Undergraduate Course: Urban Design and Housing (ARCH08011)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Indicative course content
Studio analysis projects combined with site visits to explore suitable precedents lead on to design projects where students produce design proposals for both Urban Design and Housing layouts following an exploration of alternatives.
Aims of course
1 To introduce students to the basic theories and issues involved in both urban design and housing layout.
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Mode of delivery
Studio, seminars and critiques. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
LA080006 Horticulture and Plant Materials 2
Co-requisites
LA080006 Horticulture and Plant Materials 2
Prohibited combinations
none |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 50 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 9,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 100,
Fieldwork Hours 21,
Formative Assessment Hours 16,
Summative Assessment Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
40 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students must pass all learning outcomes. The aggregation of failed Learning outcomes with passing learning outcomes to generate an overall pass mark is not permitted. Failure of one learning outcome will result in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate and understanding of the basic principles of urban design.
- demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles involved in housing layouts
- design simple housing layouts employing basic principles of urban design.
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Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Lynch, K. (1960) The Image of the City. MIT Press. Lynch, K. (1984) Good City Form. MIT Press. McKean, C. (1991) Edinburgh: Portrait of a city. Century. Llewelyn-Davies (2000) Urban Design Compendium. English Partnerships, London. www.scotland.gov.uk/planning/pan67 ¿ Housing Quality www.scotland.gov.uk/planning/pan43 ¿ Designing for Security/Designing out crime |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design |
| Keywords | URBAN DESIGN, HOUSING LAYOUT |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Tiago Torres Campos
Tel:
Email: tiago.t.campos@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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