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

IDEA – LOGO

Authors: Erasmus+ program students

In the example posted above, the students linked the city center area to the heart, the ‘heart of the city’. They linked the functional-spatial and communication layout that emerged during the analysis phase. They have written it into the approximate shape of a heart with a clear nodal point. This is how a graphic logo was created, reflecting the schematic situation in the space of Bialystok with an ideological layer about the functional significance of the place.

Example of BUT students ideas

Works or logos by BUT students who developed the centre of the small town of Olecko in the Mazury region. Here we have a different approach, Olecko for all, defined the need to create a space attractive to all inhabitants of the city and we see two different ideas for the same idea. A different approach was presented by the group that wanted to refer to the tourist importance of the town. Olecko under sail, was an interesting inspiration for linking the city centre with the nearby lake and its attractions. Ultimately, it was also interestingly reflected in the architectural solutions proposed by the authors.

Authors: Erasmus+ program students

The final work is the traditional slogan ‘old spirit, new skin’, referring to the historical and cultural values of the place, but at the same time seeking a contemporary setting in the proposed design.

     Authors: BUT students Emil Ostrowski, Wojciech Trochimiuk

The idea of your project should respond to the main problem or group of problems identified in the synthesis of proposals. This is a clear signal to the viewer of a consistently carried out analytical process and the ability to creatively find answers to the problems posed in the first part.

Summary

The possibilities are many, the logo is not just a marketing gimmick. Often in the course of design work, as the idea develops, the clarity of what was there at the beginning is blurred. It is then also good for the authors to be able to recall the main idea behind the design.