Our goals in this course were to help students:
 
 

o  Understand the humanistic and social science approaches to
problems in the city, recognizing both the similarities and differences
between these approaches.

o  Understand the design principles that create effective city spaces.

o  Understand that the city is a dynamic force, always changing
through the impact of individuals and organizations.

o  Understand the role of (and need for) art in the city.

o  Understand how city problems can be identified, presented to
others, and addressed in various ways (through sociological studies,
literature, art, etc.).

o  See city spaces within their appropriate contexts � as part of a
larger neighborhood, in connection to its past, in terms of its various
uses and possibilities.

o  Develop the ability to think critically about city spaces.What makes a
good city space? (Good for whom?) What is involved in transforming a
city space? What makes for good design?

o  Look more closely at their environment and think critically about the
spaces they inhabit.

o  Become more effective readers of literature.

o  Understand the symbiotic relationship between the self and one�s
physical environment.

o  Learn how citizens can be empowered to make positive changes in
their neighborhoods.

o  Consider some of the paradoxes of city living (e.g., how one can be
in a crowd and yet feel completely alone).

o  Learn how to ask questions about city spaces that will lead to
meaningful assessment and (re)design.