc.

Your analysis should be in essay format (300 -500 words).

Evaluation: The final grade will depend on its organization, clarity, style, and grammar

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Hint:
Please look at the above plan of
Catal
Huyuk and look at the typical

plan

of

your

neighborhood.
The first thing you may notice is the form.

Catal

Huyuk has an irregular compact form as compared to your neighborhood

which may have a grid system (street running North South and East West

intersecting

at

right

angles).
To learn more about
Catal
Huyuk, please consult the following web site

CATAL

HUYUK, World’s

Oldest

Town:
http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub362/item1504.html
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