Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module students will have gained the following:
• experience and understanding of the urban design analysis of a specific study area, and different urban design solutions;
• an appreciation of urban context and the effects of intervention into the urban fabric;
• understanding of the relationship between urban design (planning) policy and guidance, and architecture, and the relevance of urban design policy and guidance in delivering ‘good’ urban design outcomes and more sustainable urban places;
• observational, analytical and critical skills through the process of examining three-dimensional urban context;
• an understanding of housing and sustainable transport issues;
• the ability to integrate housing, transport and greening considerations in (re)developments
• an understanding of the economic, social and political context of property development and property markets;
• an understanding of the development process, key stages of the process and the importance of project management;
• an appreciation of the roles of important actors and agencies in property development in the private and public sectors;
• an ability to assess the viability of individual schemes and consider how best to generate added value for both developers and the wider community.
Indicative Module Content:
Urban design understanding and analysis of:
• connections and patterns of movement;
• land uses (variety)
• patterns of urban morphology and layout, including urban block typology/design
• townscape character, place distinctiveness, legibility, and responding to urban context/setting, including consideration of the three-dimensional characteristics of built form (height, massing, continuity and enclosure, human scale), and building and façade design;
• public realm characteristics
Property Development:
• Efficiency and development viability; adaptability;
• Housing policy and the challenges of delivering sustainable residential development
• Delivering housing, approaches to housing mix (including typology and tenure), and residential design quality;
• Sustainable transport, transit oriented development (TOD)
• Commercial development, property cycles and the changing nature of commerce.
• Community engagement and adding value for the community.