Tag: Urban Design I

  • Urban Design I: Berlin

    Berlin needed complete reconstruction after the Second World War. The television tower near Alexander Platz was a sign of progress that Eastern Germany held up against Western Germany. Urbanism is frozen politics. Berlin was expected to grow to 4 million people (in the center) after the war, but remained at 2 million. Note that the…

  • Urban Design I: Introduction

    The lecture will cover urban development in the following cities Berlin, Sarajevo, Caracas, Athens, Cape Town, New York, Sao Paulo and Detriot. The format to analysis these cities will be Urban Stories, using different tools to understand the process and development in each. Issues and Challenges Housing is a major issue in most urban areas.…