The Urban Form Standard: Dimensions for the Next 10,000 Years

Start Date

05/18/2024

End Date

05/18/2024

Description

This class will present a set of design lessons and dimensions of urban form: the streets, lots, and blocks that make up the foundation of urbanism. Developed by the Doug Allen Institute for the Study of Cities (a nonprofit, 501c3), this class will present analyses of over 100 of the best neighborhoods in the world, culminating in universal design principles applicable for planning entire towns and individual lots. For those with a passion for urban history and street planning, this will be an entertaining and fact-filled class.

Location

Cincinnati, OH

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Transportation

Health, Safety and Welfare

Hours

1.25

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the importance of streets as the base layer of good urbanism.
2. Analyze the urban form of neighborhoods--the dimensions and configurations--and make assessments on that analysis.
3. Create street plans based on thousand-year principles of good urbanism.
4. Compare and contrast the urban forms of neighborhoods around the world.
5. Conceptualize urbanism into "layers of permanence" revealing their relative importance.

Instructors

Paul Knight

Course Codes

CNU32062

Provider

Congress for the New Urbanism

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