Urban Systems

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Provides a general overview of urban history, development and planning traditions. Lectures and field studies give a chronological overview of urban, architectural and design history and the inter-relation to political programs, economic and strategic planning as well as cultural nationalism. Extracts a number of more general issues about contemporary cities for debate. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Architecture, Master of Planning or Master of Landscape Architecture program. Corequisite(s): Architecture 688 or Planning 616. Also known as: (formerly Environmental Design 675) MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT