UTSOAThe University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture

Planning and Urban Design Standards,
Student Edition
Instructors' Guidelines

American Planning Association,
ISBN: 978-0-471-76090-5,
Paperback, 448 pages,
September 2006,
US $85.00,
John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Editors

Frederick R. Steiner,
Dean of School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin. fsteiner@austin.utexas.edu

Kent Butler,
Associate Dean, University of Texas at Austin. k.butler@mail.utexas.edu

Introduction

Created under the auspices of the American Planning Association, the Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the most comprehensive reference book on urban planning, design, and development available today. This book, an abridgement of the first edition of Planning and Urban Design Standards, edited by Megan Lewis and William Klein of APA, is intended to serve as a reference for a broad range of planning courses required in accredited planning program curricula and a useful reference for planning courses offered in architecture, landscape architecture, geography, civil engineering, environmental studies, and public administration programs. The book is comprised of contributions from more than two hundred renowned professionals and provides in-depth information on the tools and techniques used to achieve planning and design outcomes, including economic analysis, mapping, visualization, legal foundations, and real estate developments. Thousands of illustrations, examples of custom work by today's leading planners, and insider information make this work the new standard in the field.

Suggested Course Schedules

To make best use of the Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition, sample syllabi for the upper-level undergraduate and graduate classes in urban planning, landscape architecture, and architecture are suggested as follow. These samples are created based on the analysis of almost 150 course syllabi from 30 accredited planning programs in North America to provide instructors with a reference framework to create their customized syllabus. The course schedules are based on 3 hours a week for 15 weeks, consisting of lectures, students’ presentations, field trips, and other class activities, and each chapter in the text book is assigned to related topics. Guidelines and further information for other resources are also provided to complement the limitation of the content this text book covers.

Chapters Objectives / Teaching Hints

  1. Plans and Plan Making
  2. Environmental Planning & Management
  3. Structures
  4. Places and Placemaking
  5. Analysis Techniques
  6. Implementation Techniques

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