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Architecture and urban design are two careers dedicated to design. But not necessarily, these careers have the same purposes. These purposes will change according to the needs of each one, for example urban design is in charge of organizing spaces at a large scale, taking into account all kinds of needs of the different people like: old and young people, workpeople, transients and so on; therefore, urban designers have a priority: the city as a whole, where they study the topography of the area, rural and urban areas, the vehicle routes, etc. Different from urban planning, architecture is in charge of organizing spaces in the building that will be depending on the needs and tastes of the costumer that could be changing with each project. Both careers work with the needs of the people, but urban design works in a general way, ergo with a big variety of buildings in a given area and how they interrelate. Unlike urban planning, architecture works with a building at a time and the distribution of the spaces inside the building.

Maybe one might think that these two careers don’t have similarities, but they have. Both of them handle the context and the people where the project will be implemented. That is why both are the result of a social need, and as such, they are fundamental for the proper development of the cities and for a pleasant and healthy environment for citizens to live in this city.

In my opinion, Caracas has a serious problem of design. Its design is anarchic where the streets don’t have order. This city is clearly an example of a city without proper planning. As for the architecture, it has undoubtedly architectural gems as the "Universidad Central de Venezuela" designed by Carlos Raul Villanueva. However, there is still much to get a better architectural quality, that is why we need more architects and urban designers. media type="file" key="Comparing and Contrating Paragraph.mp3"