The Faculty of Urbanism / Urban Design and Planning
3rd Year, sem 2, 2011-2012

UP-2 | Urban Doctrines

Compulsory Course | Hours/Week: 2C | ECTS Credits: 2

Department: Urban and Landscape Design
Titular:
prof.dr.arh. Alexandru M. Sandu
Learning outcomes:
This course informs students on the urbanistic concept with a view to thoroughly know the landmarks of the doctrine and to approach the problems of urbanism within territory.
Content:
1. The town – typical human settlement.
2. Urban-rural.
3. Urban agglomerations.
4. Systemic approach; the urban equilibrium.
5-6. Urban intervention as an action meant to set in order an environmental system. The terms that the urban solution has to face.
7. Modelling in urbanism.
8. The work model in urbanism.
9. The conceptual model as germ and produce of a doctrinaire process.
10-11. Fundamental urban models.
12-13-14. Placing the fundamental urban models in the contemporary world.
Teaching Method:
Ex-cathedra lectures, problem debate, case study
Assessment:
25% - on-going tests + 25% essay + final test
Bibliography:
Fr. Choay: L’urbanism, utopies et realitaits;
- F.Menna: Profezia di una societa estetica;
- Botez-Celac: Sistemele spatiului amenajat;
- L. Mumford: The City in History;
- A.Sandu: Culegere de articole.

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