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Curricular information is subject to change
Upon successful completion of this module, the student will have gained the following:
- sufficient understanding of urban design to converse productively with members of other professions in the field;
- experience and understanding of the urban design process from the analysis of a study area, to the formulation of urban design solutions at different scales (e.g. neighbourhood, street, block, and building/plot/site);
- an appreciation of urban context and the effects of intervention into the urban fabric at different scales;
- experience and understanding of the process of option analysis in the selection of urban design solutions;
- understanding of the relationship between urban design (planning) policy and guidance, and architecture, and the relevance of urban design policy and guidance in delivering ‘good’ urban design outcomes and more sustainable urban places;
- observational, analytical and critical skills through the process of examining three-dimensional urban context.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Studio | 60 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 140 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Urban design strategy | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Assignment: Individual assignment 2 | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Group Project: Urban design analysis | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Assignment: Individual assignment 1 | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Formative feedback is provided to students on a regular and ongoing basis in studio tutorials throughout the trimester. Verbal and written group feedback is provided to students upon completion of group project work. Verbal and written individual feedback is provided to students upon completion of individual project work.
Name | Role |
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Mr Colin King | Tutor |
Studio | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 13:00 - 16:50 |
Studio | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 13:00 - 16:50 |
Studio | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 22, 30 | Tues 14:00 - 16:50 |