An aerial view of the Piazza del Commune in Assisi, Italy. (Photo courtesy of Prof. Julian Beinart.)
This course covers theories about the form that settlements should take and attempts a distinction between descriptive and normative theory by examining examples of various theories of city form over time. Case studies will highlight the origins of the modern city and theories about its emerging form, including the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization. Through examples and historical context, current issues of city form in relation to city-making, social structure, and physical design will also be discussed and analyzed.
Description: ״Theories about cities and the form that settlements should take are discussed. Attempts are made at a distinction between descriptive and normative theory, by examining examples of various theories of city form over time. The class concentrates on the origins of the modern city and theories about its emerging form, including the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization.״
These are in the form of lecture notes.
Author: Julian Beinart
Date Published: 2015-07-18T16:21:32.435445
Categories:
All/Arts/Architecture
Languages: English
This course covers theories about the form that settlements should take and attempts a distinction between descriptive and normative theory by examining examples of various theories of city form over time. Case studies will highlight the origins of the modern city and theories about its emerging form, including the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization. Through examples and historical context, current issues of city form in relation to city-making, social structure, and physical design will also be discussed and analyzed.
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Theory of City Form
Provider: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDescription: ״Theories about cities and the form that settlements should take are discussed. Attempts are made at a distinction between descriptive and normative theory, by examining examples of various theories of city form over time. The class concentrates on the origins of the modern city and theories about its emerging form, including the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization.״
These are in the form of lecture notes.
Author: Julian Beinart
Date Published: 2015-07-18T16:21:32.435445
Categories:
All/Arts/Architecture
Languages: English
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