Aims: The aims of this Unit are twofold: firstly, to introduce students to: the ideas and ideals which have shaped cities; and secondly to understand the policies that govern urban design and to introduce a methodology in use to assess the architectural character and qualities of an historic UK city.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this Unit, students will be able to make a coherent presentation through a written illustrated report on the urban form of the city and site in which their design project work is set.
Skills:
Research, writing, written and visual presentation of report.
Content:
The Unit introduces the ideas and ideals that have shaped European cities, and focuses on specific historic UK cities as case studies. The second part of the Unit is an assessment by students in small groups of part of an historic city using a range of analytical techniques - drawings, photographs, physical and computer models - in order to define the architectural character and quality of the area under study and in relation to the whole. The material gathered will be analysed and presented in illustrated reports in a format to be determined by the examiner.
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