Courses
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First Semester Core Urban Planning Studio
Kathy Spiegelman, David Gamble, Ana Gelabert-Sanchez, Kathryn Madden
The first semester core studio of the Master of Urban Planning program introduces students to the fundamental knowledge and technical skills used by urban planners…
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Elements of Urban Design
Felipe Correa, Anita Berrizbeitia, Gabriel Duarte
Elements of Urban Design is an advanced core studio for the post professional programs in urban design. The studio introduces a wide host of ideas,…
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Water Line…Chicagos Urban River Corridor
Chicago has transformed from an industrial giant that depended on the Chicago River for moving materials in and out, to an influential 21st century global…
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Istanbul: Between Contour and Silhouette
Summary: The studio explores how an architectural project could relate to the city through the manipulation of the ground line and the skyline. The practical…
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Evolutionary Infrastructure – the new mega form
Marion Weiss, Michael Manfredi
Biased toward expediting movement and inherently resistant to supporting other forms of inhabitation, transportation infrastructure is an archaic monument to mono-functional use. With ever increasing…
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Rosario Territorial Front
Juan Rois, Leire Asensio Villoria
This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper.T.S. Eliot, \”The Hollow Men\” (1925)Latin-American cities, especially those of Indian Laws foundation,…
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Mexico City and the Production of Housing
Introduction: Mexico City is one of the most dynamic and complex metropolitan areas in the world today. With over 20.1 million inhabitants, remarkable urban growth,…
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Intermediate Landscape as Digital Media
The course will focus on digital modeling and representational tools for designers. Through the course, students will gain knowledge of digital design media and tools…
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GIS and Representation for Planning
While urban planners use a variety of modes to communicate ideas, visual expression is one of the most compelling methods to describe the physical environment.
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Culture, Conservation and Design – Creating the Conversation
This seminar will situate the conversation about Strategic & Critical Conservation in the cultural realm with the goal of expanding and developing an understanding of…
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Urban Grids: Exploring its Design Potentials
The first meeting will take place on Wednessday, August 31st, 6 PM in room 510. Framework:Within a larger research scope on \”Revisiting the urban grids…
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Concepts of Nature
Architects design buildings, and the majority of buildings are in cities. It is not surprising, therefore, that most architects see in the city, in its…
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Conservation Canons and Institutions
Rahul Mehrotra, K. Michael Hays
This module will study and analyze the canons and institutions that have traditional guided the parameters of conservation and preservation practice. The seminar will critically…
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BIBLIOTHECA: The Library Past/Present/Future
\”Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down\” reads the lead verse of Proverbs 14. The verse may serve…
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Urban Design Proseminar
Rahul Mehrotra, Eve Blau, Gareth Doherty
The proseminar is a forum for conversation on contemporary urban design. It is structured around three overlapping discussions: the formation of the discipline, critiques of…
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Critical Memory and the Experience of History
This course will meet for the first time in ROOM 111 on Thursday, September 1st. This seminar presents selected texts from the history…
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Urban Politics and Planning
CLASS MEETINGS: T,TH 8:40-10:00am, Littauer 230. Also, four optional review sessions, on the following Fridays in the same time slot: September 10 and 24, October…
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Markets and Market Failures
This course provides an introduction to how markets operate, the criteria for assessing their performance, and the circumstances under which they perform well or poorly.
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Real Estate Finance and Development
This course teaches the fundamentals of real estate finance and development. Lectures and case studies introduce students to the full range of financial analysis skills…
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Planning and Environmental Law
This course examines the law, embodied in local ordinances, state and federal statutes, constitutions, judicial opinions, administrative regulations, and private agreements, governing the use, development,…
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Cities by Design I
Rahul Mehrotra, A. Hashim Sarkis, Alex Krieger, Joan Busquets, Jose Castillo, Felipe Correa, Farès el-Dahdah
THE FIRST CLASS FOR CITIES BY DESIGN WILL BE TUESDAY 6 SEP. No Prerequisites; Course is required of all entering MAUD students.\’Cities by Design\’…
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Policy Making in Urban Settings
An introduction to policymaking in American cities, focusing on economic, demographic, institutional, and political settings. It examines economic development and job growth in the context…
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Transportation Planning and Development
Transportation is a cornerstone of city building and directly influences the development of our built environment and social capital. Transportation strategies directly impact and interact…
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Participation in Planning and Development: Theory and Practice
This course will meet for the first time in Portico 123 on Friday, September 2nd. This seminar examines the theory and practice of participatory…
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Canceled – New Spaces of Housing
The Rise of an Anti – Policy in Housing and its effects on Design and Cost of HousingThis seminar will explore the decreased role direct…
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Creating Resilient Cities: Climate Adaptive and Anticipatory Practices
This lecture course examines the concept of community resiliency in the age of climate change. How do planners and designers measure, foster, organize, evaluate and…
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Humanitarian Studies: Theory & Practice
Stephanie Kayden, Michael VanRooyen, Peter Walker
Stephanie Kayden, Michael VanRooyen, Peter Walker\’s course 05432: Humanitarian Studies: Theory & Practice will meet in FAS, Emerson Hall, room 101 on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30…
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Housing Delivery Systems in the United States
This is a basic course to introduce students to the American system for producing housing. We look at seven \”actors\” — consumers, developers, lenders, infrastructure…
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Redevelopment Policy
Urban redevelopment is the process by which government, private investors, and households transform the uses and financial returns of the urban built environment. As an…
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Real Estate Finance and Development Fundamentals
Provides an analytical framework for understanding the real estate finance and development process from both quantitative and nonquantitative perspectives. Topics addressed include: establishing investment/development objectives;…
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Modeling Urban Energy Flows
The primary focus of this course is the study of energy flows in and around groups of buildings. The investigated scales will range from individual…
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Real-Time Cities: an Introduction to Urban Cybernetics
In real-time cities, urbanity merges with digital information so that the built environment is dynamically sensed and synchronously actuated to perform more efficiently, intelligently, and…
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Al-Turaif, Saudi Arabia: Cultural Tourism & A Living Community
Al-Turaif is part of the historic oasis of Al Diriya located on the banks of Wadi Hanifa next to Riyahd. It is the original home…
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Preparation for Independent Thesis Proposal for MUP, MAUD, or MLAUD
This seminar is intended to provide the theoretical and methodological foundation for completing a graduate thesis in the department of Urban Planning and Design. By…
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Master of Design Studies Final Project
K. Michael Hays, Giuliana Bruno, Sanford Kwinter, Erika Naginski, Jeffrey Schnapp, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Neil Brenner
The Final Project will consist of a theoretical/position component, and of a practical/experimental component. The scope of each of the two components will be determined…