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 702-421 Urban Design Theory

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Dr Kim Dovey

Prerequisites

Nil. It is anticipated however that students in landscape architecture will take the subject in conjunction with 705-435 Urban & Landscape Design 4A

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

3 hours of lectures or seminars per week

Subject Description

Contemporary theories and modes of critique relating to the design of the urban public realm. Emphasis is on how urban physical form responds to the economic, cultural, political, social, aesthetic and natural forces of an urbanized area. Assignments and class papers require students to critically engage with a broad range of theoretical positions, and relate them to local conditions.

Assessment

Written and graphic assignments equivalent to 6000 words.

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