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| ARLL0311-1 | History and theory of town planning and lanscape
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| Duration : | 42h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Rita Occhiuto |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course is built on the aims of giving a broad historical overview of the development of urban form, allowing students to increase their knowledge of the town and to better understand the dynamics of contemporary town planning.
The subject requires students to observe the town as a synthesis between philosophical thought and economic, social and political conditions which are specific to each historical period of development.
The evolution of the town is considered through critical and comparative consideration of the urban thought and theory which influenced the future of our regions.
The 'block', considered as the basic unit of urban composition, opens the question which crosses historical eras and which confronts students who are conscious of the challenges once more thrown up today by the generic theme of the urban landscape.
The methodological elements provided allow students to make the required contextual readings for establishing any urban project.
The typological approach is extended to all types of lived spaces and particularly aims at highlighting non-built spaces (gardens, courtyards, streets, squares, parks, etc.). These are approached as the driving forces of new spaces in contemporary or 'diffused' towns (B. Secchi). |
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| Course objective : | The course prepares students for refined and critical analysis of urban phenomena. The history of the composition of urban forms and their relationship with different architectural trends on the one hand, and the methodology of urban reading on the other, are the two fields covered so that the student acquires the cultural foundations required to learn about contemporary urban problems. These skills will be the basic tools which students should build upon to develop their own methods of contextual reading which will be applied to their approaches to designing architectural and town planning projects. |
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| Prerequisites : | Knowledge of the history of architecture in the 18th and 19th centuries. |
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| Organization : | Teaching will consist of a cycle of theory courses with visual aids and a cycle of practical courses comprising site visits and exercises carried out in class. Various conferences or methodological approaches will regularly be organised. Teaching will stimulate students to participate in all debates on local town planning. |
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| Written notes : | Course notes: 'Formes urbaines: de l'îlot à la barre'. Panerai, Castex, Depaule; 'L'histoire de la ville'. L. Benevolo; 'L'urbanisme, utopies et réalités' F. Choay; 'Première leçon d'urbanisme' B. Secchi. |
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| Assessment : | A written exam testing the ability to critically apply theoretical knowledge. |
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