| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Urban Design Politics: From MIT to "The Capital of the World | |
| 2 | Three Perspectives on the Politics of Design: 1) Political Science: How is power constructed through space? 2) History: How is the past manipulated to serve the present? 3) Philosophy: How is meaning conveyed? | |
| 3 | Three More Perspectives on the Politics of Design: 1) Women's Studies: How does gender affect design? 2) Political Economy: Who benefits from urban development? 3) Anthropology: Whose perspective matters? | Assignment 1 out. |
| 4 | The Political Extremes of Urban Design 1: Mussolini's Rome | |
| 5 | The Political Extremes of Urban Design 2: Berlin, Pre-War to Post-Wall | Assignment 1 due |
| 6 | The Political Extremes of Urban Design 3: Capital Cities | |
| 7 | The Design Politics of Public Housing 1 | |
| 8 | The Design Politics of Public Housing 2 | |
| 9 | The Design Politics of Urban Resilience | |
| 10 | Student Presentations 1 | |
| 11 | Student Presentations 2 | |
| 12 | Student Presentations 3 | Final paper due |