Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Gilot Christian (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
The course begins by pointing out a series of convergences between historical knowledge, methods of spatial analysis and design practices. It then reviews, in a structured manner, the broad categories of urban textures and possible articulations between urban tissue and monuments. The notions of permanence and of historical "thickness" will be investigated. How does the city construct itself upon itself? How does physical transformation occur, such as when city walls are conserved in the continuity of boulevards? Specific postures belonging to different eras will be identified, as will their contribution to the development of urban structure, through the analysis of significant examples. In cases like Paris, Brussels, Florence or Rome, when, how, and where does one site a town hall, a covered passage, a parc or cemetery, a canal, a train station or a factory? These questions will the history of art with that of technology in order to provide a basis for knowledge of the spatial structure of cities and territories
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | By the end of the course, students will be able to: Understand the constitutive elements of the architecture of cities, their articulations and significations, Identify the principal concepts belonging to urban morphological analysis, and measure their relevance to design, Identify the major moments and structures of urban space and its relation to the surrounding territory. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
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