LA 7010 - Urban Design and Planning

(CU-CEL, CU-SBY)

Fall. 5 credits.

Must have a grade of C- or bettter to advanced to next studio in sequence. Course fee: supplies and fees: approx. $250; required field trip: approx. $50. Enrollment limited to: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

Staff.

This studio explores the application of urban design and landscape urbanism techniques to the problems and opportunities of contemporary city making. The studio investigates the social, cultural, natural, and infrastructural systems of urban environments, and develops integrated spatial design strategies involving streets, built form, and open space networks. The course introduces three-dimensional computer modeling and digital design media as tools for urban design.

Outcome 1: Develop a disciplinary literacy through landscape history, theory and contemporary practices.

Outcome 2: Ability to engage landscape as community at urban scales.

Outcome 3: Students shall be able to develop 3-dimensional electronic models.

Outcome 4: Students shall be able to collect and assess data related to urban communities.