13.0 Front Yard vs Courtyard

What is better a front yard or a courtyard? It may be a matter of taste, but let me look at the advantages and disadvantages of each of these.

12.0 “Spaces In Between” - Essential Elements in Urban Development

As a noted Urbanist once highlighted, suburbia’s attraction is that people cherish there “private realm” and those not so familiar with urban living feel they will lose their privacy if they were to live in such an environment. Certainly I have not heard much of complaints about the richness, variety, diversity and abundance of activity urban environment come with, but it is so clear that people are willing to forgo these for their perceived security of privacy and personal space in suburbia!


This is the importance of the “Spaces In Between”. These are the mediators of the public and the private realm. They are the transitional spaces where one experiences the connection, yet separation between the 2 realms. They exist in the urban environments of Europe as well as in the colonial urban areas of Asia and are key components in the best urban areas around the world.