Metropolitan Studio
NRE 787
Credits: 2

This course focuses on the challeneges and oppurtunities of a developing metropoliyan region, and the sustainable design solutions that can result from a knowledge of the forces in effect in the region. The seven week format provides the oppurtunity to investigate design solutions for a specific site, starting at the regional scale and moving down to a site-specific design solution. The class provides the oppurtunity to study regional development patterns and the site level issues of how existing development is put on the ground. We will also discuss the questions of liveability - what makes a place attractive and liveable given our changing demographics and lifestyles - and ecologically sustainable as well. Assignments can be modified for students without a design background.