Contemporary City: Urban Form and Space Usage - BMEEPUIQ701
Contemporary City: urban form and space usage / 2024 fall
Person in charge at the department, lecturer: Dr. Melinda BENKŐHours per week: double lessons on every second Friday afternoondates of the classes in 2024: Sept 06 and 20 / Oct 04 / Nov 15 and 29 (pre-exam)
from 12.15 to 15.30grading: home assignment related exam mark / 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 uses the 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 double lessons are every second Friday afternoon, BME K building 350.
Dates in 2024: Sept 06, Sept 20, Oct 04, Nov 15, Nov 29
The course is open for master's students (MSc) and 4th or 5th-year students from the Integrated master and exchange (Erasmus) students.