Courses given by the Department of Urban Design
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UD500 | URBAN DESIGN THESIS | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 |
Course ContentProgram of research leading to Master of City Planning in Urban Design arranged between student and a faculty member. Student register to this course starting from their third semester while the research program or write-up of thesis in progress | |||||
| UD501 | URBAN DESIGN STUDIO I | 6 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 16.0 |
Course ContentConcentrates on developing theoretical and analytical studies about the topics undertaken in any academic year. The objective is to generate new frameworks, languages and techniques at the macro, meso and micro scale urban form, identity and activity studies and to enhance students skills and knowledge in managing the design of the city or its parts through financial and legal tools. | |||||
| UD502 | URBAN DESIGN STUDIO II | 6 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 16.0 |
Course ContentConcentrates on developing theoretical and analytical studies about the topics undertaken in any academic year. The objective is to generate new frameworks, languages and techniques at the macro, meso and micro scale urban form, identity and activity studies and to enhance students skills and knowledge in managing the design of the city or its parts through financial and legal tools. | |||||
| UD555 | PARAMETRIC URBAN DESIGN | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentComputational design thinking and techniques within the specific context of spatial planning and design. Introducing planning students with the emerging techniques of computational design within the specific context of parametic modelling. The basic (Morphological) knowledge on the components of urban design for the students of architecture. Creating a generative link between computation and urban design on the basis of creative collaboration between architecture and planning. Experimenting the contemporary approach of generative urbanism with the operational tools of parametric modelling. | |||||
| UD703 | URBAN DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentGrounded in the United Nations? Sustainable Development Goal 11 ? ?Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable?. Exploring theoretical frameworks, urban design policy tools, and practical design strategies and projects that aim to transform urban spaces into more sustainable places. The key relations between urban sustainability and sustainable communities. Historical perspectives and paradigms of urban sustainability and sustainable communities. Key topics related to urban morphology. Compact city, density and mixed use. Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions. Mobility, accessibility and walkability. Socio-spatial and environmental justice and inclusive urban design. Participatory urban design and community-based planning. Informality, precarity and design in the Global South. Urban regeneration, conservation and sustainability conflicts. Exploring innovative urban design approaches to urban sustainability in diverse contexts. Developing interdisciplinary and design-based thinking and co-learning environment through comparative case studies from the Global South and the Global North. | |||||