ARCT40690 Urban Design Studio

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module provides the framework for the application of urban design and other theory to practice, and includes aspects of planning and law, together with current and emerging best practice case studies, and projective urban design.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, a student will have ;
• Knowledge of the evolving practice of urban design in Ireland and internationally, applying this to urban design project
• examined the relationship between urban design theory and design practice, applying this to an urban design project
• the skills to interface with urban design, and to understand the various statutory bodies, the frameworks within which they operate, their roles in the urban design process, and to generate an original, individual, urban design project.

Indicative Module Content:

Studio based and 'blended' methods and skills for urban description, prescription and design in practice

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

36
Studio

144
Autonomous Student Learning

126
Total

306
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning, studio and 'blended' work; enquiry & problem-based learning; debates; case-based learning; student presentations, etc. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Coursework (End of Semester Studio Output) Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

75
Assignment: Coursework Throughout the Semester Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

25

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback individually to students, one to one meetings mid way through Module, subject to staff resources and student demand

Name Role
Mr Michael Hayes Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Studio Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 09:30 - 12:50
Studio Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 14:00 - 16:50
Studio Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 14:00 - 16:50
Spring