DES 3331 is also offered in Spring 2025
DES 3331 is also offered in Fall 2024
DES 3331 is also offered in Fall 2023
DES 3331 is also offered in Spring 2023
DES 3331 is also offered in Fall 2022
DES 3331 is also offered in Spring 2022
DES 3331 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2018 | DES 3331 Section 001: Street Life Urban Design Seminar (46138)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Rapson Hall 109
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (21 of 21 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The street as part of network of urban systems/fragments: sidewalks, private interiors, curbs, terraces, boulevards, parking lots, bus stops, public institutions, urban architectures, utility lines, storm/sewer systems, groundwater, satellite communication systems, gardens, and lighting. Readings in urban studies, geography, design, economics and art history. Students review case studies, envision possible transformations of streets/street life.
- Class Description:
- The street is our civic common ground. To study the street is to assign a value to this most public of urban spaces. Through exploration, interrogation and reflection students will take steps in tending to the physical, social and cultural life of the street. Students will also have the chance to reflect on and engage with local streets through public history, public art, and public participation processes.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
60% Special Projects
5% Attendance
10% Reflection Papers
5% Class Participation
- Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
10% Student Presentations
10% Field Trips
10% Guest Speakers
10% Service Learning
- Workload:
- 30-50 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
2 Special Project(s)
8 Homework Assignment(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/46138/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 April 2013
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