Course detail

Urbanism 1

FAST-BGA002Acad. year: 2021/2022

Introduction to the disciplines of town and regional planning, basic information on the functional and spatial arrangement of town planning structures, the urbanistic typology of the functional systems of settlement units, urban development conditions.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Ústav architektury (ARC)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

The subject does not connect with any previous disciplines; it partly applies the knowledge acquired in the subjects of typology and the applied ecology.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Town and regional planning; social economic and environmental frame.
2. Settlement units, urbanization.
3. Spatial arrangement of the urban structure.
4. Functional arrangement of the urban structure.
5. Urban functional systems – housing and residential estates.
6. Urban functional systems – production and storage.
7. Commercial and non-commercial facilities.
8. Urban functional systems – recreation and greenery.
9. Urban functional systems – traffic skeleton, transport facilities, technical infrastructure.
10. Public areas and urban interior.
11. Rural settlement and landscape.
12. Urbane development – demographic, social and cultural conditions.
13. Urbane development – natural, technical and economic conditions.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Knowledge of the elementary urbanistic typology, urbanistic structure, urban functional systems, public areas, urban detail, rural settlement and landscape.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-MI Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Town and regional planning; social economic and environmental frame. 2. Settlement units, urbanization. 3. Spatial arrangement of the urban structure. 4. Functional arrangement of the urban structure. 5. Urban functional systems – housing and residential estates. 6. Urban functional systems – production and storage. 7. Commercial and non-commercial facilities. 8. Urban functional systems – recreation and greenery. 9. Urban functional systems – traffic skeleton, transport facilities, technical infrastructure. 10. Public areas and urban interior. 11. Rural settlement and landscape. 12. Urbane development – demographic, social and cultural conditions. 13. Urbane development – natural, technical and economic conditions.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.–2. Introduction of the analytical methodology. Working approach. 3.–4. Geographic urban analysis 5.–6. Step 1. Group analysis (environmental analysis, historical development, communications 7.–8. Step 2. Group analysis (Purpose, vegetation, spacial view) 9.–11. Consultation 12.–13. Review of work.