ENVDES 162
[IN]CITY
[IN]CITY is an intensive six-week program designed to immerse students in city planning and urban design. By attending daily lectures and engaging in studio work, participants acquire the skills necessary to inform planning proposals. [IN]CITY assignments are based on real projects with actual clients who represent a diverse group of stakeholder organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. These organizations actively aim to influence sustainable planning policy at the local, county and regional levels.
Topics
- [IN]CITY is geared towards post-baccalaureate students who are considering graduate study in urban design and city & regional planning. Successful students will build a quality portfolio that can be used for further academic pursuits on a graduate level. No previous planning or urban design experience is necessary.
- [IN]CITY students develop in-depth recommendations, analyses and proposals for these client projects, which run the gamut of planning practice: housing and design, bike mobility and transportation, public health and environmental justice, community development and gentrification, urban design, climate action and art in public spaces. In doing so, participants have an opportunity to influence planning in the Bay Area by exploring institutional, political, social, economic and environmental policy challenges.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027