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Syllabus
During spring term at UI, students will do basic
research on green building in the
UK. Logistical preparations for studies abroad will be
discussed. This preparatory seminar is a prerequisite to the summer's
studies abroad studio offering and is intended to maximize the students’
experiences in the UK.
The Architecture London Program application was due by December 31,
2021, submitted on-line to the UI Studies Abroad coordinator in the
International Programs office.
Course
Assignments
Journal. Students are required to keep a seminar class
journal consisting of their class notes, research findings, sketches and
drawings, illustrations, images, and other pertinent information. The
assignment is intended to create a habit of journal-keeping that will
continue through the summer studies abroad course. Students are
encouraged to use Adobe InDesign to organize and best integrate
their words and images. A PDF version of this journal is due at the end
of the term on May 9, 2022.
Presentations. Students are required
to give short presentations on the following topics and dates:
Green Cities:
Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10
London Orientation:
Feb 17, Feb 24
Discoveries: Mar 3, Mar 10
Notables: Mar
31, Apr 7
CLTs in the UK: Apr 14, Apr
21
Class Schedule
Do not print the schedule as it is liable to change as
plans are finalized. See schedule.
Required Texts
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London's Contemporary Architecture, Ken Allinson and
Victoria Thornton, 6th edition, Architectural Press (eBook
available)
"London is a living architectural exhibition.
This tried and trusted portable guide will help you to find your way
around one of the world's most exciting cities, offering architectural
experiences and insights into London's finest contemporary
architecture."
"A research programme and report exploring the
future of green infrastructure in the design and function of cities.
Cities Alive highlights the social, economic and environmental
benefits of green infrastructure, including case studies of best
practice from across the globe."
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Green Cities of Europe, Timothy Beatley, Island Press.
Available in PDF from the UI Library at <http://site.ebrary.com/lib/uidaho/reader.action?docID=10578338>.
"That we need new models of urbanization—that is, sustainable
urbanization—is especially clear here in the U.S. Where to look for
new models is always a question, and as this book [GCE]
argues European cities remain a powerful source of potent ideas and
inspiring practice." —Tim Beatley
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Walkable City Rules,
Jeff Speck, Island Press.
"North America, along with much of the world, has been building and
rebuilding its cities and towns quite badly for more than half a
century. To do it properly would have been easy; we used to be great
at it." —Jeff
Speck
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Seeing the Better City,
Charles R. Wolfe, Island Press.
"We all have within us the capacity to assess and communicate what we
like and dislike about our surroundings, to respond with delight,
sadness, fear, or anger, and to discover how best to improve the world
around us." —Charles
Wolfe
More on the book, see <http://www.seeingthebettercity.com
and
http://urbanismwithouteffort.com>
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A Green Cities Checklist: A Subjective Rating Rubric, B.
Haglund & M. Payne.
"To meet the challenges of
mitigating global climate change it is not sufficient to merely
design and construct sustainable buildings. Sustainability must be
attained on the neighbourhood, city, and regional scales."
Download
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100 Projects UK CLT,
Waugh Thistleton Architects
"While
cross-laminated timber (CLT) appears to be finally entering the
mainstream, there is considerable inertia in the
construction industry that impedes the
greater adoption of this truly innovative material. The benefits
are clear—building in timber is quick, clean, and
easy. It can be achieved with a measured
accuracy and lack of noise, waste, or need for material
storage space. It has notable benefits in terms of
warmth, acoustics, and structural
efficiency. In a world ever more concentrated in urban areas,
timber is the basis for safe and healthy cities composed of
exceptionally
designed and responsibly constructed buildings."
Download
Recommended Web Sites
- London Energy Transformation
Initiative Declaration, <https://www.leti.london/declaration>
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"Engineering a Generation," Architect magazine,
August 2014
[or see the more comprehensive, but fuzzier,
pdf
of the printed version]
- "7
Cities That Are Starting To Go Car-Free,"
https://www.fastcompany.com/3040634/7-cities-that-are-starting-to-go-car-free/,
Jan 13, 2015
- "COVID
forced cities to redesign their streets" <https://www.fastcompany.com/90704448/covid-forced-cities-to-redesign-their-streets-now-some-of-those-changes-are-permanent>,
Jan 2, 2022
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