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Postgraduate Course: Urban Design Project (AREA11023)

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) Credits40
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

Approaches to intervention in urban areas; use of precedent; urban context; survey and analysis of existing areas; evaluation of the needs and opportunities; exploration of alternatives for use, movement, built form and open space; development of urban design frameworks including physical, management, social and economic considerations.

The development of a three-dimensional form for a master plan based on an urban design framework. The organisation of activities will be refined. Typologies of built form will be developed. The landscape structure for a master plan will be considered. The role of landscape in the detailed design of an urban area will be explored. The movement structure for a master plan will be considered. The role of traffic and transport in the detailed design of an urban area will be explored

Aims of Module

1. To provide an appreciation of the complexity inherent in urban design issues
2. To illustrate the multi-client and interdisciplinary nature of urban design
3. To consider and apply methods and techniques for evaluating and designing in the urban environment

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 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
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. as part of a team, design, execute, conclude and communicate an investigative evaluation of a location and its cultural, socio-economic and physical context
2. demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of theories of urban development and how they are applied to create a strategic urban design framework
3. display abilities in the detailed design of urban areas and illustrate an understanding of the relevant processes associated with the implementation of the detailed design

Assessment Information
Group Report
Individual Project and Report
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordsevaluation, alternatives, framework, master plan.
Contacts
Course organiserMr William Forsyth
Tel: 0131 221 6175
Email: w.forsyth@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Christopher Miller
Tel: 0131 221 6150
Email: c.miller@ed.ac.uk
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