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Postgraduate Course: Urban Design Case Studies (AREA11022)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionPLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY ECA

Indicative Module Content

Between two and four local case studies will be selected and examined. Site visits will be followed by presentations on each area given by representatives of the designers, developers and local authority. These presentations will illustrate the parameters within which each of the parties operates and how the relationships among the participants function.


Aims of Module

1. To familiarise students with recent large scale urban design projects
2. To evaluate the process and product from the perspective of the designer, developer and statutory authority

Mode of Delivery

This is a project-based module, which is supported by visiting speakers and site visits. The first part of the module is carried out in groups or by individuals depending on student numbers, the second part is individual. Students will identify periodical and other project specific references as part of an initial information gathering process. The first part of the module will be presented in a seminar.


Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
OtherLectureUrban Design Case Studies1-6 14:00 - 17:00
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes for Module

On completion of this module, the student is expected to:

1. display knowledge of the range of issues involved in large scale urban developments
2. understand and evaluate how these issues affect the process of design and development
3. communicate the significance of these developments and the roles of the participants

Assessment Information
Learning outcomes are assessed by coursework. Outcomes 1, 2, 3 & 4 are assessed through a group seminar presentation (50%) and by an individual written report (50%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description This is a project-based module, which is supported
by visiting speakers and site visits. The first part of
the module is carried out in groups or by individuals
depending on student numbers, the second part is
individual. Students will identify periodical and other
project specific references as part of an initial
information gathering process. The first part of the
module will be presented in a seminar.
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Llewelyn $ú Davies (2000), Urban Design
Compendium, English Partnerships/The Housing
Corporation, London.
Urban Task Force (1999), Towards an Urban
Renaissance: The Report of the Urban Task Force,
DETR, London,.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact Hours 27
Directed Study 0
Self-Directed Study 73
Total 100
Keywordsregeneration, design, control, implementation
Contacts
Course organiser Course secretaryMr Christopher Miller
Tel: 0131 221 6150
Email: c.miller@ed.ac.uk
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