| Part 1: Urban Design Now |
| 1 | Designing Places and Policies | Assignment 1 out |
| 2 | Assessing the Current State of Urban Design | |
| 3 | Urban Design Competitions and How to Judge Them | |
| 4 | Evaluating Urban Design | |
| 5 | Discussion of Assignment 1 | Assignment 1 due in class |
| Part 2: Assessing Urban Design Futures |
| 6 | Past Futures | |
| 7 | Topic 1: Inventing New Ways of Living: Homes and Neighborhoods | |
| 8 | Topic 2: Distributing Work: The New Workplace | |
| 9 | Topic 3: The Advent of "Mediated" Space: Public Places and Technology | Assignment 2 out |
| 10 | Topic 4: Creating a City of Learning: Schools and Stories in the City | |
| 11 | Topic 5: Reclaiming the Industrial landscape: Land and Water Infrastructure | |
| 12 | Topic 6: Rediscovering Nature: Natural Systems in the City | |
| 13 | What Have We Missed? | Assignment 2 due in class |
| 14 | Redesigning Urban Design | |
