The form and nature of the city has emerged as perhaps the most problematic and significant issue confronting contemporary architecture. This unit serves as a vehicle for the understanding of cities as they have been traditionally constituted and of their modes of transformation. This approach is antithetical to both conventional statistical and quantitative analysis typical of statutory planning procedures, and the codification of heritage and policing of the permissible visual environment typical of contemporary 'urban design'.<br/><br/>To the degree that urban design is concerned with the quality of urban places, a central focus is, almost axiomatically, the public domain. However, the... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Patric de Villiers
