2024 Historic Perspective of Space I

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Instructor(s)
Sakamura Kei 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Thr3-4(S2-203(S222))  
Group
-
Course number
UDE.D401
Credits
1
Academic year
2024
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2024/3/14
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The first half of the course will examine the inheritance of local context through an explanation of the historical background, urban design methods, and contemporary social conditions.
The second half will focus on specific urban problems and examine the structure of the problems and solutions from various perspectives through fieldwork and group discussions.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1.Explain the idea of local context inheritance in urban space.
2.Explain the variety and meaning of the framework of urban planning and its inherent issues based on historical documents and site visits.

Keywords

history, local context, urban planning, urban design

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.
The first three lectures will focus on the inheritance of local history, combining methodology of its reading and some of the related urban design strategies. The second four sessions will focus on specific urban problems, with group discussions on why such urban problems are occurring now and how they can be solved.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Local context and urban space Understanding of the notion of local context
Class 2 Local context and its inheritance ① Reading the local context and understanding of design that respects it
Class 3 Local context and its inheritance ② Reading the local context and understanding of design that respects it
Class 4 How do we think about the inheritance of historical urban space? Understanding of the inheritance of historical urban space
Class 5 Field Research Understanding of urban problems in the target area
Class 6 Group Discussion Group discussions on specific urban issues
Class 7 presentation Presentations based on group discussions

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

Preparation is not required.
After class, student are encouraged to deepen discussion of city, urban problems, 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 and contribution to class discussions
The second half:Group presentation
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).

sakamura.k.aa(at)m.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

Instructor’s office:West Bidg.9, Rm 507, 5Fl. Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.

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