Decode the DNA of Cities: Master Urban Form from Theory to Practice
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What you'll learn
Analyze historical theories of urban form and their influence on city design
Compare the transformative processes of major capitalist cities like London and Paris
Evaluate the relationship between urban spatial structures and social dynamics
Apply theoretical models to critique contemporary urban phenomena like suburbs and megacities
This course includes
35.3 hours of video
Certificate of completion
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Course content
1 modules
• 27 lessons
• 35.3 hours of video
Theory of City Form: Urban Design and History
27 lessons
• 35.3 hours
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1. Introduction to Theory of City Form01:09:40
2. Normative Theory I: The City as Supernatural01:26:17
3. Normative Theory II: The City as Machine01:24:24
4. Normative Theory III: The City as Organism01:35:48
5. Descriptive and Functional Theory01:07:03
6. Dimensions, Patterns, Agreements, Structure, and Syntax01:26:11
7. The Early Cities of Capitalism01:15:57
8. Transformations I: London01:22:45
9. Transformations II: Paris01:11:24
10. Transformations III: Vienna and Barcelona01:27:27
11. Transformations IV: Chicago01:23:30
12. Transformations V: Panopticism, St. Petersburg and Berlin01:18:56
13. Utopianism as Social Reform and Built Form01:22:55
14. 20th Century Realizations: Russia and Great Britain01:21:17
15. City Form and Process01:24:05
16. Spatial & Social Structure I: Theory01:19:03
17. Spatial & Social Structure II: Bipolarity01:20:19
18. Spatial & Social Structure III: Colony & Post-colony01:24:47
19. Form Models I: Modern and Post-modern Urbanism01:14:03
20. Form Models II: Open-endedness and Prophecy01:28:58
21. Form Models III and IV: Rationality and Memory02:09:04
22. Cases I: Public and Private Domains01:05:22
23. Cases II: Suburbs and Periphery49:44
24. Cases III: Post-urbanism and Resource Conservation01:23:22
25. Cases IV: Hyper and Mega-urbanism01:12:20
26. Conclusion: Towards a Theory of City Form01:37:47
Teaching 4.241J/11.330J: Embracing Complexities of Urbanism03:29
