Urban Design Lab I

Catalog description

This course constitutes the first half of a year-long design research lab. Organizedaround a series of lectures and design workshops, the course will develop research agendas to analyze and catalyze imaginative urban studies. The course will also provide students with critical tools to examine social, environmental, and technological concerns in design processes. These include but are not limited to geospatial mapping, environmental simulations and planning, urban anthropology, and economic and data analysis.