| CODE | SPI5713 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Urban Design Theory and Practice | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | By means of a series of formal lectures, seminars and workshops, this study-unit intends to provide a deeper understanding of the key theories underpinning urban space development, and the factors that influence the practice of urban design. Comprising theory, knowledge and practice-oriented teaching, the study-unit exposes students to key texts dealing with urban design and urban development, focusing primarily on the contested nature of urban space, and the considerations required on the part of the designer to deal with different socio-spatial challenges. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to address: - The theoretical development of urban design, inviting students to reflect upon key theoretical writings and contemporary case studies; - The synthesis of theory with practice through the opportunities for addressing contemporary design problems and/or socio/spatial challenges. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply theoretical knowledge from various sources to identify and analyze specific urban design issues; - Develop key urban design project presentation, and team-working skills; - Understand the role of urban design as a mediator in the socio-spatial environment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply socio-spatial theories to design problems; - Synthesize and apply knowledge to practice (problem definition and creative problem-solving); - Synthesize key theoretical texts to develop a position about a particular urban design issue. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Auge, M., (2009): Non-places: An Introduction to the Anthropology of Supermodernity. - Baumann, Z., (2000): Liquid Modernity, Polity. - Baumann, Z., and Donskis, L., (2013): Moral Blindness, Polity. - Castells,M., (2000): The Rise of the Network Society, Blackwell. - El-Khoury, R., and Robbins, E. (ed.)(2013): Shaping the City: Studies in History, Theory and Urban Design (2nd ed.), Routledge. - Florida,R., (2012): The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited, Basic Books. - Harvey,D.,(1991) The Condition of Postmodernity: An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change, Blackwell. - Hillier,B., (1996): Space is the Machine, Cambridge University Press. - Ibelings,H., (2008): Beyond Building, in A10 New Eurpoean Architecture, No.23 Sept/Oct 2008. - Loew, S., (2012): Urban Design Practice: An International Review, RIBA. - Sassen,S., (1991): The Global City; New York, London, Tokyo, Princeton University Press. - Sennett, R., (1977): The Fall of Public Man, Penguin. - Tiesdell,S., and Carmona,M., (2007): The Urban Design Reader, Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Seminar and Workshop | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jacques Borg Barthet Wendy-Jo Mifsud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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