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ARC 413 Urban Design: Theory and Practice

400 levelEnvironmental Sciences10 topics

ARC 413 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Principles of urban design
  2. Theories of urban form
  3. Elements of the city after Kevin Lynch
  4. Land-subdivision patterns
  5. Streetscape and public spaces
  6. Urban conservation and restoration of historic areas
  7. Slum management approaches
  8. Townscape analysis
  9. Urban design guidelines
  10. Case studies of Nigerian cities

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Principles of urban design

The principles of urban design are the basic ideas used to shape settlements so that they are functional, attractive, safe, and meaningful to users. For examination purposes, you should master how principles such as character, continuity, enclosure, quality of the public realm, ease of movement, legibility, adaptability, diversity, scale, and human comfort guide the arrangement of buildings, streets, and open spaces.

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