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4.241J

Theory of City Form

Prof. Julian Beinart | Spring 2013

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Social Sciences Sociology Urban Studies Architectural Design Community Development Fine Arts

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Course introduction

This course covers theories about the form that settlements should take and attempts a distinction between descriptive and normative theory by examining examples of various theories of city form over time. Case studies will highlight the origins of the modern city and theories about its emerging form, including the transformation of the nineteenth-century city and its organization. Through examples and historical context, current issues of city form in relation to city-making, social structure, and physical design will also be discussed and analyzed.

Course Information

Source	MIT 開放式課程
Department	Architecture
Language	English
Number of videos	27

Course videos (27)

1. Introduction to Theory of City Form

1. Introduction to Theory of City Form

2. Normative Theory I: The City as Supernatural

2. Normative Theory I: The City as Supernatural

3. Normative Theory II: The City as Machine

3. Normative Theory II: The City as Machine

4. Normative Theory III: The City as Organism

4. Normative Theory III: The City as Organism

5. Descriptive and Functional Theory

5. Descriptive and Functional Theory

6. Dimensions, Patterns, Agreements, Structure, and Syntax

6. Dimensions, Patterns, Agreements, Structure, and Syntax

7. The Early Cities of Capitalism

7. The Early Cities of Capitalism

8. Transformations I: London

8. Transformations I: London

9. Transformations II: Paris

9. Transformations II: Paris

10. Transformations III: Vienna and Barcelona

10. Transformations III: Vienna and Barcelona

11. Transformations IV: Chicago

11. Transformations IV: Chicago

12. Transformations V: Panopticism, St. Petersburg and Berlin

12. Transformations V: Panopticism, St. Petersburg and Berlin

13. Utopianism as Social Reform and Built Form

13. Utopianism as Social Reform and Built Form

14. 20th Century Realizations: Russia and Great Britain

14. 20th Century Realizations: Russia and Great Britain

15. City Form and Process

15. City Form and Process

16. Spatial & Social Structure I: Theory

16. Spatial & Social Structure I: Theory

17. Spatial & Social Structure II: Bipolarity

17. Spatial & Social Structure II: Bipolarity

18. Spatial & Social Structure III: Colony & Post-colony

18. Spatial & Social Structure III: Colony & Post-colony

19. Form Models I: Modern and Post-modern Urbanism

19. Form Models I: Modern and Post-modern Urbanism

20. Form Models II: Open-endedness and Prophecy

20. Form Models II: Open-endedness and Prophecy

21. Form Models III and IV: Rationality and Memory

21. Form Models III and IV: Rationality and Memory

22. Cases I: Public and Private Domains

22. Cases I: Public and Private Domains

23. Cases II: Suburbs and Periphery

23. Cases II: Suburbs and Periphery

24. Cases III: Post-urbanism and Resource Conservation

24. Cases III: Post-urbanism and Resource Conservation

25. Cases IV: Hyper and Mega-urbanism

25. Cases IV: Hyper and Mega-urbanism

26. Conclusion: Towards a Theory of City Form

26. Conclusion: Towards a Theory of City Form

Teaching 4.241J/11.330J: Embracing Complexities of Urbanism

Teaching 4.241J/11.330J: Embracing Complexities of Urbanism