Course Content
Analysis and synthesis of spatial conditions
This part of the course will first discuss issues related to urban space, and urban design methodology. Then during the workshop, under the guidance of the Trainers, your task will be to prepare spatial analyses. Each group of analyses will be accompanied by step-by-step questions to help you with their implementation. The tutors are available online all the time during the workshop and ready to help you. After the workshop, you will send the material to the designated cloud address. After reviewing the material, the Tutor will give you a correction of the presented material during the individual online consultation, but this is not an evaluation. Evaluation of this part will take place during the final discussion.
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Project assumptions and inspiration
After we have familiarized ourselves with the conditions, identified the problems, and noted the possibilities of the site, in design we move on to establishing design assumptions. We will revolve around terms and policies and strategies from various fields related to sustainable development. As in the previous task, first there will be an introduction, then a workshop during which you and your partners will prepare design assumptions, look for inspiration. The next step will be feedback and this topic will close with a joint presentation.
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Implementation of the project
In this phase of the module, we move on to the actual design. The phase is divided into two phases, during which three workshops will be held. In the first phase, we will answer the question: Where do we start designing in a comprehensive urban design project? It will conclude with a discussion and closure of the concept. The next phase and workshop will focus on the technical finishing of drawings according to technical standards. And the final workshop will be the development of the public space concept, model and presentation.
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Urban design glossary
Here you will find the concepts that appear on the course and with which you should be familiar. These terms will appear in the quizzes, but you should also use them in your discussion or presentation, as this will be one of the things we will pay attention to.
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Urban Design – Sustainable Downtown Area In the City
About Lesson

Under conditions of sustainable development, we prefer accessibility rather then mobility in the city. Although, mobility is neccessary, of course, so we prefer alternative means of transport first, like pedestrian access and cycling. If it is not acceptable for some groups of users, or distance is too long, the next stage is public transport system. So, downtown investment area should be operated by suitable mean of transport. 

In order to make walking or cycling work, there must be an adequate system of useful links within the area as well as externally. A useful public transport system should provide for adequate vehicle frequency and attractiveness of connections and the availability of stops within a walking distance of no more than 400-500 m. There is, of course, a need to equip the development areas with infrastructure to serve individual cars, in particular parking spaces. It is nowadays assumed that each dwelling will have a parking space. To this must be added spaces for visitors’ cars. This gives approximately 1.1-1.3 parking spaces statistically per 1 dwelling. However, with regard to inner-city areas, municipal authorities are increasingly implementing a policy of restricting car entry and parking space availability. Therefore, parking space ratios of 0.7 or even less per dwelling can be adopted for downtown city areas. In the most progressive cities, like Berlin or Vienna, there are many initiatives to reduce level of using individual cars, like habitable communities free from cars.