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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Green Modern: A History of Environmental Consciousness in Architecture from Patrick Geddes to the Present
The main themes of the contemporary ecological movement in architecture are often presented as responses to the environmental damage that modern architecture and urban planning…
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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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Field Studies in Real Estate
Field studies sponsored by property owners, non-profit organizations and public agencies in the United States and China will be undertaken by students working in teams…
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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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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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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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Utopias and Heterotopias
The purpose of this seminar is to examine two modes of thinking about space, its creation and its influence.The first mode – utopian thought –…
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The Regional City: Values and Ethics in Contemporary Urbanism
Fairness. Efficiency. Equality. Access. Choice. Entrepreneurship. Diversity. Vitality. Competitiveness. Self-sufficiency. Kindness. Democracy. Stewardship. Citizens hold these and many other values in contemporary American communities. Values…