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Creation of Seats Enviroment

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Course Unit Code222-0504/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KUT084Ing. arch. Dagmar Kutá, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP
Summary
After the initial theoretical training, students are assigned a location for the creation of an urban study. Emphasis is placed on finding all the available information about the territory, using the elements of the urban composition and transferring the theoretical knowledge to the practical level. Part of the lesson is a presentation of the results of the work, including a general discussion among the students about the work.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the principles of urban studies and then to submit semestral work, in which students propose a new development in a specific locality. Students learn how to process acquired theoretical knowledge in practice and also improve presentation skills and teamwork.
Course Contents
1. Function of urbanism, specifics of urbanism, urbanization, historical role of urbanism, regulation of urban construction

2. Urbanization processes

3. Fundamentals of urban composition

4. Principles of urban studies

5. Semester project assignment

6. - 10. Work on the semester project under Methodological guidance of the instructor

11. - 13. Presentation of achieved results

14. Assignment of credits
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
HALL, P., TEWDWR-JONES, M.: Urban and regional planning. 5th ed. New York: Routledge, c2011. ISBN 978-0415566520.

MADANIPOUR, A.: Cities in time: temporary urbanism and the future of the city. London: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4742-2071-2.

JACOBS, J.: The death and life of great American cities. 50th anniversary ed. New York: Modern Library, 2011. ISBN 978-0-679-64433-0.

SONG, H., SRINIVASAN R., SOOKOOR T., JESCHKE S., ed.: Smart cities: foundations, principles, and applications. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-22639-0.

TIWARI, G., MOHAN G., ed.: Transport planning & traffic safety: making cities, roads, & vehicles safer. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4987-5145-2.
KUTA, V., a kol.: Urbanismus a teorie stavby měst. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2012. HALÍK, P., a kol. Architektura a město. Praha: Academia, 1996
PACLOVÁ, H.: Územní plánování a související problematika. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2012. ISBN 978-80-248-2822-0.
ŠRYTR, P.: Městské inženýrství. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2012. ISBN 978-80-248-2828-2.
ŠRYTR, P.: Městské inženýrství. Praha: Academia, 2001. Technický průvodce (Academia). ISBN 80-200-0440-8.
DOVEY, K.: Urban design thinking: a conceptual toolkit. London: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1472566942.
Recommended Reading:
GIROUARD, M.: Cities & people: a social and architectural history. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. ISBN 978-0300035025.
HEXNER, M., a kol.: Urbanistická kompozice. Praha: ČVUT, 1996
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