UP426: Urban Design and Planning

Course Schedule (Fall 2006)

Aug 24:	COURSE INTRODUCTIONS
		"What Is Urban Design?"

Aug 29: URBAN DESIGN OVER TIME
		How has urban design changed since the development of
		early human settlementss?
		American Institute of Architects. 1965. Urban design: 
		The architecture of towns and cities. New York: McGraw- 
		Hill. (read pp. 1-28)
	CONTEMPORARY URBAN DESIGN
		How is contemporary urban design practice different from
		other design disciplines? Why do contemporary urban designers
		do what they do?
		George, R. Varkki. 1997. A procedural explanation for 
		contemporary urban design. Journal of Urban Design. ??2, 2: 143-61. 

Aug 31:	PROJECT INTRODUCTION
		What kinds of analysis does urban design typically require?
		Project Manual
	FORM TEAMS

Sep 05:	URBAN SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
		How does the project site fit into the overall urban 
		system? What urban processes characterize the site?
		What changes can we expect in the future?
		Lozano, Eduardo E. 1990. Community design and the 
		culture of cities. New York: Cambridge University Press. 
		(read pp. 73-108)
	URBAN DESIGN RECONNAISSANCE
		What clues can we find on the site about systems
		and processes?
		Jacobs, Allan B. 1985. Looking at Cities. Cambridge, MA: 
		Harvard University Press. (read pp. 30-83)

Sep 07:	LAB SESSION (Discussion)
		Functional Analysis

Sep 12:	PLACE QUALITY: NEIGHBORHOOD STRUCTURE
		In terms of physical form, what are the different ways 
		people have conceptualized the idea of "neighborhood"? 
		By what criteria would you evaluate these different 
		neighborhood forms?
		Krier, Leon. 1987. Chapter V: The Polycentric City of Urban  
		Communities. In Architecture: Choice or Fate. Windsor, U.K: Andreas  
		Papadakis.
		Perry, Clarence. 1929. The Neighborhood Unit. In Time-Saver Standards  
		for Urban Design. Pp. 2.4-1 to 2.4-8.
		Stein, Clarence S. 1957. The Radburn Idea. In Time-Saver Standards  
		for Urban Design. Pp. 2.7-1 to 2.7-8.
		Duany, Andres, and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. 1998. The Lexicon of the  
		New Urbanism. In Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design. Pp. 5.11-1 to  
		5.11-14
		Stern, Robert A.M. and John Massengale. 1981. The Anglo-American  
		Suburb. London: Architectural Design.
		Arendt, Randall. 2004. Crossroads, Hamlet, Village, Town. Washington,  
		D.C.: American Planning Association.

Sep 14:	LAB SESSION

Sep 19:	LAB SESSION

Sep 21:	LAB SESSION

Sep 26:	PLACE QUALITY: TRANSECT
		In what ways does transect-based zoning differ from
		conventional zoning? How does zoning based on the 
		transect result in both complexity as well as order?
		Duany, Andres, and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. 1998. The Lexicon of the  
		New Urbanism. In Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design. Pp. 5.11-1 to  
		5.11-14
		All other material for this is on-line: go to: http://www.dpz.com/transect.htm
		Read all material, including the SmartCode, which is based on the  
		theory of the transect.

Sep 28:	LAB SESSION

Oct 03:	LAB SESSION

Oct 05:	PLACE QUALITY: CIVIC SPACE
		How can we invigorate the idea of "civic space" in American
		cities and towns? How important are civic spaces, what types
		are needed, and why? How do different types of civic spaces
		relate to each other?
		Moughtin, Cliff. 2003. Urban Design: Street and Square. Oxford:  
		Architectural Press.
		Gehl, Jan, and Lars Gemzoe. 2004. Public Spaces Public Life.  
		Copenhagen: Danish Architectural Press.
		Zucker, Paul. 1959. The Square in Space and Time. In Time-Saver  
		Standards for Urban Design. Pp. 2.8-1 to 2.8-10.
		Bacon, Edmund. 1976. Design structure of Baroque Rome. In Time-Saver  
		Standards for Urban Design. Pp. 2.11-1 to 2.11-12.
		Cooper Marcus, Claire. Shared Outdoor Spaces. In Time-Saver Standards  
		for Urban Design. Pp. 6.9-1 to 6.9-12.
		Krier, Leon. 1987. Chapter II: Nature of the Architectural Object. In  
		Architecture: Choice or Fate. Windsor, U.K: Andreas Papadakis.

Oct 10:	LAB SESSION

Oct 12:	LAB SESSION

Oct 17:	PLACE QUALITY: VISUAL ASPECTS (Spatial Definition)
		In what ways is space defined in the site? 
		How well is space defined?
		Hedman, Richard, and Andrew Jaszewski. 1984. Fundamentals of
		Urban Design. Washington, DC: Planners Press (read pp. 9-32)
		Ching, Frank. 1979. Architecture: Form, Space,
		Order. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold (read p. 174)
	PLACE QUALITY: VISUAL ASPECTS (Visual Context)
		What are the different characteristics of the 
		surfaces that define spaces in the site? How 
		do they contribute to the quality of the space?
		Hedman, Richard, and Andrew Jaszewski. 1984. Fundamentals of
		Urban Design. Washington, DC: Planners Press (read pp. 53-77)
		Kelbaugh, Douglas. 2004. (read pp. 105-28)
	PLACE QUALITY: VISUAL ASPECTS (Dynamic Experience)
		How does the experience of the site change 
		as you move through it?
		Cullen, Gordon. 1961. Townscape. New York: Reinhold 
		Publishing. (read pp. 9-15, 193-234)
		Sample Sequences

Oct 19:	LAB SESSION
		SketchUp Tutorial Discussion

Oct 24:	LAB SESSION

Oct 26:	LAB SESSION

Oct 31:	LAB SESSION

Nov 02:	LAB SESSION

Nov 07:	PLACE QUALITY: COGNITIVE ASPECTS (Imageability)
		How well do people understand and remember the 
		site? What kinds of cognitive maps of the site do people 
		have?
		Lynch, Kevin. 1960. Image of the city. Cambridge, Ma.: 
		MIT Press. (read pp. 1-13, 46-90)
	PLACE QUALITY: BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS
		How does the project site support or inhibit
		desired and undesired behaviors?
		Lang, Jon. 1987. Creating architectural theory. New 
		York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. (read pp. 77-83, 100-6, 
		113-25)
		Hester, Randolph. 1984. Planning neighborhood space with 
		people. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 
		(read pp. 27-55)

Nov 09:	LAB SESSION

Nov 14:	LAB SESSION

Nov 16:	LAB SESSION

Nov 21:	HOLIDAY

Nov 23:	HOLIDAY

Nov 28:	INDIVIDUAL SUMMARY REPORT

Nov 30:	LAB SESSION

Dec 05:	LAB SESSION

Dec 07:	LAB SESSION

Dec 13:	WRAP-UP SESSION
	COURSE REVIEW