Course Description
This course examines the evolving structure of cities as well as just how that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can feel created and additionally developed. Boston along with other American cities tend to be studied to see how bodily, personal, political and financial forces connect to contour and reshape towns in the long run.
Lecture Notes
What is Urban Design and Development? – Translating Values into Design
Changing Cities by Designing New Ones
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City
Changing Cities by Extending Them – Designing Suburbs and Regions
The Origins and Growth of Suburbs
Shaping Private Development/Growth Management
Changing Cities by Redesigning Their Centers
Source
Silberberg-Robinson, Susan. 11.001J Introduction to Urban Design and Development, Spring 2006. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed 30 Jul, 2012). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
