In the first assignment the students are to acquire prior knowledge, from the literature on urbanism, before the case study visit. The theme of the Semester is ‘Island Cities’ and the course work focuses on Manhattan, Hong Kong and Singapore as the case study cities. The students are to explore the various ideas/theories/social situations prevailed in the historical and contemporary times. Later in the Semester, the students are to explore the case study towns through visits. 

 

OBJECTIVES : 

1. To explore various urban theories and ideas in the Eastern World

2. To know how various social situations responded to spatial forms

3. To acquire an holistic understanding about various historical phases of the case study cities

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES : 

1. Develop formal attributes of a number of key examples on the design of the cities in the East, during the historical and contemporary times.

2. Identify, discuss and critique various urban design theories and ideas.