Course detail

Reconversion of Brownfields

FA-RIO-KEAcad. year: 2024/2025

The seminars focus on the transition processes of brownfields, showing different approaches of industrial heritage preservation, programming and integration in city ecosystems.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

M.Sc. Monika Konrad

Department

Department of Urban Design (UU)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Aims

The aim is to show students different approaches towards transformation of city fabric, especially ones occupied previously by different non-residential functions and its integration into city structure.
How to creatively integrate contemporary forms into the heritage of the past, to find new uses for the decaying buildings in industrial zones which are frequently close to the historic centers.
The focus will be not only on preservation approaches of post-industrial heritage but as well on programming of the area, models of growth, adaptation and mitigation of such areas to climate change, and social and economic challenges.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

  • 2 group presentations in total (case study and district analysis). The presentations will be presented during the seminar and evaluated.
  • Active participation in the discussion and the study walk , graphical and textual presentation of the study outcome.
  • Assigned readings will be discussed followed by debate.
  • Minimum attendance to at least 5 lectures, including the final 6th meeting

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BERGEVOET, Tom; VAN TUIJL, Maarten. The Flexible City Sustainable Solutions for a Europe in Transition, 2016. ISBN 978-94-6208-288-5 (EN)
BOTT, Helmut; Gregor C. GRASSL a Stephan ANDERS. Sustainable Urban. Planning: Vibrant Neighbourhoods – Smart Cities – Resilience = Nachhaltige (EN)
GEHL, Jan. Cities for peoples. Island Press, 2010. ISBN 9781597265737 (EN)
JACOBS, Jane.The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Random House 2016. ISBN: 067974195 (EN)
KERN Leslie. The feminist city. Verso 2021. ISBN:9781788739825 (EN)
LANDRY, Charles. The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators, 2008. ISBN 9781844075980 (EN)
Stadtplanung: lebendige Quartiere - Smart cities - Resilienz. 2nd edition. DETAIL Special. München: Detail Business Information GmbH, 2019. ISBN 978-3-95553-462-2. (EN)
STEVENS, Quentin a Kim DOVEY. Temporary and tactical urbanism: (Re)assembling urban space. New York: Routledge, 2023. ISBN 978-1-00-063843-1. (EN)

Recommended reading

movie: Creativity and the Capitalist City. The struggle for affordable space in Amsterdam - the movie will be provided to the students. (EN)
The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage [online]: URL: https://ticcih.org/ (EN)
Urban Design Methods. Integrated Urban Research Tools (prepared reader) (EN)
ZERRESSEN, Marion. Emscher Park international building exhibition. IBA Emscher Park, 1996. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme NE_A+U Master's

    specialization --- (do 2022) , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    specialization --- (do 2022) , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    specialization --- (2023) , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization --- (2023) , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme NE_A+U Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BX_A+U Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme NE_A+U Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

12 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

M.Sc. Monika Konrad
Ing. arch. Lukáš Houser

Syllabus

  1. Introduction of Seminar Subjects, 25.10; 15:30 - 17:30, online
  2. Historic context - how did brownfields become brownfields?, 01.11; 15:00 - 17:00, online
  3. Brownfield vs. Greenfield, 08.11; 15:00 - 17:00, stationary FA BUT room 409
  4. Who builds the city?, 22.11; 15:00 - 17:00, online
  5. Sustainability at the district level, 29.11 15:00 - 17:00, stationary FA BUT room 409
  6. Sume up: Conclusions, 6.12 15:00 - 17:00, stationary FA BUT room 409