Course Details
Urban Design and Town Planning
Academic Year 2023/24
BGB001 course is part of 1 study plan
BPC-SI / S Summer Semester 4th year
Urban planning, development of landscape and settlements - typology and configuration. Enhancement of fundamental knowledge about urban and landscape planning as a study requirement for the profession of accredited civil engineers that will be able to design buildings in a compliance with architectural planning demands for urban or rural districts.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
Introduction to fundamental principles of landscape planning, processing and approval of planning documentation, functional urban and landscape systems, creation of preconditions for tenure of authorized civil engineer profession.
Knowledge
Student will manage the goal of the subject, i.e. grasp to fundamental principles of landscape planning, processing and approval of planning documentation, functional urban and landscape systems, creation of preconditions for tenure of authorized civil engineer profession.
Syllabus
1. Historical development of urban planning I.
2. Historical development of urban planning II.
3. Modern urban planning and temporary urban design trends.
4. Settlements (typology, configuration and development).
5. Functional urban systems – residential and industrial areas.
6. Functional urban systems – traffic and technical infrastructure.
7. Functional landscape systems.
8. Rural settlement and landscape.
9. Social base of an urban development – ecological, social and cultural.
10. Social base of an urban development – traffic and technical infrastructure.
11. Urban development, urban design concept.
12. Urban design.
13. Landscape planning and supervision.
2. Historical development of urban planning II.
3. Modern urban planning and temporary urban design trends.
4. Settlements (typology, configuration and development).
5. Functional urban systems – residential and industrial areas.
6. Functional urban systems – traffic and technical infrastructure.
7. Functional landscape systems.
8. Rural settlement and landscape.
9. Social base of an urban development – ecological, social and cultural.
10. Social base of an urban development – traffic and technical infrastructure.
11. Urban development, urban design concept.
12. Urban design.
13. Landscape planning and supervision.
Prerequisites
the ability to know the ropes in building law, basic survey over the history of architecture and civil engeneering
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
4 credits
Semester
summer
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Historical development of urban planning I.
2. Historical development of urban planning II.
3. Modern urban planning and temporary urban design trends.
4. Settlements (typology, configuration and development).
5. Functional urban systems – residential and industrial areas.
6. Functional urban systems – traffic and technical infrastructure.
7. Functional landscape systems.
8. Rural settlement and landscape.
9. Social base of an urban development – ecological, social and cultural.
10. Social base of an urban development – traffic and technical infrastructure.
11. Urban development, urban design concept.
12. Urban design.
13. Landscape planning and supervision.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1.–2. Introduction of the requirements. Working approach. Presentation of topics.
3.–4. Analysis of planning documentation, tutorials task.
5.–6. An analysis of the city quarters, tutorials task.
7.–8. Analysis of selected development areas, tutorial task.
9.–10. Consultation.
11. Review of work.