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Course Catalog 2011-2012
AYS-2306 Urban Planning and Design, Professional Course 1, 14 cr |
Person responsible
Staffan Lodenius, Minna Chudoba
Requirements
For 14 ECTS credits: Accepted design projects of the given area, a written research paper on a topic related to the course theme, a short oral presentation of the paper, examination (short essays).
For 11 ECTS credits: Accepted design projects of the given area, a written research paper on a topic related to the course theme, a short oral presentation of the paper.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
The course is divided in two: lecture part (in Finnish) and project task part (task and guidance in English). In addition, it contains a seminar presentation and an essay. The project task is done in pairs. The students are encouraged to discuss and evaluate their work together during the design process. Group working skills and peer learning are practiced. Writing skills are practiced with either a research essay or literary essay.
Learning outcomes
On finishing the course the student is able to recognize the main stages of modern urban planning history as well as the corresponding social links. He/she knows how to dimension the functions of a residential area and knows the basics of traffic planning and landscape design. He/she recognizes the main factors of civic design and is able to apply them in designing public urban spaces. He/she is able to describe the basics of Finnish planning system and planning process. He/she recognizes planning markings and requirements and is able to compile the documents needed in a simple town plan.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | The design of urban environments, land use and city architecture. To enhance understanding of the specific characteristics of various areas with different functions and environmental bases. Town planning and design guidance. Interactive design. Project tasks involve the design of functionally mixed urban areas. |
Evaluation criteria for the course
The focus of assessment is on the project task. In evaluation it is especially noted how innovatively and diversely the design has been developed from the chosen starting points.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Book | The City Assembled | Spiro Kostof | English | ||||
| Book | The City Shaped | Spiro Kostof | English |
Additional information about prerequisites
The students who take this course should be familiar with the basics of urban design and planning.
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
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