LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students can identify the main characteristics and typical urban structures of the historical development of cities. The students understand the range of tasks within urban planning. The study module acquaints the students with the principal literature in the field and provides practise in the basic skills of writing.
Credits: 3
Schedule: 10.01.2024 - 14.02.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Panu Savolainen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The study module presents the central background and development stages of world´s urban development and the concept of urbanity and, based on this, the range of tasks in urban planning.
applies in this implementation
Programme
The lectures will be given in English. The essay can be submitted also in Finnish or Swedish.
Teacher: Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé (responsible teacher Panu Savolainen)
Questions (if not possible to handle in connection to the lectures): kaisa.schmidt-thome@demoshelsinki.fi or panu.savolainen@aalto.fi
Programme
Introduction
Earliest plans + Antiquity
Medieval time + Renaissance + Baroque
Colonial era + Growing European metropolises
Modern times + Institutionalized planning
Throughout the lectures: thematic takes on driving forces that have influenced or determined planning: political power, ideologies, societal and economic phenomena, infrastructure, technology, hazards, greed, passion...
Essay instructionsPick a city (+ 500 years old, outside of Finland at least for the Finnish students).
Find relevant literature and choose some promising entries for closer reading.
Elaborate on how the phenomena / driving forces we’ve discussed show in the city you picked.
Write 4 pages (font 12, spacing of rows 1,5,).
Add possible images and all mentioned references. They do not count into the 4 pages of text!
Deadline 29.2.2024
Later delivery 31.3.2024 - NOTE: possible by e-mail only (but then the grade will automatically be one grade lower)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Attendance at the lectures, an essay or other assignment. Assessment criteria are available in MyCourses.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures 14 hrs (17%).
Reflection of the acquired knowledge 10 hrs (12 %)
Becoming acquainted with the literature and an essay or other assignment 57 hrs (70 %).
Total 81 hrs.
DETAILS
Study Material
applies in this implementation
The course materials include the lecture slides that will be uploaded to MyCourses.
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
1 No Poverty
6 Clean Water and Sanitation
7 Affordable and Clean Energy
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
13 Climate Action
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
2023-2024 Spring IIIEnrollment :
A maximum of 3 students will be admitted to the course in addition to the Department of Architecture's own students and the Open University's students.
Minimum number of participants: 5.
Maximum number of participants: 25.
Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts
- Teacher: Savolainen Panu