“BOTTOM-UP”OR“TOP-DOWN”——ON THE METHODOLOGY OF URBAN DESIGN

Aiming at the problems cased by the fast increase of industry and popula-tion in China,the paper cxpounds the conceptual connotation of urban dcsign and theinteraction between urban form and design,sums up the“top-down”and“bottom-up”urban design approaches in history,and points out that subject of urban design——as anavailable approach to cope with the problems of building cities——should be put forwardin China as quickly as possible.