Urbanism III - Theory

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Department of Urban Design and Planning

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The course familiarizes the student with the most important urban theories of the 20th and 21st centuries. The goal is to show the emergence and transformation of these theories on the background of social and economic development of the society. Students are guided to critical thinking, to analyse, evaluate, compare and recognize the impact of these theories on the city.

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1. Hall, Peter. Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century (Third Edition), Malden, MA and Oxford, Blackwell (2002) 2. Kstoff, Spiro. The City Shaped. Urban Patterns and Meaning trough history (1991) 3. Lynch, Kevin. The Image of the City, Cambridge, Mass. (1960) 4. Venturi, Robert - Scott Brown, Denise - Izenour, Steven. Learning from Las Vegas (1972) 5. Krier, Rob. Urban Space (1977) 6. Sudjic, Deyan. The 100 Mile City. London, Andre Deutsch (1992)

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