Course guide of Urban Design 2 (2091138)

Students are recommended to have successfully completed the Graphic Expression and Architectural Design subjects from previous years, as they provide the necessary background for this course.

• Urban planning, spatial and landscape planning. Environment: ecology and sustainability.
• Theoretical bases for urban culture. History of Urban Planning oriented towards the help of the project in the contemporary city. Reference to living chapters of history and therefore showing fundamental attention to the last 30 years. Knowledge of the general framework, social, economic and cultural framework in which the construction of the city and of the territory is involved.
• Theoretical underpinnings of the mechanism of situational rent generation, social relations between very different groups and individuals, and the experiences of the world that are between very different groups and individuals, and the experiences of the world that are reshaping cities and territories, as well as the role of the urban reconfiguring cities and territories, as well as the role of the architect-urbanist as a mediating agent between economy and society, citizenship and government.
• Forms of urban growth and development. Adequacy and design of the historic city and heritage. Urban project and public space. Criteria and instruments.
• Planning of residential uses. The organisation of facilities and services. The productive, industrial and tourist uses. Mobility.
• Methods for the study of symbolisation processes, practical functions and ergonomics; comfort of mobility in the city, public and collective space, its relationship with the private sphere and its levels of activity, construction of spaces of symbolic and cultural value.
• Methods for the study of social needs, quality of life, liveability and basic housing programmes.
• Methods of representation and analysis for the project.
• Criteria and instruments for the design of residential neighbourhoods and the study of exemplary models. Elements of urban composition. Morphology, typology and infrastructure.

At the end of this subject the student should:

• To conceive and develop both urban projects and urban planning.
• To remove architectural barriers.
• To design and execute urban layouts and urban development projects, gardening and landscape projects.
• To know and understand the general theories of form, composition and architectural types; methods for studying social needs, quality of life, habitability and basic housing programmes; habitability and basic housing programmes; architectural traditions, and landscape traditions of Western culture, as well as their technical, climatic, economic and social foundations; the relationship between cultural patterns and social responsibilities of the architect; the foundations of vernacular architecture; urban sociology, theory, economics, and history; the methodological foundations of urban planning and territorial and metropolitan planning. Topography, isometry and cartography and land modification techniques.

Theoretical lines (non-exclusive):

• L1. Forms of urban growth
• L2. Theory of urban composition
• L3. Mobility
• L4. Connection-Relationship
• L5. Land architecture
• L6. The nearby city
• L7. Residential fragments

Theoretical lessons:

Lessons associated with each theoretical line L1-L7 will be given in which their different contents will be presented. During the lessons, references will be given to the students, so that the classroom explanation can be understood by means of the necessary consultation and research by the students, which will facilitate the theoretical-practical relationship, as well as the subsequent development of the course project in the classroom-workshop part. Attendance at the theoretical lessons is compulsory.

Workshop:

The workshop hours in the classroom following the theoretical part will be devoted to work on the project. In the workshop, the work on paper and working models will be advanced and discussed. Additionally, the work may be presented digitally when expressly authorized by the teaching staff. All the phases of the project have to be submitted on the dates foreseen in the course calendar.

Project:

A proposal for an urban intervention will be made through various phases and scales, giving priority to the intermediate scale, which must take into account the concepts dealt with in the theoretical lines and lessons.

• DE SOLÀ-MORALES, Manuel. LUB. Las formas del crecimiento urbano. Ediciones UPC, Barcelona, 1993.
• DE SOLÀ-MORALES, Manuel. LUB. De cosas urbanas. Ediciones UPC, Barcelona, 2008.

Urban project:

• “Las siedlungen alemanas de los años XX” José Luis Sáinz Guerra
• “Diseño de barrios residenciales”, “Vivienda y espacio público” J. C Kirschenman
• “Un urbanismo de cosas” Manuel de Solá-Morales
• “Housing in Europa”
• "Vinex Atlas" Mensink y Boeijenga .
• “Density projets” Fernández Per, Aurora y Arpa, Javier.
• “Dbook density data diagrams dwellings” Fernández Per, Aurora Mozas, Javier y Arpa, Javier.
• “¡El tiempo construye!”. F. García-Huidobro. GG
• “Atlas of Ducht Urban Block”. AAVV. Thoth
• “Ecourbanismo. Entornos humanos sostenibles: 60 proyectos”. M. Ruano GG
• “Megaestructuras”. R. Banham GG
• “Internationale Bauausstellung Berlin 1987. Project Report”. AAVV Ed. IBA 1987
• “Nuevos espacios urbanos” Gehl, Jan y Gemzoe, Lars
• “S,M,L,XL”. - R. Koolhaas. Jenifer Sigler
• “De la gare a la ville”. AAVV Silvana Editorriale
• “El crecimiento de las ciudades” Lewis,David.
• “El diseño de vías urbanas” Maccluskey
• “La calle, problemas de diseño y estructura”. Anderson
• “Streets and patterns”. S Marshall
• “Ciudades: X formas”, BUSQUETS, J. (2006), Rovereto: Nicolodi.

History:

• “The new urbanism” P. Katz
• “Los ensanches”. M de Solá Morales
• “Historia de la Arquitectura Moderna”. L. Benevolo GG
• “La metrópolis como ciudad jardín Hilberseimer y Mies”. LLOBET, X. (2007). Barna:
• “The American City”. A. Garvin. McGrawHill
• “The seduction of place” J. Rikwert
• “Ciudades del mañana” Peter Hall
• “Nuevas ciudades” E. Galantay

Theory:

• “El proyecto de la calle sin nombre”. J Sabaté
• “La urbanización marginal”. BUSQUETS, Joan (1999) Barcelona: Ed. UPC.
• “El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía”. Jordi Borja y Aida Muxí. Electa
• “Lo urbano en 20 autores contemporáneos”. A. Martín Ramos. UPC
• “Acupuntura urbana”. J. Lerner. IAAC
• “La transformación de la ciudad” K. Powel
• “Ciudades para un pequeño planeta”. R. Rogers. GG
• “La libertad de habitar”. J. Robert. Habitat Internacional Coalition
• “El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía” Borja, Jordi y Muxi, Zaida
• “Rehacer paisajes” Rosell, Quim y otros
• “Compendio de arquitectura urbana”, Spreiregen
• AUGÉ, Marc (1995) Los no lugares, espacios del anonimato, una antropología de la sobremodernidad, Barcelona: Gedisa.
• QUARONI, Ludovico (1970) La torre de Babel, Barcelona: Gustavo Gili.
• BERGER, Alan. Drosscape. Wasting land in Urban America. Princeton Architectural Press. New York. 2006.
• McLEAN, Alex S. (2003), La fotografía del territorio. Barcelona: GG.
• MUÑOZ,F. Urbanalización. Paisajes comunes, lugares globales, G. Gili, Barcelona, 2008.

Teaching support websites used:

• http://www.doyoucity.com/ (preferably)
• https://prado.ugr.es/

• MD01. Lección magistral/expositiva 
• MD02. Sesiones de discusión y debate 
• MD03. Resolución de problemas y estudio de casos prácticos 
• MD07. Seminarios 
• MD08. Ejercicios de simulación 
• MD09. Análisis de fuentes y documentos 
• MD10. Realización de trabajos en grupo 
• MD11. Realización de trabajos individuales 

Following the recommendations of the CRUE and the Secretariat for Inclusion and Diversity of the UGR, the systems of acquisition and evaluation of competences included in this teaching guide will be applied according to the principle of design for all people, facilitating the learning and the demonstration of knowledge according to the needs and functional diversity of the students.

Assessment criteria:

• EV-C1: Mastery of the contents, theoretical and practical, and their critical elaboration.
• EV-C2: Assessment of the work carried out, individually or as part of a team, paying attention to presentation, writing and clarity of ideas, graphics, structure and scientific level, creativity, justification of the arguments, capacity and richness of the critique made, and updating level of the bibliography.
• EV-C3: Degree of implementation and attitude of students as shown in their participation in consultations, presentations and debates, as well as in the preparation of individual or teamwork, and in the sharing sessions.
• EV-C4: Classroom attendance, seminars, conferences, tutorials, group sessions.
• Assessment instruments:
• EV-I1: Written tests: essay, short answer, objective, cases or assumptions, problem solving.
• EV-I2: Oral tests: presentation of work (individual or in groups), interviews, debates.
• EV-I3: Graphic tests, short or extensive, with descriptive, analytical and/or problem-solving answers.
• EV-I4: Works, reports, studies, reports, etc.

The evaluation of the teaching experience will be carried out by the students who have followed the course. A critical assessment will be made of the fundamental aspects that need to be improved (theoretical-practical organisation, contents, activities, tools, approaches...), and suggestions for renewing the training experience in urban planning in subsequent courses will be proposed. This evaluation will be carried out at least once at the end of the course and, if deemed necessary, also at mid-course. This evaluation may be carried out and presented openly in class or anonymously and in writing.

Percentage of the final grade:

Project (by phases): Situation (20%), Masterplan (30%) and Project (50%); TOTAL: 100%. Important note: To pass the subject, itt will be mandatory to obtain a minimum score of 5 out of 10 and to pass Masterplan and Project in any of the possible options: by course, ordinary call and extraordinary call.

It will consist of the presentation of the work (phased project) defined in the teaching guide and detailed in the course detailed in the course outline.

It will consist of the presentation of the work (phased project) defined in the teaching guide and:

Face-to-face activities (40%) (depending on the scenario, they may be non-face-to-face).

AF1: Lectures (Theoretical-expository classes, in large groups).

• Description: Classroom presentation of the fundamental concepts and development of the proposed contents. Explanation of the thematic contents to the large group by the teaching staff or invited professional specialists.

AF2: Practical activities (Practical classes or working groups).

• Description: Activities through which the aim is to show students how to act on the basis of the application of the knowledge acquired.

AF3: Seminars

• Description: Attendance at conferences, seminars, workshops, congresses, talks on subjects related to the subject, which provoke debate and reflection in students.

AF4: Individual non-face-to-face activities (Autonomous work and individual study)

• Description: Carrying out activities aimed at the study and development of work, as well as the search, review and analysis of documents, databases, web pages, etc. All of them related to the subject matter of the course, which in turn serve to support learning.

AF5: Non-face-to-face group activities (study and group work).

• Description: Development of teamwork related to work in seminars and workshops.

AF6: Academic tutorials.

• Description: Periodic individual and/or group meetings between the teaching staff and the students to guide. supervise and orientate the different academic activities proposed.

Accessibility and Special Educational Needs (NEAE):

The University of Granada offers a range of services to support students with specific educational needs (NEAE). Each Faculty/School at the University of Granada has a designated person responsible for these students to facilitate timely support. See further information at: https://viics.ugr.es/areas/inclusion/recursos/neae

Use of PRADO (Teaching Support Resources Platform):

PRADO is the University of Granada's virtual campus based on Moodle. Students may use it to access notes, submit assignments, review course guides, and communicate with faculty. See further information at: https://prado.ugr.es/

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

If AI tools are used in the course, with prior agreement from the teaching staff, students must use these tools ethically and responsibly. They must follow the recommendations contained in the document "Recommendations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Granada" published at:

https://ceprud.ugr.es/sites/centros/ceprud/public/ficheros/Recomendaciones_IA_en_UGR.pdf

Información de interés para estudiantado con discapacidad y/o Necesidades Específicas de Apoyo Educativo (NEAE): Gestión de servicios y apoyos (https://ve.ugr.es/servicios/atencion-social/estudiantes-con-discapacidad).

The use of free software is recommended when using digital tools to support the development of the practical part of the course, such as QGIS.