Brief Schedule and Topics

Course Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The goal of this course is to make the students aware of the reality, urgency and severity of todays sustainability issues. The course tries to deliver as much overall big picture observations as well as minute aspects, both equally crucial in their own right. We will discuss natural processes, energy flows, material properties, water resources, traffic schemes, social sustainability, legal aspects, gray energy, and many other topics related to aspects of design and human life. Our work shall build a solid base for the students in order to investigate further on sustainability and ecological issues throughout their professional life. This fundamental insight will furthermore allow students to communicate with experts of different disciplines and to discuss these questions with clients or consultants. The course is designed for students at postgraduate (master) or late graduate level (bachelor) from all fields related to design.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There are no previous skills or knowledge necessary to attend the course. Anybody is welcome to audit the lectures. The course will consist of weekly lectures/presentations of two lessons each. The students taking the course for credit are required to attend these lectures delivered by the course instructor and/or invited speakers. Students are furthermore required to perform reading and other homework outside class time. In order to finalize the course, either a case study will have to be presented or a written essay will have to be submitted at the end. The deadline of submission is June 24, 2009.

Course Description:
The course begins with lectures on how to select a thesis topic and techniques to write a master’s thesis. Based on the specific topic and structure of every student’s thesis, the professor will hold discussions and offer critiques and suggestions. At the end of the course, every student will have the capacity to select a thesis topic, create the paper’s structure and produce the abstract of the master’s thesis on his or her own.

Requirements:
An abstract of a master’s thesis of every student is required at the end of the term.

Schedule and Course Syllabus

Course Schedule and Contents

Main Reference Books

1. Virginia M. Sugden, The Graduate Thesis: The Complete Guide to Planning and Preparation, Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1973
2. Alan Bond, Writing Your Master’s Thesis, Studymates Ltd, 2004

Instructor

Zhou Jingmin, PhD in Architecute (Chiba, Japan), is a professor at the School of Architecture in CAUP. Her career includes both university teaching/reaching and public practice. She has spent 17 years doing research in Japan (Chiba University), Britain (The University of York, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside) and Canada (Université de Montréal), and has published 3 major books on housing design.
Major publications:

1. Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Forms, the Architectural Press, 2005
2. Liyang SUN & Jingmin ZHOU, Architecture with Landscaping, China Architecure and Building Press,2004
3. Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Design, China Architecure and Building Press, 2001
4. Jingmin ZHOU, A World of New Houisng, China Architecure and Building Press, 2000

1. Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Forms, the Architectural Press, 2005 （英文）
2. 孙力扬 + 周静敏，景观与建筑——融于风景和水景中的建筑，中国建筑工业出版社，2004
3. 周静敏，世界集合住宅——都市型住宅设计，中国建筑工业出版社，2001
4. 周静敏，世界集合住宅——新住宅设计，中国建筑工业出版社，2000

Brief Course Description

This Seminar tends to make academic record and judgment on Chinese contemporary Architecture. The Students are required to learn the normal Methods of architectural Investigation and to establish the own view.

The 1st week, Introduction;
The 2nd week, Debate: the Basic Methods of Investigation;
The 6th week, Debate: Investigating Methods, Investigating Object;
The 8th week, Ensure the Investigating Methods and Investigating Object;
The 11th week, the Mid-term Report;
The 13th week, Debate: Edit the Consummate Investigating Policy;
The 16th week, the Final Report
The 17th week, Edit the Final Report.

Course Syllabus

Firstly, the students are expected to get familiar with the basic status of architecture development in China nowadays; secondly, the students should learn the basic investigating methods to be prepared for the diploma paper.The investigating range should be defined in the public space in Shanghai\Jiangsu\Zhejiang along the Chang River. First, students should chose the investigating object and make the investigating policy through discussion; second, they should do the spot investigation based on the analysis of data and literature; third, they should do the analysis to the quality and utilization of space; in the end, students should fulfill the high-quality paper and do the report. The thorough and detailed data investigation and spot investigation are both requested.
The Final requirement:
- Everyone should fulfill the investigation of one case:
- The analysis and illumination in 1000 words (including the basic information and judgment of the case);
-10 photos in high quality (photos +plan +elevation +analysis);
- All above should be handed in 3 A4 word files which should be in publication standard.

Title: Urban Housing Forms

Course Description:
The course is based on the analysis of the urban housing forms, and will equip students with the knowledge of the historical development and design principals of housing. The course will also discuss the downsides and successful experiences in the development of both urban environment and urban housing. A variety of precedents in this subject can be seen worldwide, including those in the western countries, Japan, China, and so forth. In addition, students will have site visits in Shanghai, which will bring first-hand experience to their understanding of urban housing in Shanghai and assist them to make comparative analysis and discussion from their own experience.

Requirements:
On-time attendance of each class is required and the students should actively participate in discussions. Each student is required to give one presentation in class. At the end of the course, each student should hand in two analysis paper (one of which can be from the in class presentation) between China and the country he or she is from.

Schedule and Course Syllabus

Course Schedule and Contents

Main Reference Books

Text book:
Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Forms, the Architecural Press, 2005

Reference Books:

1. Ian Colquhoun, RIBA book of British Housing 1900 to the Preseng Day (2nd Edition), the Architectural Press, 2008
2. Jingmin ZHOU, A World of New Housing, China Architecture & Building Press, 2000
3. Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Design, China Architecture & Building Press, 2001
4. Ian Colquhoun, Urban Regeneration, Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1996

Instructor

Zhou Jingmin, PhD in Architecute (Chiba, Japan), is a professor at the School of Architecture in CAUP. Her career includes both university teaching/reaching and public practice. She has spent 17 years doing research in Japan (Chiba University), Britain (The University of York, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside) and Canada (Université de Montréal), and has published 3 major books on housing design.
Major publications:

1. Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Forms, the Architectural Press, 2005
2. Liyang SUN & Jingmin ZHOU, Architecture with Landscaping, China Architecure and Building Press,2004
3. Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Design, China Architecure and Building Press, 2001
4. Jingmin ZHOU, A World of New Houisng, China Architecure and Building Press, 2000

1. Jingmin ZHOU, Urban Housing Forms, the Architectural Press, 2005 （英文）
2. 孙力扬 + 周静敏，景观与建筑——融于风景和水景中的建筑，中国建筑工业出版社，2004
3. 周静敏，世界集合住宅——都市型住宅设计，中国建筑工业出版社，2001
4. 周静敏，世界集合住宅——新住宅设计，中国建筑工业出版社，2000

Brief Course Description

There is a distinct difference between Contemporary Chinese architecture and German architecture base on the dynamics of development and the representation of form; Through the comparison of the Sino-German architecture, can we better understand the situation of China's contemporary building development. Moreover, comprehend German architecture accordingly.
This course will be taught in the form of discussion and data analyzing, encourage master students to participate. Course will begin with lectures by 3 professors, each providing information on the development of German and Chinese architecture and urban design; inviting 5 guest lecturers from German architecture firm based in China; listening to the experience from Chinese students who studied in German; last but not least, through class discussions and presentations, students will see the similarities and differences between Germany and China from various angles and come to a verdict accordingly. This course not only allows students to grasp for knowledge, but also trains students to utilize their analytical skills.
Grades will be determined by the final presentation (English) from each student.

Brief Schedule and Topics

Week

Topic

Remarks

1

Opening/Introduction

Prof. Li Zhenyu

2

Housing in Germany

Prof. Li Zhenyu

3

Housing in China

Prof. Li Zhenyu

4

Urban Planning in Germany (I)

Prof. Cai Yongjie

5

Urban Planning in Germany (II)

Prof. Cai Yongjie

6

New Town in China and Its Architectural Type From Europe

Prof. Wang Zhijun

7

German Architects in China

GMP

8

German Architects in China

Logon

9

German Urban Planning in China

TJUPI

10

Energy Saving and Architecture Design in Germany

Dr. Dirk Schwede

11

Guest Prof. from TU Berlin and Shanghai

12

Architecture Comparison: A View From Chinese Students in Berlin

4 Master Students

13

Student Presentation

PPT, 7Min./Person

14

Student Presentation

PPT, 7Min./Person

15

Student Presentation

PPT, 7Min./Person

16

Student Presentation

PPT, 7Min./Person

17

Student Presentation

PPT, 7Min./Person

18

Student Presentation

PPT, 7Min./Person

Course Syllabus

There is a distinct difference between Contemporary Chinese architecture and German architecture base on the dynamics of development and the representation of form; this dissimilarity is a result from different historical process, and is also a reflection of social economy and culture life. Through the comparison of the Sino-German architecture, can we better understand the situation of China's contemporary building development. Moreover, comprehend German architecture accordingly.
This course will be taught in the form of discussion and data analyzing, encourage master students to participate. Course will begin with lectures by 3 professors, each providing information on the development of German and Chinese architecture and urban design; inviting 5 guest lecturers from German architecture firm based in China; listening to the experience from Chinese students who studied in German; last but not least, through class discussions and presentations, students will see the similarities and differences between Germany and China from various angles and come to a verdict accordingly. This course not only allows students to grasp for knowledge, but also trains students to utilize their analytical skills.

Class is divided into three parts: Lectures, Guest Lectures, and Student Presentations

Lectures
First hand information provided by the instructor which introduces students to Urban Design, Architectural Design, and Housing Design in both Germany and China.
Guest Lectures
Student will gain valuable knowledge through guest lectures which provides a perspective from German Architects in China, and a view from Chinese students studying in Berlin.
Student Presentations
Students are required to give an in class presentation comparing Urban Design, Architectural Design, and or Housing Design between Germany and China.

Grades will be determined by the final presentation (English) from each student.

Brief Course Description

The purpose of this course is to provide an overall account of urban design through an interpretative look at its emergence and evolution since mid 20th century in the western world, and an overview of the urbanization situation within Asian background in selected key cities such as Tokyo, Seoul and Singapore. Also this course explores the current rapidly developing of Chinese cities to raise some key issues related with under what situation urban design has taken place in Chinese cities, which attract much attention worldly in the field.

Brief Schedule and Topics

Part 1 Origin, Defining and Evolution (6 lectures)

1. Urban Design at 1950s
2. Defining Urban Design
3. Urban Design in Different Ways: Europe, America and Asia
4. Designing the American City: the Role of Urban Design(3 weeks)

Part 2 Asian Urbanization(3 lectures)

1. Tokyo (case study)
2. Seoul (case study)
3. Singapore (case study)

Part 3 Chinese City since Early 1990s: Under What Situation Urban Design Has Taken Place (7 lectures)

1. Shanghai since 1991 (case study, 2 weeks)
2. Cities in four levels, A Look at Average Cities(2 weeks)
3. Chinese New Urbanity: Exploring New Developing Model

How does Urban Design Work for Chinese Urbanization

Course Syllabus

Part 1 Origin, Defining and Evolution

1. Urban Design at 1950s
2. Defining Urban Design
3. Urban Design in Different Ways: Europe, America and Asia
4. Designing the American City: the Role of Urban Design

Part 2 Asian Urbanization

1. Tokyo (case study)
2. Seoul (case study)
3. Singapore (case study)

Part 3 Chinese City since Early 1990s: Under What Situation Urban Design Has Taken Place

1. Shanghai since 1991 (case study)
2. Cities in four levels, A Look at Average Cities
3. Chinese New Urbanity: Exploring New Developing Model
4. What and how does Urban Design Work for Chinese Urbanization

(Note: this syllabus only for fall 2009 semester, and will be modified after that)

Course Syllabus

一、Instructional Objectives
Focus on Form Creating, the course is about Modern Art Form and Theory and the method of Imaginal Thinking by the media of Clay. It will help students increase understanding of Artistic Conception and basic feature of Modern Art, most of all, improving Aesthetic ability, Artistic Imagination ability, Form Creating skill and Material Manipulating.
Its aim is to promote artistic culture, aesthetic ability, foster innovation concept and optimize knowledge structure for master graduate students of architecture, urban planning and art design.

二、Course Content
Part 1: Introduction of Sculpture

1. Traditional Form of Sculpture
2. Modern Form of Sculpture: Concrete, Imagery, Abstract(Semantic abstraction, Geometry abstraction, Organic abstraction)
3. Sculpture Making Skills: Learning to understand clays; forming method (Hand-kneading method, Clay-stripbuildingmethod, Tablet method, etc.); ornamenting method (Scratch, coining, cling, ecrasement).
4. Chinese traditional form

Part 2: Form of Sculpture

1. Sculpture form system
2. Form elements: dot, line, plane, solid
3. Structure: hiberarchy, motivation
4. Expression: tension, implication, spirituality

Part 3：Form design method

1. Image semantic abstraction: generalization, induction, duplication, exaggeration
2. Defamiliarization of existed form
3. Form association: image(conception, emotion, idea, movement, optical image)
4. Logic deductive: element + structure → form(system)

三、Experiment and Practice
1、Image semantic abstraction
2、Deduction with “Pot”.
3、Deduction with “Pictogram”.
4、Deduction with “Human Body”.
5、Solid with Light.
6、Painted Porcelain.

Brief Course Description

With a focus on the metropolitan area of Shanghai, this course provides a historical and theoretical overview on the transformations and consequences of urban mobility in Chinese urban areas. It will be developed in three parts. Initially we will survey the recent history and current state of the urban transportation system in China to identify its problems and benefits. Next, we will analyze the interrelationships between the transportation system and urban spatial development patterns under Chinese political/institutional context. Finally, we will explore the relative policies, from general political orientations to detailed proposed solutions, including taxation policies, consumer regulation, traffic management and public investment strategies. Although the course is not primarily practice-oriented, it will address the common planning tools in land use and transportation planning.

Brief Schedule and Topics

Week 1 Introduction and overview
绪论与课程介绍
Week 2 The urban development of Shanghai, a brief review from XX century to nowadays
Week 3 Modes of transportation 1: public transit
Week 4 Modes of transportation 2: cycling and walking
Week 5 Modes of transportation 3: automobile
Week 6 Debate 1: Multi-mobility and inter-mobility in urban areas
Week 7 [Invited speaker] Dr. Jean-Franois Doulet : the innovation of urban mobility
Week 8 The effects of transportation investments on land use
Week 9 Influences of land use on travel: density, jobs-housing balance and spatial sprawl
Week 10 Transportation and built environment: streets, mixed uses and urban design
Week 11 [Invited speaker] Prof. PAN Haixiao: To Low Carbon City, the strategies of Chinese cities
Week 12 Policies: Governance: networks versus territories
Week 13 Policies: The Public Transit Priority (PTP) strategy
Week 14 Policies: The motorization under restraint
Week 15 Policies: The movement of Slow City and the promotion of green transportation modes
Week 16 Conclusion and final presentation

Course Syllabus

Urban mobility and transport at stake for the urbanization in China
Instructor: Dr. ZHUO Jian, Associate Professor
Email : zhuojian.tongji@gmail.com
Office: Room 509, Building C, CAUP
Office Hours: by appointment

Course Description
The evolution of contemporary society is characterized by two major trends, the lasting urbanization and the growth of urban mobility. The interrelationships between these transformations have been made known by many studies: The improvement of transportation has effectively contributed to the concentration of peoples, goods and information in the space; in return, the ongoing urbanization in form of metropolization has induced more and more demands of mobility.
In China, the current transformations in the urban areas are even more brutal. The rapid spatial expansion is coming with the construction of transportation infrastructures and the introduction of new vehicles. When the urban mobility has been clearly considered as an essential factor for the local dynamics and attractability, the spatial, environmental and social consequences it has generated should not be ignored.
With a focus on the metropolitan area of Shanghai, this course provides a historical and theoretical overview of these transformations and consequences in Chinese urban areas. It will be developed in three parts. Initially we will survey the recent history and current state of the urban transportation system in China to identify its problems and benefits. Next, we will analyze the interrelationships between the transportation system and urban spatial development patterns under Chinese political/institutional context. Finally, we will explore the relative policies, from general political orientations to detailed proposed solutions, including taxation policies, consumer regulation, traffic management and public investment strategies. Although the course is not primarily practice-oriented, it will address the common planning tools in land use and transportation planning.

Assignments & Grading
The course will be run partly in lecture and partly in seminar format. During both parts, students are expected to participate actively.
During the course of the semester, students will give about ten-minute presentations to the class summarizing that week’s readings. The speakers should hand in a two-page reading review after the presentation.
Students must complete one five-page case study or analytical essay. The final product will be due at the beginning of the last class.
Reading reviews will account for 30% of the grade; in-class participation and presentations, 40%; and the paper 30%.