Examines ways urban design contributes to distribution of political power and resources in cities.
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6-0-9
H
Instructor: Dennis Frenchman, Peter Roth
Focuses on the process of synthesizing projects for the real estate development industry, including the integration of finance and marketing with physical programming and design.
MW (2:30-5:30) 10-485
6-0-9
H
PRACTICUM
Instructor: Tunney Lee
The studio will explore the questions of sustainability in future residential developments in urban China. It will build on the work of studios in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The issues of sustainability are broadly defined to include the environment, the economy and equity.
TR (3:00-6:00) Studio, TR (3:00-6:00) 3-405/3-405A
3-0-9
G
Instructor: Anne Whiston Spirn, Ceasar McDowell
Reviews a range of models for engaging communities, from a client-consultant relationship to advocacy, community organizing, consensus building, capacity building, and knowledge building.
W (2:00-5:00) 9-450A
3-3-6
H
PRACTICUM
Instructor: James Wescoat
Workshop focuses on cultural landscape heritage issues and projects in the Indo-Islamic realm. Landscape and urban heritage inquiry goes beyond monuments and combines study of conservation theory and practice with exploration of active urban environmental design projects. Limited to 15.
M (9:00-12:00) 5-216
2-0-10
H
Instructor: Dennis Frenchman, Carlo Ratti
Students develop proposals, at the city and neighborhood scales, that integrate urban design, planning, and digital technology. Aims to create more efficient, responsive, and liveable urban places and systems that combine physical form with digital media, sensing, and advanced communications.
F (9:00-12:00) 9-354
H
Instructor: Julian Beinart
Theories about the form that settlements should take. Attempts a distinction between descriptive and normative theory by examining examples of various theories of city form over time.
TR (12:30-2:00) 3-133
2-0-7
G
Instructor: Dennis Frenchman
Examines the changing nature of cities and emerging design challenges in the 21st century. Core lectures and discussions identify new technological, environmental, social and other trends that are transforming the way we build and use cities.
W (9:00-11:00) 10-401
2-0-7
H
Instructor: Brent D. Ryan
Examines the relationship between urban design ideals, urban design action, and the built environment through readings, discussions, presentations, and papers.
M (1:00-3:00), W (6:00-8:00) 10-401
0-12-9
H
PRACTICUM
Instructor: Brent D. Ryan
Examines the rehabilitation and re-imagination of a city. Analyzes the city at three scales: citywide, neighborhood, and individual dwellings.
TR (2:00-7:00) Studio, TR (2:00-7:00) 7-402
2-0-7
G
Instructor: Robert Fogelson
Seminar on downtown in US cities from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth. Emphasis on downtown as an idea, place, and cluster of interests, on the changing character of downtown, and on recent efforts to rebuild it.
R (2:00-4:00) 10-485
3-0-9
H
Instructor: Terry Szold
Analysis of local and state power to regulate land use and development. Particular emphasis on the evolution of planning and zoning regulations, and the perceived narrowing of the relationship between public improvements requirements and development impact.
TR (2:30-4:00) 10-401
3-0-9
H
Instructor: Alan Berger
In-depth research workshop on “Health and Urbanism” initiative, developed as a collaboration between the MIT Center for Advanced Urbanism, and American Institute of Architects.
R (10:00-1:00) 10-485
3-0-9
H
Instructor: Oscar Grauer, Jota Samper
This workshop is an international collaboration between MIT School of Architecture + Planning and three universities in Bogotá, Colombia: the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad de Los Andes and the Universidad de la Salle in order to envision, plan, and design prototy
M (12:30-3:30) W (4:00-5:30) 10-485