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Urban Form and Formation (BPLN0085)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of the Built Environment
Teaching department
Bartlett School of Planning
Credit value
15
Restrictions
This module is open to students from outside the Bartlett School of Planning, however please note that there is a strict cap on numbers which cannot be exceeded.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The purpose of this module is to give a grounding in the understanding of relationships between urban form and formation: how insights from urban morphology and morphogenetic processes that created existing urban form can better inform the creation of future urban form through planning, design and more informal urbanism.

This involves study of different urban form components and patterns at different scales – buildings, spaces, streets and districts – and how these are created in relation to each other to generate overall urban form.

The module involves a combination of creativity and focused enquiry. It allows you to explore and research the creation of urban form and then go on to apply insights from this in relation to planning and design interventions.

This module is set up in a way to encourage interactivity – for students to learn from each other – through group working, interactive class discussions, presentation and feedback. As such, all students are expected to learn from all sessions.

The module comprises five lectures covering the understanding of urban form and formation, and five project studio tutorial sessions applying understanding to proposals for an urban site.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 5)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
50% Coursework
50% Group activity
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
36
Module leader
Professor Stephen Marshall
Who to contact for more information
bsp.ug@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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