Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Urban Design 2 (Perception and Space) (AREA11009)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS OWNED AND ADMINISTRATED BY ECA
Indicative Module Content
Ideas used in environmental perception will be introduced. Cognition, phenomenology, decision-making and decision models will be explained. Space syntax will be outlined. Techniques for appraising external space will be described.
Exercises will explore techniques of evaluation and design for punctual and linear spaces. The processes, which govern change and the participants in the process, will be considered.
Aims of Module
1. To introduce the principles of perception in urban space
2. To develop an understanding of the nature and types of urban space
3. To appreciate the skills required in interdisciplinary group work
Mode of Delivery
There are two studio exercises supported by regular lectures, tutorials, presentations and reviews. Students will work in different groups in each exercise.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, the student is expected to be able to:
1. display knowledge and understanding of the issues, which affect the perception of urban space
2. understand and apply evaluation techniques that are used to determine the qualities of urban space, whether intervention in the urban fabric is required and what form it should take.
3. display communication and group working skills
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Assessment Information
Exercise 1
Exercise 2 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Cooper-Marcus, C., & Francis, C. (1998), People
Places: design guidelines for urban open space,
J.Wiley, London.
Cullen, G. (1961), The Concise Townscape,
Architectural Press, London.
Gehl, J. (1987), Life between Buildings, Van
Nostrand, Berkshire.
Gehl, J., & Gemzøe, L. (2000), New City Spaces
Danish Architectural Press, Copenhagen.
Hillier, B., (1996), &«Cities as Movement Economies&ª,
Urban Design International Vol 1, 1, 41-60, Spon,
London.
Lynch, K. (1967), The Image of the City, MIT Press,
Boston. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact Hours 33
Directed Study 60
Self-Directed Study 7
Total 100 |
| Keywords | perception, intuition, syntax, punctual and linear space |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr William Forsyth
Tel: (0131 6)51 5790
Email: w.forsyth@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Christopher Miller
Tel: 0131 221 6150
Email: c.miller@ed.ac.uk |
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