304277 (v.3) Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Urban Design 513

Area:

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

Studio:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Urbanism and urbanity. Sustainability and design. The New Urbanism. Physical and psychological security and design. Case study analysis and design project work enabling understanding of the processes which effect change in the urban environment and how to intervene in these processes. The development of practical design strategies.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have developed skills of analysis of urban contexts. An understanding of the factors that influence the formation and development of successful urban places. Design skills specifically required for theshaping of public spaces between buildings. An understanding of the manipulation of scale in the urban context. Developed an intellectual position regarding the role of design in urban forms.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Alexander, C. (1977), A Pattern Language - Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York, Oxford University Press. Bell, D. and Haddour, A. (Eds.) (2000), City Visions. Essex, Pearson Education Limited. Boyer, C. (1994), The City of Collective Memory - Its Historical Imagery and Architectural Entertainments. Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press. Hall, P. (1996), Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century. Oxford, Blackwell. Virilio, P. (1997), 'The Overexposed City' in Rethinking Architecture, ed. Leach, N. London and New York, Routledge. Katz, P. (1994), The New Urbanism - Toward an Architecture of Community. New York, McGraw Hill. Bentley, I., Alcock, A. and Murrain, et.al. (1985), Responsive Environments - A Manual for Designers. Oxford, Butterworth Helnemann Ltd. Calthorpe, P. (1993), The Next American Metropolis - Ecology, Community and the American Dream. New York, Princeton Architectural Press.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 Seminar 10%, Assignment 2 Group Project 10%, Assignment 3 Urban Analysis 15%, Assignment 4 Framework for development 25%, Place-making 30%, Journal 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Short Period 2	Y	Y