Urban analysis and composition

licar2301  2022-2023  Louvain-la-Neuve

Urban analysis and composition
3.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Cavalieri Chiara;
Language
French
Main themes
The city's factory, the analysis of its components, the logic of composition, the determinants of forms.
Domesticity, institutions, public spaces, infrastructures.
Sites and projects.
The evolution of urban programs.
Important figures in urban planning.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Distinguish and describe the meaning of the terms'analysis' and'composition' when applied at the urban scale.
To know the main currents of theoretical and practical thoughts of the city's manufacturing.
To situate the changes in the paradigm of composition in the history of cities and their equivalents in the arts.
Isolate by drawing the elements and laws of association that constitute an urban project.
Recognize by drawing the composition methods specific to urban projects.
Use analytical operators in any urban project to understand the reasons for this.
Design a coherent and synthetic discourse based on the analysis of urban projects.
 
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Faculty or entity
LOCI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Advanced Master in Town and Country Planning

Master [120] in Architecture and Engineering