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702-421 Urban Design Theory | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Dr Kim Dovey |
Prerequisites | Nil, however it is anticipated that students in landscape architecture will take the subject in conjunction with 705-435 Advanced Urban Planning and Design |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Three 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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