SSUD71-215: Urban Design and Place Making Principles

Description

Urban Design is the field that brings together the contributions of the built environment professions to shape the urban form and quality of life offered by our cities and towns.  This subject introduces key urban design ideas, using existing urban areas as the vehicle for analysis and understanding.  Students will get to know and develop knowledge and skills needed by built environment professionals for the creation of urban places that are environmentally, economically, socially and culturally rich and sustainable.

Subject details

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the main contemporary urban design ideas, their origins and their application in practice
2. Analyse and describe urban places in terms of urban design principles
3. Define urban design problems and propose a framework for urban design intervention
4. Apply basic urban design skills in graphic, written and oral communication

Enrolment requirements

Subject outlines

• May 2020 [Standard]

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