- The history of Swedish residential architecture and urban development over 120 years
- Local authority land-use planning
- Master plan and detailed development plan
- Factors to consider when planning a neighbourhood with multi-family dwellings
- Calculation of green space ratio for a residential block
- Architectural qualities in housing design
- Housing design requirements in the Building Regulations (BBR)
- Consideration of the building’s structural framework and installations in housing planning
- Fire safety requirements in housing design
- Housing design guidelines in Swedish Standards(SIS)
AF1749 Urban and Dwelling Planning 10.0 credits
Information per course offering
Information for Spring 2027 Start 12 Jan 2027 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 12 Jan 2027 - 31 May 2027
- Periods
Spring 2027: P3 (5 hp), P4 (5 hp)
- Pace of study
33%
- Application code
11935
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
Swedish
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 1
- Target group
- No information inserted
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus AF1749 (Spring 2027–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus AF1749 (Spring 2027–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- Explain land-use planning from a local authority perspective and describe the content of a master plan and a detailed development plan.
- Identify and compare aspects of Swedish architectural history relating to urban planning and residential architecture.
- Present and apply laws and regulations relevant to housing planning.
- Apply acquired knowledge of sustainable development to the planning of a city block comprising multi-family dwellings.
- Creatively investigate how architectural quality in a dwelling, the building’s structure, and building and installation technology influence housing planning, and apply this knowledge in a design project
- Present proposals and analyses orally and in writing, using drawings, photographs and illustrations.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Completed course:
AF1745 Building Techniques, Detached Housing Project 10.0 credits
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- ÖVN1 - Exercises, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- ÖVN2 - Exercises, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- PROA - Project, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- PROB - Project, 4.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TENA - Written exam, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TENB - Written exam, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Architecture, Technology
Education cycle
First cycle