Contemporary City: Urban Form and Space Usage - BMEEPUIQ701
Szakasz
- Person in charge at the department, lecturer: Dr. Melinda BENKŐon Mondays between 16.15-18.00
grading: home assignment related exam mark or recommanded grade / 3 credits
Understanding the contemporary development of the inherited urban landscape is not about what to do but how to think about what to do. The seminar focuses on the closed/open duality of the urban fabric because this qualitative dimension characterizes not only the physical context but is also strongly related to the social. On the one hand, the degree of closeness/openness is one of the most important characteristics of every historical, modern, and contemporary urban form, and on the other hand, these physical forms influence or define the space usage within the city.
As international students have various cultural and educational backgrounds, the course provides an opportunity to learn from each other, discover, and compare several urban case studies. The practical part facilitates this method by analyzing so-called “déjá vu” urban situations worldwide. The course introduces local and global components that shape the contemporary city and gives tools for further complex discovery related to urban design or research.
The course is open for master's students (MSc) and 4th or 5th-year students from the Integrated master and exchange (Erasmus) students.