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 Courses: UP503

UP 503: Site and Physical Planning
Fall 2007 


Course Schedule

Date
  Topic
22-Aug
  Course Introduction
Assignment 1: Understanding Distance and Area
Assignment 2: Diagramming With Adobe Illustrator
Thursday Tutorial: Adobe Illustrator (Lecture, Instructions), and Sample Graphic
27-Aug
  Lecture (AM | PM): Introduction (Physical planning, real estate markets, land-use and reuse) Some links
Readings: Miles, et al. Chapter 13 and Chapter 3 (in that order)
Assignment 3: Understanding Density
Assignment 1 Due (Understanding Distance and Area)
Suppliment: Density Catalog
29-Aug
  Discussion/Lab: Maps by planners, Discussion AM | PM
Thursday Tutorial: MAPublisher (Lecture, MAPublisher Guide
Assignment 2 Due at midnight (Diagramming with Adobe Illustrator)
Assignment 4: Making Maps with GIS Data
3-Sep
  Labor Day (no class)
5-Sep
  Discussion : Urban Density
Assignment 3 Due at midnight (Understanding Density)
Assignment 4 due at midnight (Making Maps with GIS Data)
Thursday Tutorial: MAPublisher Advanced (Lecture)
Suppliment: Illustrator File, MAPublisher User Guide (PDF), MAPublisher Tutorial (PDF)
10-Sep
 

Lecture: Suitability Analysis
Reading: Anderson Ch 2, 1, and 3
Landscape Architecture Notes
Lynch and Hack, Appendix A Online Database of Soil Types Champaign County Soils Advanced: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Taxonomy, Chapters 1, 5, and 6

12-Sep
  Discussion/Lab: Natural Systems (Land)
Thursday Tutorial: Mapublisher
Introduce Assignment 5: Natural Systems Report (Site Information)
Assigned 5A: Land Analysis
17-Sep
  Lecture: Natural Systems (Water)
Assigned 5B: Water Analysis
Assignment Due - 5A Land Analysis
19-Sep
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial: Runoff modeling
Save Spreadsheet Model to your computer (do not open online)
Champaign County Soils Report
24-Sep
  Lecture: Natural Systems (Green Infrastructure)
Assigned 5C: Green Infrastructure
Assignment Due - 5B Water Analysis

Green Infrastructure Reading
26-Sep
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial: Working with In-Design
Green Infrastructure Value (CNT GreenValue Tool)
1-Oct
  Suitability Analysis
Assigned 5 Final: Natural Systems Final Suitability Report
Assignment Due - 5C Green Infrastructure
3-Oct
  Discusison/Lab
Site Suitability Report
8-Oct
  Lecture: Site Engineering Analysis A
Assigned 6A: Site Engineering Analysis Report
Assignment Due - 5 Natural Systems Suitability Report Final
10-Oct
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial: Cut-and-Fill calculations
15-Oct
  Lecture: Site Engineering Analysis B
Assigned 6B: Site Engineering Analysis Report
Assignment Due - 6A
17-Oct
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial: Sizing Detention & Retention
AP Sanitary/Storm; DS Sanitary/Storm, SG Sanitary/Storm; TAF Sanitary/Storm
22-Oct
  Lecture: Constructed Wetlands
Assigned 6C: Green Engineering
Assignment Due - 6B

Suppliment: EPA Design Guide
24-Oct
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial:
29-Oct
  Lecture: In Class
Assigned: Socio-Economic Context
Assignment Due - 6 Site Engineering Analysis Report Final
Suppliment: SocioEcon Analysis Example
31-Oct
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial: Socio Economic Report Tutorial
5-Nov
  Lecture: Feasibility Analysis
Assigned: Real Estate Pro Forma
Assignment Due - 7 Socio Econmic Analysis
Suppliment: Real Estate Pro Forma.xls
7-Nov
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial: Real Estate Pro Forma
12-Nov
  Lecture: Urban Design Paradigms
Assigned: 9 Design Analysis
Assignment Due -8 Economic Analysis Memo
14-Nov
  Discussion/Lab:
Thursday Tutorial: Design Paradigms
Assignment Due Friday- 9A Design Paradigm Analysis
19-Nov
  Fall Break
21-Nov
  Fall Break
26-Nov
  Lecture: 9B Design Programs
28-Nov
  Discussion/Lab: 9C Design Development
Thursday Tutorial: 3D Analysis
Suppliment: Sketch Modules - Server2/UP503/Sketchup_Modules
3-Dec
  Lecture: Final Reports
Assignment: Preliminary Design Review
Suppliment: Burnam Plan
5-Dec
  Discussion/Lab
Thursday Tutorial: Final Reports

12-Dec
 

Course wrap-up and review
Assignment Due Friday 14 Dec: 9 Design Analysis Final Report



   
 

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