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ARCT40690

Academic Year 2024/2025

Urban Design Studio (ARCT40690)

Subject:
Architecture
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Architecture, Plan & Env Pol
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
15
Module Coordinator:
Mr Alan Mee
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

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.

About this Module

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 Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Coursework (End of
Semester Studio
Output)
Week 12 Graded No
75
Yes
Assignment(Including Essay): Coursework
Throughout the
Semester
Week 12 Graded No
25
Yes

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
Spring Studio Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 14:00 - 16:50
Spring Studio Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 14:00 - 16:50