Course detail

Urbanism I.

FAST-MG16Acad. year: 2024/2025

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)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

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

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Marhold, K.: Urbanistická typologie II.. ČVUT Praha, 1991. (CS)
Doutlík, L.: Zonární struktury, Urbanistická typologie. ČVUT Praha, 1992. (CS)
Jírava, P., Slabý, P., Feitl, M.: Městské komunikace II.. ČVUT Praha, 1993. (CS)

Recommended literature

Valenta, T.: Město a topografie. NTM Praha, 1991. (CS)
Forman,R., Gordon,M.: Krajinná ekologie. Academia praha, 1993. (CS)
Braam, W.: Stadtplanung. Werner Düsseldorf, 1993. (DE)
Short, J.R.: Lidská sídla. OP Praha, 1994. (CS)
Sitte, C.: Stavba měst podle uměleckých zásad. ARCH Praha, 1995. (CS)
Gehl, J.: Život mezi budovami. Partnerství Brno, 2000. (CS)
Gehl, J.: Život mezi budovami : užívání veřejných prostranství. Nadace Partnerství, Brno, 2000. ISBN 80-85834-79-0. (CS)

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