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ARCHGEN 733 : Public Urban Space in the Contemporary City
Creative Arts and Industries
2025 Semester One (1253) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
- PART 1: In a 3 hour lecture and workshop format, the course starts with an introduction to how cities are formed historically to contemporary planning (urban design) and lived in (urbanism). We then use Auckland as a case study and discuss how we as urbanists and urban designers, learn to 'read and see' urban form and draw it in plan and section. We will undertake a walking tour of central Auckland and you will do drawing exercises to develop your skills, which you submit as Assignment one.
- PART 2: The course focus shifts to various cities of the world. Using the tools learnt in the first half, students will select a city of the world to study from a macro-scale; the influences of history, geography, cultural and physical connections on the urban and architectural form of the city. Then the students will analyse an important public space within that urban form from the point of view of how it has been designed to fulfil the function it has in the city. This is presented to the class as a 20 minute pecha-kucha powerpoint. After feedback, you will then develop this information into a 3000 word illustrated essay as Assignment 2.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Show evidence of development of critical thinking and understanding of urban design process, (Capability 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.3, 7.1, 8.2 and 8.3)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of built form and material in urban space and place making. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.3, 7.1, 8.2 and 8.3)
- Show awareness of how the natural environmental, contextual, and programmatic factors affect urban space. (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.3, 7.1 and 8.2)
- Demonstrate skill in the analysis, recording and description of three dimensional urban form and space. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.3, 7.1, 8.2 and 8.3)
- Display skill in the communication and development of urban design analysis, and in presentation of findings. (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.3, 7.1 and 8.2)
- Identify appreciation of different cultural and human needs in urban form and public space (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.3, 7.1 and 8.2)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of environmental, socio-economic and cultural systems across different spatioal scales. (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.2, 6.3, 7.1 and 8.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Participation and presentation in class, workshops | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment, drawing | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment, City written illustrated essay | 45% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment _ Public space | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Participation and presentation in class, workshops | ||||||||||
| Assignment, drawing | ||||||||||
| Assignment, City written illustrated essay | ||||||||||
| Assignment _ Public space | ||||||||||
Teaching & Learning Methods
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 8 hours of lectures, a 32 hours tutorials/presentations, 40 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 70 hours of work on assignments and presentation preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
The course is in a 3 hour workshop format, generally with a lecture at front, then workshops and discussion on urban design drawing, mapping, and research.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including workshops will not be available as recordings.
The activities for the course are scheduled as 3 hour module weekly for the ten weeks timetabled.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Library Recommended reading Book list will be available on Canvas.
Health & Safety
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
We undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions, the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.