2022 Historic Perspective of Space I

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Instructor(s)
Saito Ushio 
Class Format
Lecture    (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Thr3-4()  
Group
-
Course number
UDE.D401
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2022/4/4
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course focuses on the relationship between historic city and its landscape in the first half.
The second half discusses the history of green space planning.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1.Explain idea of urban and green space planning from the standpoint of landscape.
2.Explain the variety and meaning of the framework of urban and green space planning from the historical perspective.

Keywords

history, urban planning, green space planning, landscape

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

This class meets once a week for 7weeks.
Some ideological experiments without advance knowledge are done at times to deepen the understanding about the concept of city in the first half.
The second half discusses the history of green space planning.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction-What is City? Understanding of the concept of city
Class 2 Spellbinding Characteristics in the Selection of Ancient City Location Understanding of variety of city form
Class 3 City as a Symbol of Power and Control Understanding of variety of city form
Class 4 Social Problems and Utopia Understanding of ideal city
Class 5 Concept of City and Green Space Planning Understanding of city and green space
Class 6 Concept of Green and Green Space Planning Understanding of green space planning
Class 7 Ideal of Urban Development on The Tokyo Green Space Planning Understanding of The Tokyo Green Space Planning

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

Preparation is not required.
After class, student are encouraged to deepen discussion of city, green space, and keywords on them presented in class.

Textbook(s)

No textbook is set.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials are distributed during class.

Assessment criteria and methods

The first half:Participation in each thought experiment(30%)+Report(70%)
The second half:Report(100%)
Total= average of the first and second half grades

Related courses

  • The perspective of historical space Ⅱ

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None required.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

saito.u.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Instructor’s office:West Bidg.9, Rm 501, 5Fl. Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.

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