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| ARCH2004-1 | Concrete case study : urban projects
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| Duration : | 50h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Jacques Teller |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | A series of seminars relating to urban projects is proposed. The aim of these seminars is to enable students to familiarise themselves with innovative urban projects and the organisation of complex projects. These presentations will be preceded by work on documentation and analysis which will then be the subject of a report putting the "lessons" that can be learned from these experiences into perspective. |
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| Course objective : | 1- To familiarise students with innovative urban projects and the organisation of complex projects (public-private partnerships, innovative institutional structures, original approaches to the town).
2- To learn how to interpret concrete examples in order to "appropriate" them with a view to progressively building and enriching students' personal urban cultures.
3- To take the floor in public and comment upon and/or question the presentation of an urban project. |
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| Organization : | The seminars are split over the two quarters. Five "local" cases are presented during the first quarter. Five "foreign" cases are presented during the second quarter. The seminars in the second quarter are open to an informed public: town planners, architects, members of the CCAT etc. By opening up the seminars in this way, the discussions will be enriched and students will be given new insights into analysing the cases being presented.
Students are asked to divide their time over the proposed case studies. Each student should thus deal with two cases, one local and one foreign.
Each student or group of students will present the case which they have chosen the week before the relevant invited delegate is presenting, in the form of a PPT presentation. This will allow each student to have a first hand, factual glimpse of the challenges and the story behind the case being dealt with the following week.
Each student or group of students will then draft a report putting into perspective the "lessons" that can be drawn from the two cases they have analysed. This report will be based on an analysis of literature relating to the case, the presentation made by the expert (and the information given on that occasion) and any subsequent research. The report must not, under any circumstances exceed 20 pages (excluding annexes).
The report will be structured around the following points:
1- Presentation of the urban context. The urban context and/or geographical context depending on the scale of the urban transformation in question.
2- History of the case. Chronological and sequential analysis of the history of the project. Identification of key dates in the decision-making process. In what way does this process affect the final project?
3- Main challenges on the town scale. Project bjectives. Particularities of the case in terms of similar developments in other towns.
4- Cartography of the actors in the project. Partners, leadership and possible points of conflict between these actors. In what way did these actors influence the town planning project?
5- Town planning tools. Legal and financial organisation. Regulatory and operational tools. Methods of involving the population.
6- Main lessons. Identification of strong and weak points of the case in question.
7- Sources and references. Oral presentation and web references. Documents consulted. Articles and publications. |
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| Written notes : | Cases which have been dealt with in previous years are available at the following address:
http://www.lema.ulg.ac.be/urba/Cours/cas.php |
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| Assessment : | Assessment is based on the final report and following the seven points defined above. It is recommended that students follow the proposed format (although they can diverge from it). Speaking during the public presentations is also taken into account in the final assessment.
The assessment tables for work carried out during previous years are available from the course leader. They give a good idea as to what is expected of students in terms of the critical and documentary approach. |
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| Contacts : | Jacques Teller, teacher,
room 0/444, phone 04 366 94 99, Jacques.Teller@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | Attendance at class is compulsory, not least as a matter of courtesy towards local and foreign presenters who have come to present their project. In the event that you are unable to attend, kindly inform me in advance (an email will suffice). We will then know not to wait for you for the presentation to begin. |
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