4.240J/ 11.328J
Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting & Representing the City
Instructor: Eran Ben-Joseph
Room: 10-485
Phone: 617-253-7305
ebj@mit.edu
Units: 3-0-9
Level: G
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
Introduction to the methods of recording, evaluating, communicating and designing about the urban environment. Through visual observation, field analysis, measurements, interviews, and other means, students learn to draw on their senses and develop their ability to deduce, conclude, question, and test how the environment is used and valued. Through the use of representational tools such as drawing, photographing, computer modeling and desktop publishing, students communicate what is observed as well as their impressions and design ideas. Intended as a foundation for future studio work in urban design.
