Urban Design Studio I
| Title | Εργαστήριο Αστικού Σχεδιασμού Ι / Urban Design Studio I |
| Code | 01ΕΕ02 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Architecture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Evangelia Athanasiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600002248 |
Programme of Study: PMS Perivallontikós Architektonikós kai Astikós Schediasmós
Registered students: 21
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600245448
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245448
- At the Website of the School: https://architecture.web.auth.gr/postgraduate-studies/environmental-architectural-design/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will:
• master methods and techniques of urban analysis with an emphasis on the characteristics of the natural environment in the urban context,
• document and evaluate the environmental function of urban areas, urban layouts, open and built space,
• develop urban strategies aimed at sustainable and resilient urban development,
• understand the environmental dimensions of urban design,
• integrate environmental dimensions in urban design,
• identify institutional, social and economic dimensions of urban strategies.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- 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 Urban Design Studio focuses on the environmental dimensions of urban design at multiple scales of urban space, from urban strategies to the design of the built environment and urban open spaces. Delving into contemporary all-encomassing concepts such as urban sustainability and resilience, the environmental approach is not limited to the pursuit of energy savings or the protection of local natural elements and is not perceived as an exclusively technical issue. Environmental urban design is situated between urban and architectural design, with a clear focus on the material form of urban space. It is part of a network of processes integrating social, economic and cultural dimensions, issues of urban metabolism, urban governance and environmental policy. Climate change, the most recent manifestation of the environmental crisis, broadens and redefines the scope of environmental design, adding the imperative to adapt to new unpredictable risks.
The Urban Design Studio evolves in two semesters. Students work on a real site situated within the boundaries of the densely built urban area of Thessaloniki. During the winter semester, the Urban Design Studio I works on the development of urban strategies and plans aiming at urban sustainability and adaptation to the risks of climate change. It delves into urban analysis techniques, the formulation of urban strategies and their environmental documentation.
Keywords
urban strategies, urban sustainability, urban resilience, climate adaptation, environmental urban design
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
- Software
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
Use of computer in all of the above.
Use of simulation software in teaching.
Use of eLearning in the communication with the students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | 1 | |||
| Tutorial | 30 | 1 | |||
| Project | 180 | 6 | |||
| Written assigments | 40 | 1.3 | |||
| Total | 300 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students are assessed on the basis of one design project and one essay and their interim presentations during the semester.
For the design project students are required to articulate urban strategies and develop plans for an existing urban area, with a view to urban sustainability and resilience and climate adaptation. The project evolves in three distinct phases presented to the class during the term time. Each phase has specific requirements that elaborate the design and document its environmental dimensions . The design project contributes 70% to the student’s final grade.
The essay requires students to critically review an urban design project with a strong environmental agenda. It is based on literature review and critical evaluation of projects. The essay is written in accordance with academic standards and it is 2500 - 3000 words max in length. In its final submission it comprises visual material, illustrations, drawings and diagrams which are integrated in the text. The essay contributes 30% to the student’s final grade.
Both assingments are prepared by student groups of 2 or 3. The requirements and planning of the interim reviews of both assignments are presented in detail in the course handout which is available on elearning.auth.gr. Assignments are assessed on the basis of the level completeness and quality of response to these specific requirements, in both the final submission and interim presentations.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Project
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Αθανασίου, Ευαγγελία, (2015) ‘Η κατασκευή της Νέας Παραλίας στη Θεσσαλονίκη, 1953-1972 : Η επέκταση του σχεδίου προς τα ανατολικά και η εξέλιξη στο χρόνο’, στο Βιτοπούλου Α. Καραδήμου- Γερόλυμπου Α., Τουρνικιώτης Π. (επιμ.) Η ελληνική πόλη και η πολεοδομία του μοντέρνου, Αθήνα: Futura, σ. 331-339.
Αθανασίου, Ε. (2015). Πόλη και φύση [Προπτυχιακό εγχειρίδιο]. Κάλλιπος, Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/563
Καραδήμου – Γερόλυμπου Α. (2013) Η ανάδυση της σύγχρονης Θεσσαλονίκης: ιστορίες / πρόσωπα / τοπία, Θεσσαλονίκη: University Studio Press.
Καυκαλάς, Γ., Βιτοπούλου, Α., Γεμενετζή, Γ., Γιαννακού, Α., & Τασοπούλου, Α. 2015. Βιώσιμες πόλεις [Προπτυχιακό εγχειρίδιο]. Κάλλιπος, Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/2229
Κολώνας Β. (1980) Ο αρχιτέκτονας Vitaliano Poselli, Θεσσαλονίκη: Παρατηρητής.
Δούση Μ.,& Νομικός, Μ. (2010) «Μεθοδολογική προσέγγιση για την αποκατάσταση των ιστορικών βιομηχανικών συγκροτημάτων. Η περίπτωση των Μύλων Αλλατίνι στη Θεσσαλονίκη», στο Δημοτικό Κέντρο Ιστορίας και Τεκμηρίωσης Βόλου (επιμ.) Το τέλος των γιγάντων. Βιομηχανική κληρονομιά και μετασχηματισμοί των πόλεων, πρακτικά του συνεδρίου Βόλος 22-25 Νοεμβρίου 2007 (Διαθέσιμο στο https://www.academia.edu/9048290.
Χαστάογλου, Β. (2015) «Η κατασκευή της Νέας Παραλίας στη Θεσσαλονίκη, 1953-1972. 1. Η πρώτη φάση: 1953-1962», στο Βιτοπούλου Α. Καραδήμου-Γερόλυμπου Α., Τουρνικιώτης Π. (επιμ.) Η ελληνική πόλη και η πολεοδομία του μοντέρνου, Αθήνα: Futura, .σ. 315-329. http://listedmonuments.culture.gr/fek.php?ID_FEKYA=20236
Last Update
09-05-2024
