AG2122 Stockholm Urban Lab I 7.5 credits

Being the first course in the UPD program, it relies heavily on students’ own capacity and knowledge – in both design and presentation skills. The mix of international students is imperative for an approach of global urban understanding and to form the base of activities in which “The world comes to Stockholm and local (Swedish) students introduces students from all over the world to Stockholm. A number of study visits are included in the course, primarily in the larger Stockholm region, to create a common knowledge and reference point for student assignments, analysis and seminars. The objective of the first part of the course is to offer a dynamic update of the state of urban reality today, based on the students own experience and (if applicable) previous studies in architecture and urbanism as well as staff’s expertise and joint work in studio modules.

• Demonstrate a general understanding of the complexities and crucial issues of urban development, green urbanism, city planning and management within the micro, meso and macro regions.
• To use the Google Earth and SketchUp software in a comprehensive way.
• Give formal and personal presentations of an urgent urban problem or solution that they have formulated.
• Build a common knowledge base pool with other students in the course and to share global urban experiences and personal insights within the studio modules and various groups.
• Start working with experimental design proposals in complicated settings – and make “performance based” evaluations of other students work.
• Produce knowledge based analysis and design proposals for areas in greater Stockholm, which are suitable for development or re-development.
• Describe and tackle the negative aspects of climate change through rampant urban development, sprawl, energy waste, pollution, uncontrolled urbanization and migration and lack of sustainable planning & design.
• Critically analyze the present urban situation in Stockholm, such as questions dealing with transportation, economics, ecology, physical form and social aspects.

Three years studies ( total 180 credits) in Architecture, Town Planning, Urban Planning or Landscape Architecture.

Farr, Douglas (2007), Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature. John Wiley & Sons: New Jersey.
Malcolm Moor and Jon Rowland (Editors) (2005) Urban Design Futures, London: Routledge
David Walters and Linda Luise Brown (2004), Design First: Design-based Planning for Communities. Architectural Press/Elsevier: Amsterdam
Jack Williams, Stanley Brunn and Donald Zeigler (with Peter Hall) (2003) (Editors) Cities of the World: World Regional Development, Rowman & Littlefield: Oxford
Haas, Tigran (Editor) (2008) New Urbanism & Beyond: Designing Cities for the Future, Rizzoli: New York

• SEM1 - Workshop, Seminar, 2.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• PRO1 - Project work, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• NÄR1 - Attendance, 0.5 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.

Attendance (NÄR1; 0,5 credit) Project work (PRO1; 4,5 credits) and Workshop, Seminar (SEM1; 2,5 credits)

• 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.

First prio: Students within TUPDM-, TSPPM-program.
Second prio: Incoming exchange-students S.

Replaces AG2106 Urbanism Worldwide.