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.

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.

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:

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.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 25%, Assigment 2- Interim submission 25%, Final Submission 35%. Assignment 3 15%. 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