The Faculty of Architecture / Architecture
5th Year, sem 1, 2011-2012

SP5-3 | Urban Design – UDP (1)

Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 2P | ECTS Credits: 3

Department: Synthesis of Architectural Design
Titular:
conf.dr.arh. Georgică Mitrache
Teaching Staff:
Prof.Dr.Arh. Zeno Bogdanescu, Prof.Dr.Arh. Mircea Silviu Chira, Prof.Dr.Arh. Mihail Dan Cocheci, Prof.Dr.Ah. Calin Irimescu, Prof.Dr.Arh. Dorin Stefan, Conf.Dr.Arh. Petru Gheorghiu, Conf.Dr.Arh. Georgica Mitrache, Conf.Dr.Arh. Gheorghe Rosu, Invitat Arh. Octavian Neculai.
Learning outcomes:
-To acquire adequate knowledge for urban planning issues.
-To aquire the methodology to elaborate a PUD (urban detail project).
-To be able to make a multicriteria analysis of the urban existent context.
-To be able to make a site study, as a determinant factor for volumetric configuration.
Content:
Field of Study: STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES/ STRUCTURAL PERFRMANCES.

GUIDED PROJECTS
Projects on Chair Theme
According to semester curriculum, the Chair suggests 3 themes from which students can choose, coresponding to 3rd Thematic Module : "ECONOMY."
•Theme 1 SPORT CENTER HALL - 6000 seats.
•Theme 2 HIGH OFFICE BUILDING.
•Theme 3 EXHIBITION CENTER HALL.

LECTURE ON PROJECT THEORY
Tutors will deliver lectures on themes related to the current architectural project.
- Urban tissue analisys;- Urban forms - continuous space - active surfaces;- 'Urban integration' concept
- the Plaza/ the Forum - reconsodering urban public space.
Teaching Method:
Theoretical lectures; checking each student’s project; comments on the project in which the whole group takes part; exploration of the site; case studies; individual documentation.
Assessment:
Individual defense of the project in the design studio group; final evaluation by a jury.
Bibliography:
Rob Krier - Urban Space, Academy Editions, London, 1991 - 5th edition
Jan Gehl, Lars Genzoe - New City Spaces, The Danish Architectural Press, Copenhagen 2003, (Center for Public Space Reasearch, Institutefor Planning, Scool of Architecture)
Steven Holl - Urbanism: Working with Doubt, Princeton Architectural Press, 2009
Pierluigi Nicolin, Francesco Repishti -Dictionary of today's landscape designers, Skira, Milano, 2003
KOOLHAAS Rem - MAN Bruce -“S,M,L,XL”, The Monacelli Press, NY 1998
MVRDV - “KM3 – EXCURSIONS ON CAPACITIES”, Actar, Barcelona 2005
BURDETT Ricky – SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS-SUDJIC Deyan – DESIGNMUSEUM, LONDON-
“THE ENDLESS CITY”/“THE URBAN AGE PROJECT BY THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND DEUTSCHE BANK’S ALFRED HERRHAUSEN SOCIETY”/ Phaidon, London 2007
CHOAY, Francoise -“ URBANISM – UTOPIA SI REALITIES”, Paideia – Simetria, Bucuresti 2002
BELL, Michael - “SPACE REPLACES US – ESSAYS AND PROJECTS ON THE CITY”, The Monacelli Press, Ny 2004

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