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Urban Composition
FA-EURKAcad. year: 2021/2022
The subject "Urban composition" resumes the preceding subjects covering along with urban structure development also the functional, operational and space relationships of the urban elements, and the urban structure. The subject deals with the urban structure composition at various measures leveles and is focused also on the interpretation and formation of the urban environment. Analysed are in detail the principles of spatial organisation and their applicability to the modern city. A part of classes and tutorials is devoted to the fundamentals of garden design and to the regulars of city greenary formation. The subject covers also the development problems of the settlemenets natural environment.
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Course curriculum
- The settlement and its composition, compositions measures. The urban environment formation. Functional, operational and space relations.
- Principles and historical composition approaches, historical urban environment formation.
- Urban environment perceiving and assesment
- Urban composition I, principles of urban space organistaion
- Urban composition II, principles and application of space urban organistaion
- Urban compostion and environment (cities examples) I.
- Urban compostion and environment (cities examples) II.
- The pedestrian movement in the city
- Public spaces and their meaning
- The historical development of gardens in the cities
- The genesis and meaning of the city parks and greenary
- The application of the nature elements in the cities. Sustainable cities development.
- The landscape, landscape composition and landscape character
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Basic literature
English Partnership/The Housing Corporation: Urban Design Compendium. London 2004 (EN)
English Partnership/The Housing Corporation: Urban Design Compendium 2. London 2006 (EN)
Gehl, J.: Život mezi budovami, Nadace Partnerství, 1996 (CS)
Lynch, K.: The Image of The City – Obraz města, BOVA, POLYGON, Praha 2004 (EN)
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Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BX_A+U Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme NX_A+U Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme ARCHURB Master's
branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme ARCHURB Bachelor's
branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme ARCHURB Master's
branch ARCH , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
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