This course comprises lectures about the genesis, evolution, and current urban design and spatial planning practices.
The course goes through the most critical dimensions that influence the development of today’s towns and cities and considers how such factors as transportation, politics, and culture are directly reflected in the spatial and temporal configurations of the urban environment. The content of this course is presented in the form of lectures, group discussions, and student presentations that aim to develop a sense of critical reasoning when observing the characteristics and recurrent vicissitudes of public and private spaces in today’s cities.