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PROJECT 1 - THEORIZING THE CONNECTIVITY
In a group of 9, we need to select a case study city and analyse an urban design project at a street scale for its various typologies of in-between spaces. The analysis comes from three perspectives, namely, the theoretical rigor, contextual aspects and the cultural translation into urban form at the selected city.
The objectives are to: a) critically think on various approaches of urban design and b) enhance prevailing ideas of urbanism to acquire prior knowledge for the site visit to the case study cities. There will be class discussions on the debates on factors that drive the urban form, where the usage of online sources would be effectively practiced.
PROJECT 2 - Journal on sketches and photographs (on-line)
Through online virtual studies on the case study city, students are expected to capture interesting and meaningful sketches and photographs related to social (urban life) and spatial (nodes etc.) contexts of these towns. It is imperative that the sketches should contribute to the understanding of urban patterns and spaces.
This task relates to the one above, in the way that the students are expected to document the city spaces. This is a location based study to establish the relationships and roles of the three urban design elements, especially focusing on the urban structuring principles. Urban patterns and sense of place should be given key focus. Students work on this task individually. Data collection to be done through online and /or experiential research.
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PROJECT 3 - MAPPING THE TOWNSCAPE
In a group of the same members, the students are required to document the spatial form of the city to note the key spatial experience that is driven by the urban form and content.
The objectives are:
a) to characterize the urban forms through Serial Vision;
b) to establish the relationships and roles of the three urban design elements and
c) to identify DISTINCTIVE aspects or patterns in in their layout offering to the characteristics of ‘in-between-ness in the city’.
The students will be given with basic urban study techniques such as figure/ground, serial vision, collage city, space syntax, Jan Gehl’s technics on studying public life, etc. Therefore the students are required to analyze and apply those techniques in order to evaluate the spatial (tangible) and/or social (intangible) patterns in the city. You are required to a) illustrate the urban distinctive character by formulating your own theory of understanding, b) present the tales of your wishes and c) evaluate through the comparison of three cities. The submission format will be online and digital reports.
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