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Design and Strategy in Urban Space II

Entwurf und Strategie im urbanen Raum II

Lecturers & Examiners: Michael Wagner
Students from the Bachelor course of Architecture BSc will have unlimited admission. Other students will kindly check all corresponding information given (also on the chairs' websites) regarding admission/examination/test practice: . Only for Architecture BSc, Programme Regulations 2011.
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Abstract

The means and potentials in the field of urban planning and design are pointed out from different perspectives in order to shape the city in the sense of a future-proof and humane environment. To this end, the basic principles are explained and concrete methods of urban design are presented.

Objective

The goal is to provide students with a broad systemic basic knowledge, that enables them to synthesize and evaluate complex urban design and planning problems.

Content

The lecture series imparts basic knowledge in urban planning and design. Pressing questions and main topics of contemporary urban design practice and theory will be addressed. The focus is on illustrating the richness of relationships as well as the potential of the discipline and its handling in everyday urban planning and design practice.

Resources

Lecture Notes

There is no script to the lecture series. The lectures are recorded on video and made available online onhttp://www.video.ethz.ch/lectures.htmla few days after each lecture.

Literature

At the end of the year course a reader with secondary literature will be made available for download.

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
written 120 minutes
Aids
keine
Die Semesterendprüfung findet zwischen dem 18. Mai und 12. Juni 2020 statt. Das genaue Prüfungsdatum wird am Prüfungskolloquium vom Dozenten bekanntgegeben.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Entwurf und Strategie im urbanen Raum II
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 19.3. (Seminarwoche), am 16.4. (Osterferien) sowie an Feiertagen und in den letzten 2 Wochen des Semesters (s. Raumbelegungen).
  • Thu 07:45-09:30 (HCI G 7)
2 h weekly

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