Postgraduate Course: Urban Strategies and Design Case Studies (ARHW11034)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Architecture - Heriot-Watt University |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course uses the city of Edinburgh to examine a range of themes relevant to urban design practice through the study of medium and large scale urban developments. The themes that will be explored through these case studies include:
¿ strategic planning & urban design;
¿ green space & open space;
¿ transport;
¿ planning law;
¿ urban design policy & guidance;
¿ public involvement;
¿ strategies for specific urban fabrics such as waterfronts, urban edge, etc.
The cases from Edinburgh will be visited and site visits will be supported by presentations given by representative from stakeholders such as designers, developers, local authority or local community. These cases will be the subject of field studies and report by the students. These are complemented by presentations and student reading on international cases studies from elsewhere that SBE has expertise in through its involvement in Interreg projects etc.
Aims
¿ To familiarize students with recent medium and large scale urban design projects in different geographic contexts.
¿ To evaluate the process and product from the perspective of the designer, developer, statutory authority and local community. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
147 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
The learner will develop:
¿ Knowledge of the range of issues involved in medium and large scale urban developments
¿ Understanding of how these issues affect the process of design and development in different cultural, social and economic contexts
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
The learner will develop:
¿ Ability to search for and analyse information relevant to the issues involved in medium and large scale urban developments
¿ Ability to synthesise from the wide range of information sources typically used in case study-based research
¿ Sensitivity to the importance of developing an understanding of context when conducting case study-based research
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Assessment Information
| coursework (presentation and report) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nwola Uduku
Tel: 0131 651 5786
Email: o.uduku@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Daniel Emmerson
Tel: 0131 651 5738
Email: daniel.emmerson@ed.ac.uk |
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