URP 502
Planning Studio VII
2
Course Description
At the end of the course, students are expected to:
1. Conduct a reconnaissance survey of new towns;
2. prepare a design for a New Town and capital city and their respective master and structure
plans;
3. demonstrate the socio-cultural, environmental and aesthetics characteristics in the design of
New towns; and
4. synthesis of design concepts and techniques applicable to pre-planned new settlements in
Nigeria.
Course Outline
Field survey, data collection, analysis and production of a new tow, The design of new towns and
capital cities and their respective master and structure plans. Socio-cultural, environmental and
aesthetic considerations of settlement design. The studio project will synthesize design concepts
and design techniques applicable to pre-planned new settlements in Nigeria. Produce a two- and
three-dimensional perspectives of the design new town.