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ARCH-5624: Urban Design Seminar

Description: Current topics in urban design. Topics may include: theoretical, conceptual and practical concerns in the generation of urban spatial form; the roles of public and private interests in shaping urban form; the effects of urban intensification on the quality of public spaces; environmental issues in urban design; the role of public policy and regulatory mechanisms; the genesis and development of urban typologies. Each seminar will address one of these or related subject areas. Course may be repeated with a different subject for a maximum of 12 credits.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 1-3 credits

Prerequisites: ARCH-5614

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: UAP-5624

Repeatability: up to 12 credit hours

Sections Taught: 21

Average GPA: 3.68 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 51.80%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.28%

Steven R Thompson202083.0%14.6%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.8%3.737
Arian Korkuti2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Frank H Weiner202297.4%2.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.912
Joseph Bedford202380.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.621
David G Lever202259.1%38.4%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.528
Hans C Rott2018100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961
Kay F Edge201970.0%30.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.731

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