702-421 Urban Design Theory

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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 urbanised 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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