Definition of urbanism in English:
urbanism
noun ˈəːb(ə)nɪz(ə)mˈərbəˌnɪzəm
mass noun1The way of life characteristic of cities and towns.
a lot of their songs are about cities and urbanism
Example sentencesExamples
- Late 19th-century Mexican urbanism was still struggling with its Conquest-era foundations.
- What a sad misuse of her central work that it becomes the mantra for a whole lot of sentimental, claustrophobic, fake urbanism.
- In its gentle, humane urbanism, this historic city still offers lessons for the future.
- As segregation intensified, so did black political power, formed in the very institutions that exemplified the racist ideology built into 20th-century urbanism.
- The graffiti in his films suggest a basic urbanism.
- 1.1 The development and planning of cities and towns.
his interests include issues related to architectural design and urbanism
Example sentencesExamples
- Far from being a designer frill, the courtyard is a 'building block' of coherent urbanism for an entire urban district.
- It traces developments of provocative networks and typologies for regional planning and new urbanism.
- This residential complex with distinctive stacking blocks has widely influenced thinking about urbanism and building systems.
- They explained German approaches to 'landscape urbanism', which is landscape design in large and dense urban agglomerations.
- The master plan is an urbanism driven by architects and not developers.
Definition of urbanism in US English:
urbanism
nounˈərbəˌnɪzəmˈərbəˌnizəm
1The way of life characteristic of cities and towns.
a lot of their songs are about cities and urbanism
Example sentencesExamples
- The graffiti in his films suggest a basic urbanism.
- As segregation intensified, so did black political power, formed in the very institutions that exemplified the racist ideology built into 20th-century urbanism.
- What a sad misuse of her central work that it becomes the mantra for a whole lot of sentimental, claustrophobic, fake urbanism.
- In its gentle, humane urbanism, this historic city still offers lessons for the future.
- Late 19th-century Mexican urbanism was still struggling with its Conquest-era foundations.
- 1.1 The development and planning of cities and towns.
his interests include issues related to architectural design and urbanism
Example sentencesExamples
- This residential complex with distinctive stacking blocks has widely influenced thinking about urbanism and building systems.
- The master plan is an urbanism driven by architects and not developers.
- It traces developments of provocative networks and typologies for regional planning and new urbanism.
- Far from being a designer frill, the courtyard is a 'building block' of coherent urbanism for an entire urban district.
- They explained German approaches to 'landscape urbanism', which is landscape design in large and dense urban agglomerations.