Area: | Department of Urban and Regional Planning |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Workshop: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Fieldwork: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | The process and outcomes of community formation and the typology of urban form. Field visits to and analysis of selected examples of urban form. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Identification of a typology for urban design form. The process and outcome of urban design. Documentation and analysis of frameworks. Implementation for urban design. |
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: | Duany, A. and Plater-Zyberk, E. (1991). Towns and Town Making, New York. Harvard Graduate School of Urban Design. Katz, P. (1994). The New Urbanism, New York, McGraw Hill. Lynch, K. (1982). Theory of City Form. Reynolds, H.L. and Solomon, P.L. (1998). The Property Development Process. Inglewood. Victor Publishing. |
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: | Practical Sketchbook and Notes 70%. Term Paper 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | 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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