Class Urban planning 3.2

 The CU provides a deeper exploration of the study of cities. It presents Urbanism across two areas of intervention: theoretical content and practical application. On one hand, it focuses on the study of the elements of urban form, framed by key urban theories, to understand the past, present, and future of cities. On the other hand, it serves as a support for architectural practice. It aims to give students tools to approach the exercise of Project 4 (exceptional building), presenting elements of urban form as instruments for analysis and conscious design of buildings and public space within the city. This CU is aligned with the MIA Study Plan, which emphasizes a multidisciplinary pedagogical approach, the central role of the Project, as well as the horizontal coordination of course units within each academic year and the vertical integration of scientific areas across the curriculum. Enrollment and attendance in this course unit require prior approval in Urban Planning 2 and Project 3.

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Books for deepening the course content: history of urbanism, critical theory, the relationship between theory and practice, and public space. Urban transformation processes: planned and unplanned. Unplanned processes: informal settlements. Impact on countries of the Global South. Urban life in African slums. Living in slums in Portugal in the 21st century. Critical comparison between informal and formal cities (urban form and urban experience). Informal settlements: urban form and urban life; problems and improvement strategies. Planned processes: Porto’s Municipal Master Plan (PDM). Relationship between urban form, socioeconomic diversity, and environmental sustainability: critical comparison of four urban tissues. Tactical urbanism: fundamentals, ideas and implementation. Designing public space: critical reflection and design of the public space for Project 4.2. Active reading of the proposed books (relating course content, Project 4.2, and everyday life).

This CU, along with the broader Study Plan it is part of, is built around an innovative, student-centered teaching and learning approach. This methodology emphasizes personalized guidance and ongoing evaluation, with the second year's teachers collaborating to assess each student's development and acquisition of key skills.

Bentley, I., McGlynn, S., Smith, G., Alcock, A., e Murrain, P. (2013 [1985]) Responsive environments. Londres: Routledge. Chueca Goitia, F. (1996[1968]) Breve historia do urbanismo. Queluz: Editorial Presença. Jacobs, A. (1993) Great Streets. Massachusetts: MIT Press. Lydon, M., e Garcia, A. (2015) Tactical urbanism: Short-term action for long-term change. Washington: Island Press. Hall, P. (2013[1988]) Cidades do amanhã: uma história do planejamento e projetos urbanos no século XX. São Paulo: Perspectiva. Legates, R. e Stout, F. (eds) (2020) The City Reader. Londres: Routledge. Mottelson, J. (2021) Out of control. On urban morphology of informal settlements in East Africa. Tese de doutoramento não publicada. Oliveira, V. (2022[2016]) Morfologia Urbana: uma introdução ao estudo da forma física das cidades. Curitiba: PUCPRess. Portas, N. (1969) A cidade como arquitetura. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte. White, W. H. (1980) The social life of small urban space. Washington: The Conservation Foundation.