RE4103 Re-Enterprising the City Syllabus:
RE4103 Re-Enterprising the City Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
To provide inputs to understand the dynamics of urban design as an integral part of real estate development
To impress upon the professionals to look at Real Estate from a broader perspective of urban place/space making.
To demonstrate the value addition to property development by adhering to urban aesthetics as a leverage for price mechanism.
To emphasise the need for sustainability of the existing morphology through adaptive reuse to provide alternative options in urban renewal with reference to changing market dynamics
To enable exploration of City/ Place branding as a strategy to strengthen a community’s sense of place.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO URBAN DESIGN THEORY
City as a three – dimensional entity, study of volumes & open spaces, a brief historic review of the development of the urban design discipline and principles. Land as a commodity and raw material
UNIT II ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN
Urban form as determined by the inter-play of masses, voids, building typology, scale, density, height, bulk, organization of spaces & their articulation, public spaces Image of the city & its components.
UNIT III DETERMINANTS OF URBAN FORMS & FUNCTION
Activity & Morphology size & structure of cities, networks – TOD Models, open spaces, public realm and place making, case studies of urban design characteristics of cities in India & abroad, issues for public intervention and participation.
UNIT IV RETROFITTING OF BUILDINGS / PROPERTIES AND ADAPTIVE REUSE
Methods & mechanisms – Urban Renewal – Rehabilitation, Redevelopment & Conservation – Adaptive Re-use, retrofitting, Facadism, Commodification – Context and Case Studies -Indian and abroad
UNIT V CITY AS AN ENTERPRISE
Contemporary Approaches/Theories to City Building, Smart cities, Sustainable Cities & Post Pandemic Cities, Brownfield projects, mixed use strategies, Entrepreneurship and City Branding. Form based codes, (Case examples in Indian and Western context). Legal framework, policies & charters
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES
Ability to incorporate principles of Urban design in real estate strategies
Understanding of the role and interface of Urban Design in Real Estate development.
Understanding of the determinants of Urban form and function.
Sensitivity towards the significance of adaptive reuse and retrofitting with its implications in real estate development.
Understanding of how urban development is aligned with City branding efforts and practice.
REFERENCES
1. Cliff Moughtin, “UD-Street & Square,” (2003), Architectural Press.
2. Edmund Bacon, “Design of Cities (1976), revised edition, Viking Penguin Inc, USA
3. Geoffrey Broadbent, “Emerging concepts in Urban Space Design-(1995), Jayker & Fravels.
4. Jon Lang, “Urban design” – a typology pf procedures & products 2005, Glsevier, NorthAmerica.
5. Edited by Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt and Simon Lannon, “Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability” 2014, Routeledge, New York.
6. Carmona, Matthew. Public places urban spaces: The dimensions of urban design. Routledge, 2021.
7. 2. Forrest, Ray, Sin Yee Koh, and Bart Wissink, eds. Cities and the super-rich: Real estate, elite practices and urban political economies. Springer, 2017.