HISTORY OF URBAN PLANNING 12.5 Nigel Flannigan. Second semester Three hours of lectures and tutorials a week. At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to demonstrate:
  • an understanding of the history of urban planning and design of (pre-industrial) cities in terms of the major ideas, concepts, individuals, trends, styles and projects that have influenced modern urban culture;
  • an awareness of the historical determinants of the spatial structure of cities and the physical form of urban elements: buildings, gardens, squares and monuments;
  • a knowledge of urban design principles and practice fundamental to (western) cultural tradition;
  • an appreciation of the effects of changing (western European) attitudes on the design of urban form in history and on the designers;
  • an introduction to the urbanisation and spatial organisation of 19th century Australian cities, in particular Melbourne.
A cultural and historical study of cities and urban planning and design from early city cultures of the Middle East to 19th century urbanisation and sub-urbanisation in Australia.

The course examines some great periods in urban history - Classical Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classicism, 19th century colonialism - in terms of the cultural and natural forces which shaped the structure and form of their great and not so great cities. Critical analyses of representative examples of urban form and style are included.

 Written assignments (sketchbook, scale model, essay or class paper), as set during the semester, equivalent to no more than 4,000 words, and a 3-hour examination at the end of the semester. HISTORY OF URBAN PLANNING 16.7 2nd and 3rd year Mr C M Gutjahr. Second semester Three hours of lectures and tutorials a week. At the conclusion of the subject students should be able to demonstrate:
  • an understanding of the history of urban planning and design of (pre-industrial) cities in terms of the major ideas, concepts, individuals, trends, styles and projects that have influenced modern urban culture;
  • an awareness of the historical determinants of the spatial structure of cities and the physical form of urban elements: buildings, gardens, squares and monuments;
  • a knowledge of urban design principles and practice fundamental to (western) cultural tradition;
  • an appreciation of the effects of changing (western European) attitudes on the design of urban form in history and on the designers;
  • an introduction to the urbanisation and spatial organisation of 19th century Australian cities, in particular Melbourne.
A cultural and historical study of cities and urban planning and design from early city cultures of the Middle East to 19th century urbanisation and sub-urbanisation in Australia.

The subject examines some great periods in urban history - Classical Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classicism, 19th century colonialism - in terms of the cultural and natural forces which shaped the structure and form of their great and not so great cities. Critical analyses of representative examples of urban form and style are included.

Written assignments (sketchbook, scale model, essay or class paper), as set during the semester, equivalent to no more than 3,000 words, and a 2-hour examination at the end of the semester.