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304280 (v.3) Advanced Principles and Practice of Urban Design 514
Area: | Department of Urban and Regional Planning |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Studio: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | The study of urban redevelopment, form and contemporary society, landscapes and streetscapes. Further case study analysis and project design work. The production of design interventions in situations of significant complexity. Economic, environmental and social sustainability in practice. Practical design skills. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have skills of analysis of urban contexts of great complexity. Developed a design vocabulary to enable the formation and development of successful urban places. Design skills specifically required forthe shaping of the public realm and the 'in between realm'. An understanding of how to progress to sustainability in an urban context. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bentley, I., Alcock, A., Murrain, P., McGlynn, S. and Smith, G. (1985). Responsive Environments, A Manual for Designers. Oxford, Butterworth Helnemann Ltd. Calthorpe, P. (1993). The Next American Metropolis, Ecology, Community, and the American Dream. Princeton Architectural Press. Duany, Andres and Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth. (1991). Towns and Townmaking Principles, Rizzoli. Gehl, J. (1987). Life Between Buildings. Van Nostrand Reinhold. Giradet, H. (1992). The Gaia Atlas of Cities. Gaia Books. Hughes, Jonathan and Sadler, Simon (2000). Non-Plan. Architectural Press. Jacobs, J. (1985). Cities and the Wealth of Nations, Principles of Economic Life. Random House. Jacobs, J. (1992). The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Vintage Books. Katz, P. (1994). The New Urbanism, Toward an Architecture of Community. McGraw Hill. Kelbaurgh, D. (1989). The Pedestrian Pocket Book, A New Suburban Design Strategy. Princeton Architectural Press. Krier, R. (1993). Architecture and Urban Design, Academy Editions. Kunstler, James H. (1994). The Geography of Nowhere, The Rise and Decline of America's Man Made Landscape. Simon and Schuster. Lynch, K. (1960). The Image of the City, MIT. |
Unit Texts: | Bentley, I., Alcock, A., Murrain, P., McGlynn, S. and Smith, G. (1985). Responsive Environments, A Manual for Designers. Oxford. Butterworth Helnemann Ltd. Calthorpe, P. (1993). The Next American Metropolis, Ecology, Community, and the American Dream. Princeton, Architectural Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 25%, Assigment 2- Interim submission 25%, Final Submission 35%. Assignment 3 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40103 Urban Design and Regional Planning | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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