Course syllabus for Town and country planning

Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-14 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameSamhällsplanering
  • CodeARK325
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKATK
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyArchitecture and Engineering
  • ThemeArchitectural design project 7.5 c
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 46122
  • Maximum participants50
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0108 Project, part A 4.5 c
Grading: UG		4.5 c0 c0 c0 c0 c0 c
0208 Project, part B 3 c
Grading: UG		0 c3 c0 c0 c0 c0 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

At least 45 credits from architecture courses and architecture design projects from AT1 - AT3, or equivalent.

Aim

The purpose of the course is to give architecture students a basic knowledge of urban and community planning. Urban planning is a complex task, buildings, streets, walkways, plazas, playgrounds, parking, green areas and a variety of other functions should be merged into one artistic processed whole. Urban environment should also be safe, secure and convenient for many different groups of people and activities. Position and orientation of buildings may, as conditions in the surrounding environment, including impacts on the indoor environment. Lighting conditions and noise are two such important qualities for private life that must be considered in the planning process.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

Explain and use urban planning principles in real situations and projects. Make a simple evaluation of a city plan project. Present urban planning projects in a practical manner. Apply sizes, dimensions and design requirements for the design of neighborhoods, places, parks and transport facilities. Explain the PBL system and have sufficient skill in 'laga-karta' technology read and understand a detail plan and draw a simple 'laga-karta'. The procedure in the planning process: Program, Collaboration, Exhibition, Adoption, Gain legal force. Describe the design process and reflect on the basis for the design choices made

Content

The course is organized around an individual design project - to implement a city plan. To investigate the actual area for the plan and its contexts a a city study is conducted as group exercise. The course includes the following main elements: Urban Design Principles - Structure - Function - The design - Users and stakeholders' needs and requirements - Taking account of local climate - The planning process - 'Laga karta' technology - Communicating of a plan

Organisation

The course is organized as a design project with a task to be solved individually, and a task to be solved in groups. Lectures, exercises and laboratory work supports the development of the desing project.

Literature

Boken om detaljplan och områdesbestämmelser, 2002. Boverket. UteKlimat - Mauritz Glaumann & Margitta Nord or corresponding. Additional literature will be announced at course start.

Examination including compulsory elements

The course is organized around a design project and examined, partly through an active design process, partly through a presented, communicated and reflected result. The process includes active and full participation in lectures, seminars, group work, tutorials and critics, and a reflection upon the work. To the results belongs a proposal delivered in time and with the requested format, a well performed reading and criticism of a fellow students' proposal and a well performed presentation and reflective defense of the own proposal.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.