PEM 508 - Design of Urban Space

Course Objectives

1- The evaluation of the theories and the practices on Urban Design and space design.
2- Evaluation of contemporary approaches in urban
3- Design Principles of urban space

Course Description

Aim of urban space design and its content. Interaction between architectural space, urban space, and landscape. Elements of urban space. Open and semi open spaces. Private, semi private and public space. Lost space. Urban design principles. Responsive environment. Analysis, and evaluation in urban space. Imageability, Legibility, Enclosure, Human Scale, Transparency, Linkage, Complexity, Coherence. Personalisation. Holistic evaluation.