PS4-1 URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN

Course Information
TitleΑΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΠΟΛΕΟΔΟΜΙΚΟ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟ / PS4-1 URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
CodeΣΕ4-1
FacultyEngineering
SchoolSchool of Spatial Planning and Development
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorApostolos Papagiannakis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID20002372

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mīchanikṓn CΗōrotaxías kai Anáptyxīs (2020-sīmera)

Registered students: 136
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course428
Class Information
Academic Year2021 – 2022
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours6
Class ID
600206741
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able tο: - understand the various concepts related to the interventions in urban space; - be informed about the diachronic and contemporary approaches in urban design and urban planning; - get acquainted with the interdisciplinary and integrated spatial and transport planning approach - comprehend the stages of urban interventions, from the planning phase to the urban design project phase; - use techniques of analysis and design in urban planning and in urban design; - implement theoretical knowledge in design practice.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course is a design studio supported by theoretical lectures of the instructors which analyze and clarify key concepts that are supportive in developing the workshop part of the course. Specific issues to be addressed are the following: •Theoretical base and key notions of urban planning and design. •Concepts and techniques of analysis, planning and design of urban space and the logic of the programming process. •Traditional and contemporary approaches to urban planning and design. •Modern phenomena and sustainable methods related to both international urban environment, and the Greek city.
Keywords
Urban analysis, Urban intervention, Urban Design
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Autocad, Powerpoint, Photoshop
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓
Laboratory Work39✓
Fieldwork20✓
Reading Assigment28✓
Project88✓
Exams2✓
Total216
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of students in this course is based on: a) their performance on written tests, b) the quality of the team design project, c) the quality of individual design exercises and d) the participation in the processes of the class work. A “pass” grade in the final exam is required for a student to pass the course.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Gehl J. (2013). Η ζωή ανάμεσα στα κτήρια. Βόλος: Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Θεσσαλίας 2. Καλογήρου Ν. (1989). Αρχιτεκτονική και Πολεοδομία στη Μεταπολεμική Θεσσαλονίκη. Θεσσαλονίκη: Μπαρμπουνάκης 3. Κατσαβουνίδου Γ. (2004). Αόρατες παρενθέσεις. Αθήνα: Πατάκης
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
03-12-2020