Carleton University · ARCS 3304

Urbanism Studio 3: Urbanism on the Periphery

Credits : 1.0 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Urbanization, sprawl, growth models, land consumption, containment strategies (smart growth, greenbelts, growth boundaries), edge cities, the Just City, Ecological Urbanism, and informal suburbanization in developed and developing countries. Through design, students explore the impact of practices, pressures, processes and cultural preferences on the expanding city.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): ARCS 2303 and ARCS 2304 and third-year standing in B.A.S. Urbanism major or permission of the School.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for ARCH 3111 , ARCU 3304 (no longer offered).
  • Prerequisite(s): ARCS 2303 and ARCS 2304 and third-year standing in B.A.S. Urbanism major or permission of the School.
  • Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.
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Urbanization, sprawl, growth models, land consumption, containment strategies (smart growth, greenbelts, growth boundaries), edge cities, the Just City, Ecological Urbanism, and informal suburbanization in developed and developing countries. Through design, students explore the impact of practices, pressures, processes and cultural preferences on the expanding city.

  • Prerequisite(s): ARCS 2303 and ARCS 2304 and third-year standing in B.A.S. Urbanism major or permission of the School.
  • Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for ARCH 3111 , ARCU 3304 (no longer offered).
  • Eight hours studio, plus one hour lecture per week.

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