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SBP3010 | Principles and Methods of Urban Design | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | DEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Yelda AYDIN TÜRK | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | In the design process, the effect of the urban design on the urban development, its role and the place in the urban planning process are studied. In determining the design of city/part of city, new urban design, tools and methods are discussed, and techniques and examples related to the design controls, strategies, design guides, and programs are presented. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | define the concepts related to the urban planning and urban design | 3,7,9,11 | 1,6 | LO - 2 : | define the place and the importance of urban design in the process of urban planning. | 3,12 | 1,5,6 | LO - 3 : | gain the ability to learn and analyse the urban design instruments, policies and principles in the process of integrating urban planning and urban design. | 3,7,9,11 | 1,5,6 | LO - 4 : | analyse and learn urban design practices in different scales. | 3,7,9,11 | 1,3,6 | LO - 5 : | gain the ability to analyse the urban design guides in different scales and to study the relation between urban design and policies. | 3,7,9,11 | 1,3,6 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
Planning and design relation: Urban design policies, principles, and tools; urban design guides; urban planning and urban design practices from various countries in different scales. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | General information belonging to urban planning and urban design, development of urban design in the period of urban planning. | | Week 2 | Urban design; definitions, aims, related positions, information about scale of urban design, relationship with different disciplines. | | Week 3 | The necessity and importance of urban design, uimportance of urban design in planning process and urban design principles. | | Week 4 | Urban design Principles, urban design policies and urban design tools: urban design principles | | Week 5 | Urban design Principles | | Week 6 | Urban design policies | | Week 7 | Urban design tools; design guidelines | | Week 8 | Urban design tools; urban design framework, development framework | | Week 9 |
Mid-term study | | Week 10 | Urban design policies, relation between urban design principles and urban design tools. | | Week 11 | Urban planning and urban design in different countries: England | | Week 12 | Urban planning and urban design in different countries: France | | Week 13 | Urban design and urban planning practicies in Turkey. | | Week 14 | Urban design and urban planning practicies in Turkey-(continue) | | Week 15 | Presentation and handing over the homework. | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Barnett, J., 1974; Urban Design As Public Policy, Architectural Record Books, N.Y. | | |
1 | Rogers, R., 2000; Urban Renaissence, Towards Urban task Force, Urban Design in Planning Process | | 2 | Duyuter, J. ,1999; Design Guidelines in American Cities | | 3 | Konuk, G.,1999; "Kentsel tasarım Süreci-Sürece İlişkin Yaklaşımlar Tasarım Kontrolleri, MSÜ, İstanbul | | 4 | Lang, J.,1987; Urban Design: The American Experience, Van Nostrand Reinhold, N.Y. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 9 | 14/04/2025 | 1,5 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 16/06/2025 | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ödev | 2 | 1 | 2 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | Total work load | | | 59.5 |
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