Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module students will have gained the following:
* experience and understanding of the urban design and planning 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 the relevance of urban design guidelines in delivering good urban design outcomes and more sustainable urban places;
* observational, analytical and critical skills through the process of examining three-dimensional urban contexts;
* an understanding of housing, sustainable transport issues, and urban greening;
* 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 planning understanding and analysis of:
*planning context of the site;
* land uses (variety);
* connections and patterns of movement; transit oriented development (TOD);
*sustainability transitions;
* community engagement and adding value for the community.
Urban design understanding:
* 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;
* Commercial development, property cycles and the changing nature of commerce.