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Introduction: Urban Design Politics: From MIT to "The Capital of the World |
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Three Perspectives on the Politics of Design:
1) Political Science: How is power constructed through space?
2) History: How is the past manipulated to serve the present?
3) Philosophy: How is meaning conveyed? |
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Three More Perspectives on the Politics of Design:
1) Women's Studies: How does gender affect design?
2) Political Economy: Who benefits from urban development?
3) Anthropology: Whose perspective matters? |
Assignment 1 out. |
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The Political Extremes of Urban Design 1: Mussolini's Rome |
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The Political Extremes of Urban Design 2: Berlin, Pre-War to Post-Wall |
Assignment 1 due |
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The Political Extremes of Urban Design 3: Capital Cities |
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The Design Politics of Public Housing 1 |
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The Design Politics of Public Housing 2 |
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The Design Politics of Urban Resilience |
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Student Presentations 1 |
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Student Presentations 2 |
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Student Presentations 3 |
Final paper due |