Integrated Development, Architecture + Urbanism for Real Estate

4 credits · Graduate

This course interrogates how development forces produce our streets, neighborhoods, towns, cities and metropolitan regions. It is focused on a critical understanding of development practices and their impact on urban form as well as the social, economic, cultural and environmental nature of cities, exploring these topics through a review of selected Case Studies. The course includes invited presentations from development, design, and planning industry professionals. This course will investigate how Development, Architecture and Urbanism are intertwined, contending that cities are our most sustainable resource, holding the key to our social, economic, and culturally equitable future, as well as our planet’s environmental stewardship.