Urban Design

Atlanta, a rapidly expanding metropolis of four million, is a metropolitan laboratory for studying urban design. The College of Architecture resides in the geographic and intellectual center of the City and the region and provides an interdisciplinary platform to debate the present and envision the future of Atlanta and contemporary cities across the globe. Studios, the focus of urban design in the Architecture Program, may be practice-oriented, research-based, or theoretical and speculative, but are always supported by a diverse selection of seminars and on-going faculty research in the Architecture Program, City and Regional Planning Program, and the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development.

For more information on Urban Design opportunities visit the Urban Design Website.

www.coa.gatech.edu/ud

Associated Courses

Urban Design

• ARCH 4126: Paris Urban History
• ARCH 4151: History of Urban Form
• ARCH 6112: Islamic and Indian Architecture and Urbanism
• ARCH 6134: Language of the City
• ARCH 6151: Theories of Urban Design
• ARCH 6152: Studies in Landscape Architecture
• ARCH 6153: History and Theories of the Modern City
• ARCH 6154: Introduction to Urban Design
• ARCH 7042, 7043, 7044, 7045: Urban Design Workshop
• COA 8620: The Design and Evolution of American Space

Special Topics

• Theories of Urban Space and the Design of Cities
• 'Public' Space: Questions, Configurations and Adventures

City and Regional Planning courses in the College of Architecture are also available to graduate students in Architecture, especially those with interests in urban design.