CP551 THEORIES & PRINCIPLES OF URBAN DESIGN
| Course Code: | 8530551 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | City Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEHMET ADNAN BARLAS |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The students are expected to gain insight of worldviews and even develop one of their own with the help an understanding of human-environment relations. The theories of and theories in urban design will not only help the student to assess his/her poisiton in this realm but will also enhance their abilities in tackling with problematic issues of city building.
Course Content
Positive and normative theories of design; substantial and procedural aspects of design theory; models of man-environment relations; man-environment relations in the historical context and schools of design; urban elements; squares, house; Jungian approach to the analysis of urban elements.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to:
1) To have "free-will" in orginizing their thoughts
2) Develop an understanding of the "self" and the "society" and their mutual existince
3) To learn about a large inventory of theoretical issues which will prepare them for the preparation of their graduate theses.