Academic year/semester: 2024/25/1

ECTS Credits: 4

Available for: Only for the faculty’s students

Lecture hours: 1
Seminarium:0
Practice: 2
Laboratory: 0
Consultation: 0

Prerequisites: 1 semester Urban Design/Studies

Course Leader: Ass. Prof. Klára Éva Macsinka

Faculty: Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, 1146 Budapest, Thököly út 74.

Course Description:
The subject is to introduce the students to the basic notions, the elements and the operational principles of urban infrastructure, including the catchment of urban centres too. Transport, water and energy supply, their management organisations and the network of open spaces and their relationships, respectively, will be discussed. After reviewing the basics, the processes of their development are dealt with.

Competences:
able to distribute, share and prioritize architectural or engineering tasks; able to manage working groups and to integrate the input of other related engineering fields taking part in the design process

Topics:
14 WEEKS SCHEDULE:
Week / Lecture / Seminar
1. Urban infrastructure - an introduction / Handing out assignments for the semester. Discussion of common knowledge and thinking of urban infrastructure.
2. LandUse and TRansport (LUTR) – interconnections / Discussion of case studies. Consultation of the chosen topic of the assignment.
3. Roads, networks, traffic control / Discussion about planned cities and their networks.
4. Public transportation / Discussion of case studies. Consultation.
5. Parking management / Planning a sustainable parking system in a middle-size city. Consultation.
6. Sustainable transportation / Application of SUMP principles in a city. Consultation.
7. Community spaces and transportation spaces / Site visit of a complex square.
8. Master Plans and transportation networks / Discussion of case studies. Consultation.
9. Accessibility of buildings / Discussion of case studies. Consultation.
10. Smart cities. / Presentation of individual work of students
11. Autumn holiday
12. Public utilities 1. (water supply, drainage) / Presentation of individual work of students
13. Public utilities 2. (energy networks) / Discussion of case studies. Presentation of individual work of students
14. Test / Consultation.

Assessment: Final grade

Exam Types:

Test Exam

Compulsory bibliography: none

Recommended bibliography: none

Additional bibliography: none

Additional Information: Specialization: Urban Design and Chief Planner/Architect