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ARCH9093: Integrated Urbanism Studio
2025 unit information
Integrated Urbanism Studio is a capstone unit for the Master of Urbanism. The studio will be focussed on "real world" strategic urban issues and the need for urbanists to formulate a compelling 'urban proposition' to convince the public, stakeholders, politicians and investors of the benefits of a particular approach or scheme. The studio will emulate practice by working with or being exposed to community groups, developers, politicians and practitioners to develop an appreciation of the strategic, economic, social and environmental context in which urban design and planning occurs. The specific intention will be to recognise and overcome the limitations imposed by professional 'silos' and give regard to, and reconcile the multitude of perspectives that are characteristic of the urban condition. Students will be working to develop abilities and skills (investigation, analysis and interpretation, design development and presentation) that enables them to prepare strategies, frameworks, concepts and master plans in a professional and visionary manner. Familiarity with economic, social and environmental factors, analytic and communication techniques will be assumed from previous units.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Urban and Regional Planning and Policy |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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Students must have completed 48 credit points of study in their graduate program |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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Equivalent to 48 credit points in the degree |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. methodically investigate, understand and communicate key features and characteristics of urban settings, and summarise the opportunities and constraints to be considered for urban planning and design proposals
- LO2. research and critically analyse current planning policies and strategic plans to inform strategic objectives for the study area
- LO3. analyse and understand users’ needs from available data and research
- LO4. define strategic objectives and key moves to support the public interest and to identify opportunities within the study area
- LO5. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of movement networks (public transport modes, private and share vehicles, pedestrian and cycles) and car parking on spatial planning, connectivity, density and the public domain
- LO6. recognise the basic processes of land development, subdivision and forms of tenure and ownership and their implications for urban design and planning
- LO7. understand and apply the principles of opens space distribution and use in relation to user needs
- LO8. understand and apply the principles of social equity in relation to the contribution urban design and spatial planning may contribute to achieving relative equality
- LO9. demonstrate a consideration of sustainability and resilience principles at the strategic scale
- LO10. demonstrate an awareness of building types and understand their role in facilitating local activity, diversity and character
- LO11. understand the differences between the needs of government and the private sector in relation to land use, density and public benefit
- LO12. define targets, criteria and/or development controls to facilitate implementation of the stated project objectives through planning policy or urban design frameworks
- LO13. demonstrate the use of precedents to evaluate design ideas and to communicate design intent
- LO14. consolidate design investigations across the term and present a compelling urban design propositions using appropriate visual and verbal materials and media
- LO15. synthesise and consolidate an urban proposition into a succinct, well-argued presentation to address a specific stakeholder audience
- LO16. demonstrate ability to apply an urban design and planning methodology at the strategic scale and to integrate both individual and group considerations
- LO17. demonstrate effective contribution to group work and capacity to deliver studio outcomes through group collaboration.
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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