Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaUrban Design II
Main language of instruction: English
Other languages of instruction: Spanish
Design teachers:
Arq. Ignacio Arizu
Dra. Marta Benages
Dr. Alvaro Cuéllar
Dra. Madalen González Bereziartua
Arq. Joan Solà
Dr. Pere Vall Casas
Theory teachers:
Dra. Marta Benages
Dra. Carmen Mendoza
Dr. Pere Vall Casas
PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN. THE PROPOSAL OF A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
The Urban Design 2 course is a starting point for students towards designing at an urban scale. The course is based on a continuous dialectical connection between theory and practice that guides students towards the development of a defined proposal for residential development. It conveys to the student that the analysis and planning of an urban sector should be accompanied by reflecting on the fact that the residential project is the starting point for addressing broader aspects of the city. The proposal for the new residential development should be integrated in the local identity and space, its uses and its architecture. It should go into detail about proposed plans for urban development and ideas on urban composition, which is achieved through an analysis of the location and the models of urban planning culture for residential projects. The neighbourhoods to be designed should constitute a new generation of spaces as much for the main activity of providing housing as for social aspects and the natural environment.
Students can only take the Urban Desgin and Planning 2 course once they have passed Urban Desgin and Planning 1.
_To provide students with a scaled method of urban planning (regional to local) based on reading, analysis and proposal with the objective of applying it to a project for residential growth.
_To provide students with the methodology to develop a proactive “in situ” analysis to formulate some initial integrated urban strategies on a scale of 1:5,000.
_To provide students with the tools and the criteria for intervening in a specific context and formulating a proposal for the organizational structure of a new residential development, defining the urban space on a scale of 1:2,000.
_For students to work with the minimum unit of repetition for the residential project, exploring in depth the building typology and its ground floor design on a scale of 1:1,000.
_For students to apply the concepts, basic dimensions and reference models of road and residential structures and a system of public spaces in the design for the planned residential growth.
_For students to explore in depth and incorporate contemporary issues into the design of the neighbourhoods planning, such as the principles of diversity (uses and typologies), identity (civic areas, unique features, etc.) and sustainability (footpaths, public transport, services, etc.) to create the conditions for urban quality.
At the end of this course, students should be capable of:
Being familiar with and having applied the scaled method of urban planning to a residential growth project.
Conducting a propositional analysis and integrated urban strategies on a scale of 1:5,000.
Analysing, from a critical and propositional viewpoint of in situ models and case studies, those structural elements that make up a residential entity: buildings, road network, open spaces and facilities.
Planning a residential complex by putting into practice the urban intervention instruments for designing a general organizational framework on a scale of 1:2,000, including its systems (road network, public spaces) within the hierarchy and continuity of the existing environment.
Designing the minimum unit of repetition of the residential complex on a scale of 1:1,000, and working on urban relationships at ground level and urban sections on a scale of 1:500.
Designing and defining public spaces and unique features of the residential complex on a scale of 1:500 and establishing the basic criteria for the urban development of streets and pedestrian pathways on a scale of 1:200.
Class 1. The housing and residential project . Introduction
Class 2. The urban design and planning method.
Class 3. Planning and designning the road network.
Class 4. The system of public and community spaces.
Class 5. From the house to the city I
Class 6. Examples of residential projects
Class 7. From the house to the city II
Urbanism 2 teaching is developed in a continuous workshop where theoretical and practical learning is integrated. The workshop includes two parts.
Desing Workshop. Its objective is to project a neighborhood through the following phases:
Theory Workshop. Its objective is to provide theoretical content, models and instrumental bases to develop the residential project of the Design Workshop. Theoretical sessions are supplemented with specific practical exercises to support the theory. The exercises are developed in class.
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | COMPETENCES | ECTS CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| Class exhibition | 35-T 37 42 45-T 46 47-T 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 | 0,67 |
| Class participation | 35-T 37 42 45-T 46 47-T 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 | 0,67 |
| Clase practice | 35-T 37 42 45-T 46 47-T 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 | 0,67 |
| Tutorials | 35-T 37 42 45-T 46 47-T 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 | 0,75 |
| Individual or group study | 35-T 37 42 45-T 46 47-T 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 61 | 2,75 |
The evaluation will be continuous, and the ability to express in a synthetic and ordered way the contents corresponding to each of the phases of the Design Workshop will be assessed. The assimilation of the theoretical contents, the reference models and the instrumental bases provided by the Theory Workshop, and its application to the residential project of the Desing Workshop will be especially considered.
The evaluation of the Design Workshop represents 80% of the final grade.
The evaluation of the Theory Workshop represents 20% of the final grade.
It is considered essential for passing the subject:
Specific
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Espai públic
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Ralph Erskine, Team X
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