Planning Studio I

At the end of the course, students are expected to: 1. identify the various urban land use forms and their peculiarities; 2. conduct a basic traffic count; 3. identify various land use conflicts; 4. carry out design as a solution to and identified land use problem; 5. write a technical report for the design.

To introduce the students to the urban foci of intensive activities, their functioning, location, physical structure and special problems, students will conduct relevant surveys in areas such as land use, circulation, parking, conflict points, spatial differentiation, utilities and the general environment. Existing problems like congestion, incompatible uses, encroachment, are to be emphasized and recommendations for improvement presented. In addition, a study of planning models types such as iconic, analogue, symbolic, descriptive, predictive and other related currently in existence must be examined. Each studio design must be based on a specific planning concept and accompanied by a technical report and modelling.