Courses
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Critical Conservation as Social Activism: History, Theory, and Methods
Historic preservation strategies have been used by communities to achieve various social ends, ranging from staving off gentrification and restricting neighborhood development to developing…
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Planning for the 21st Century: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
What role does design play in the planning process? How will demographic and other emerging trends influence how we design and plan for communities for…
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Cities and Environmental Change
How can the practice of urban planning and design creatively engage communities to address the immediate and long-termer challenges posed by environmental change? We…
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Modern Housing and Urban Districts: Concepts, Cases and Comparisons
This seminar course will deal with ‘modern housing’ covering a period primarily from 1990 to the present. It will engage with ‘urban districts’ in…
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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 providers,…
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Resource Extraction Urbanism II: Recasting the South American Hinterland
As current development pressures continue to transform the hinterlands at an unprecedented rate, it has become more crucial than ever for the design disciplines…
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The Fourth Typology: Dominant Type and the Idea of the City
Open to all students, the seminars in this course will compliment Option Studio 1601: Macau: Cross-border Cities. It will provide the theoretical and historical…
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Real Estate and City Making in China
Real estate has increasingly become a compelling force in the process of city making, one uniquely capable of leading and guiding multiple steps in the…
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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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Doctoral Program Proseminar
This pro-seminar is one way of fulfilling a requirement for successful completion of the Doctor of Design program. Primarily, it will focus on various thematic…