MA in Communication Studies

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleTHE HISTORY OF THE CITY
Course Unit CodeBACULT08
Course Unit DetailsBA Architecture (Architecture, City, Civilisation) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated2
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Develop a critical awareness of contemporary debates concerning urban planning issues
  2. Recognize political, economic and social dimensions of space
  3. List the impact of urban development proposals in the architectural proposals
  4. Explain the city as a Field of Conflict of Ideas and Interests
  5. Explain the continuity of the city as a feature of urban space.
  6. Describe the scale of the city
  7. Demonstrate the development of autonomous thinking
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Forming and Organizing City

City Transformations

Relation between City and Economic, Social and Political Aspects

The City as a Field of Conflict of Ideas and  Interests– Urban Practices Management.

Urban Planning Interventions

History of the city and Urban Planning Theories

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Le Corbusier, Για μια Αρχιτεκτονική
  • Kostof Spiro, The city shaped. Urban Patterns and Meanings through history, Thames and Hudson
References
    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    The objective of the course is for the students to understand the foundations that are found behind the transformations of city during the history. To understand the city as a field of conflicts of ideas, interests and powers that shape its form and the structure of its organization in the flow of time.

    Assessment methods and criteria
    Class participation 10%
    Mid term assignment 30%
    Final assignment 60%
    Language of instructionGreek
    Work placement(s)NO

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