4.250J/11.001J
Introduction to Urban Design and Development
Instructor: Susan Silberberg-Robinson
Room: 10-404
phone: 617-253-2027
scsilber@mit.edu
Units: 3-0-9
Level: U
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor
Examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed. Boston and other American cities studied to see how physical, social, political and economic forces interact to shape and reshape cities over time.