UD5601 Urban Design Studio 1

The first urban design studio focuses on establishing a comprehensive understanding of urban design procedures. Following UD5622, the studio explores a deeper understanding on various urban systems (urban form, public space networks, transport/infrastructure networks, green/blue networks) and their synthesis. Students are expected to work in groups on all studio tasks. The studio is broken down into two stages – in the first stage, all groups propose different guide plans for an urban district; in the second stage, all groups are assigned with different sites for developing masterplan and urban design guidelines. Along with the design process, students are expected to conduct case studies, socioeconomic and geospatial analysis using knowledge from other modules. Instructors from other modules also engage in the studio’s review activities, in order to foster multi-level collaborative learning.