Urban Design Journal
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Architecture,
Design,
Landscape Architecture,
Urban Design,
and
Urban Studies
Through on-site studies, this course demonstrates how to experience, record, and analyze the European urban landscape, its fabric, spatial elements, and individual components. Students are familiarizing themselves with criteria used by Gehl Architects to assess urban quality. Studies are documented in a journal containing analytical sketches, diagrams, freehand perspectives, notes, and color studies.
Prerequisites
Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case by case basis through the Architecture & Design department.
Field Studies
- Field Visits
- In-class site visits, and in some cases visits to design offices and notable architectural examples.
Instructors
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Rasmus Frisk
Architect, M.A.A. and Urban Design Master from Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen in 2003. Experience in a wide variety of global offices including White Architects, Arx Kobe Architects in Japan, VLA Architects, and Gehl Architects. Project Manager/Urban Designer at Gehl Architects. With DIS since 2011.
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Cecilia Nilsson
Architect, M.A.A. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1985). Practicing architect since 1985. Own office since 2003. Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. With DIS since 2003.
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Sarah Ruck
Architect, M.A.A (Glasgow School of Art, 2008). Employment at architecture offices in the UK. Recently worked for Frank Harmon Architect, USA, 2009. Now working for Tanja Jordan Architects. Studied at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, 2006. With DIS since 2010.
