Description:

Concepts in urban space design in history, form of the city, typology of urban space, philosophies behind, practices of urban space design in European cultural context, land-use, planning controle, preservation of cities, urban ecology, trends and policies in urban planning and regional development.

Contents:

1. Development of urban space in history
2. Paradigms and historical incentives
3. The twentieth century city, needs and designs
4. Empiricism, rationalism and pragmatism in urban space design
5. Philosophical backgrounds and urban development practice
6. Later planning theories and practices
7. Modern city realities and public criticism
8. Neo-rationalists in urban space design
9. Neo-empiricists in urban space design
10. International town-planning competitions ? fresh ideas into practice
11. General urban texture, scale and monuments
12. Future of the city
13. Current trends in city planning
14. Discussion on the subject, preparatory seminar for the exam

Seminar contents:

Form of the city ? historical outlook
Concepts in urban space design
City and region ? planning methodology
Urban space ? typology
Valuation and land-use zoning
Open space ? public and private interests
Environmental aspects
Development control and local legislation

Recommended literature:

New City Spaces, Jan Gehl, Lars Gemzoe
Cities for People, Jan Gehl
Life Between Buildings, Jan Gehl
The Image of the City, Kevin Lynch
The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs
Urban Catalyst, Philipp Oswalt, KlauseOvermeyer a Philipp Misselwitz

Keywords:

City-planning, urban space, development, concept, design

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar