I M A G E C R E D I T : L A N S E N C H E N

CITIES WORLDWIDE FACE PRESSING CHALLENGES RELATED TO UNPRECEDENTED URBAN POPULATION GROWTH, CONSTRAINTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, AND DISRUPTIONS IN THE ECONOMY CAUSED BY RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. INCREASING DENSITY AND THE COMPACTNESS OF CITIES CAN HELP ABSORB URBAN MIGRATION, REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. THIS STUDIO WILL EXPLORE THE QUALITATIVE DIMENSIONS OF THESE CHALLENGES. IT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE NEW URBAN MODELS AND SPATIAL QUALITIES THAT SUPPORT INCREASING DENSITY IN EXISTING CITIES. STUDENTS WILL CREATE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAMS, URBAN “INTERIORS,” AND A LARGE-SCALE MASTERPLAN AND TURN A BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A VERTICAL URBANISM LABORATORY. THE STUDIO’S CENTRAL QUESTION IS ABOUT THE FUTURE FORM OF CITIES. IF THE PARISIAN BOULEVARD WAS THE PARADIGMATIC URBAN FORM OF THE 19TH CENTURY CITY, WHAT DO WE DESIGN TODAY? THIS URBAN DESIGN STUDIO LOOKS FOR POTENTIAL NOT IN CLASSICS LIKE THE CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES, BUT IN CONTEMPORARY VERTICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HONG KONG’S MAZE OF ELEVATED WALKWAYS AND INTERCONNECTED ATRIUMS.

U R B A N D E S I G N 2 : T H E C I T Y A N D I T S C O N T E X T

I N S T R U C T O R S :

C O - T E A C H E R :

S T E F A N A L

T B C

M / T H 0 2 : 0 0 - 0 5 : 2 0 P M - H H C 3 3 15 C R E D I T S

F A L L 2 0 1 7

U D - 9 0 2

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THIS IS A LECTURE AND WORKSHOP EXPLORING PROGRAMMING, PLANNING AND DESIGN CONCEPTS OF URBAN OPEN SPACE. THE SCOPE OF PLANNING AND DESIGN PROJECTS BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY MORE COMPLEX THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER, STARTING WITH SMALL RECREATION AREAS, PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC PLAZAS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES, AND LEADING TO THE PROGRAMMING, PLANNING AND DESIGN OF PEDESTRIAN SPACES, WATERFRONT TRANSFORMATION AND COMPLETE STREETS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH WORKSHOP PROJECTS, LECTURES WITH ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL ARE GIVEN ON THE SPECIFIC ISSUES OF SITE FEASIBILITY, SITE PROGRAMMING, SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN STRATEGIES ALL WITHIN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, DESIGNING FOR RESILIENCY AND ADAPTABILITY.

U R B A N O P E N S P A C E D E S I G N & P L A N N I N G

I N S T R U C T O R S : S I G N E N I E L S E N

T 0 9 : 3 0 - 1 2 : 2 0 P M - H H S 2 1 33 C R E D I T S

F A L L 2 0 1 7

U D - 9 8 1 B

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