Courses
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Configurations of Public Space – debate and design
To promote a politics of inclusion, then, participatory democrats must promote the ideal of a heterogeneous public, in which persons stand forth with their differences…
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The Shaping and Preservation of Urban Spaces
Prerequisite:2 graduate level courses in architectural history or related topics or equivalent preparation, and permission of the instructor. Prior to the lottery fill out the…
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Culture of Cities
During the nineteenth century, as dramatic urban transformations rendered many European and American cities nearly unrecognizable, a new urban discourse emerged. Urban critics struggled to…
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Advanced Topics in Design, Law, Policy
This workshop provides students with an opportunity to examine in depth a legal technique or issue having a significant effect on the design and planning…
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Housing Policy in the United States: The Intersection of the Public and Private Sectors
In the twentieth century, housing policy in the United States has crafted a complex finance and delivery system. This course will examine the origins of…
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The Design of Housing in the United States
This course will investigate architectural, urban design, and planning related components of the design of multi-family housing. Drawing largely from the completed work of the…
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Housing Delivery Mechanisms in the United States
This module will examine the process by which housing is produced in the United States. The course considers the primary actors in the delivery system,…
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Listening to the City
This workshop course will address one of the central contradictions currently facing architects, planners, landscape architects and urban designers who want to practice in the…
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Industrial Restructuring and Economic Development
This course is organized in three parts. First, it focuses on the economic changes that, over the last twenty years, have taken place in most…
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Strategies for Social Inclusion in Development
This seminar offers students an opportunity to pursue advanced work in urban planning that addresses the challenge of social inclusion in local development at the…
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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Urban Planning and Development
This course introduces students to the practice of negotiation and mediation in the context of urban planning and development. Learning from general theories of negotiation…
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Field Studies in Real Estate: The Rebuilding of Ground Zero
Many architects and urban designers see the rebuilding of Ground Zero as an exciting opportunity to redefine modern urbanism in the twenty-first century. But the…