The modern metropolis is a complex system specially created for the life, work and leisure of thousands of people. In order for the city to meet the requirements for it, architects and designers provided for the presence in this artificial environment of a wide variety of structures and communications that make up a single whole.
Instruction manual
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The foundation of any city is buildings. City buildings have a variety of functions. Most of them are designed for people. In a modern city, high-rise buildings and low buildings, built in past centuries, often coexist nearby. Buildings are located in the space of the urban territory in a certain order, forming streets, avenues, squares, quarters and entire microdistricts.
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There are also public buildings in cities. Shops, shopping and entertainment complexes, hotels, various cultural institutions, educational institutions, cafes and restaurants - all these objects of urban infrastructure are designed to perform functions that satisfy the many needs of residents and visitors of the city. Some of them try to locate in the central part of the settlement, others bring closer to the places of residence of the population.
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Many cities have developed production. As a rule, in modern megacities, industrial enterprises are carried out to the outskirts, outside the residential and cultural zones. But in the settlements that were created in the old days, factories and factories often remain in the central part of the city. Auxiliary office buildings and other business activity centers complement the production infrastructure.
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It is impossible to imagine a modern city without transport. The transport system provides transportation of passengers and goods from anywhere in the village. It usually includes ground transportation - buses, trolleybuses, trams, taxis. In large cities, the metro is used to transport passengers. One of the most important objects included in the city transport system are airports, railway, sea, river and bus stations.
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Only a well-developed system of engineering communications can ensure a full life for citizens and the functioning of the urban economy. It includes power supply and communication lines, sewer facilities, gas and water pipelines, and other linear facilities. Support the work of such subsystems of the housing and communal services.
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Designing a city as a system, architects, engineers and designers do not forget that everything here is subject to one goal - the convenience of human life. People are the main content of any metropolis. Therefore, the modern city harmoniously combines all the objects and elements of infrastructure that allow citizens to live peacefully, work actively and spend free time with interest.
