| SES # | Topics | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| Part 1: Forces Affecting Urban Development | ||
| 2 | Viewpoints on the City | Assignment 1 out |
| 3 | The Forces that Made Boston | |
| 4 | Walking Tour of Boston | |
| 5 | The Market | |
| 6 | Case Study: Boston's West End Guest: James Campano, Editor, The West Ender | Identify place for Assignment 1 |
| 7 | Social Forces | |
| 8 | The Public Will | |
| 9 | The Public Wish | |
| 10 | Case Study: Shaping Private Development / The Case Of Smart Growth Guest: Prof. Terry Szold, Principal, Community Planning Solutions | |
| 11 | Discussion Session (In Sections) | |
| 12 | Public / Private Partnerships | |
| 13 | Field Visit: Boston Redevelopment Authority | |
| 14 | Visions | |
| 15 | Walking Tour of Providence / Waterfire Guide: Barnaby Evans, Creator / Producer of Waterfire | |
| 16 | Discussion of Assignment 1 (In Sections) | Assignment 1 due |
| Part 2: Models of Urban Design and Development | ||
| 17 | The Traditional City | Assignment 2 out |
| 18 | The City as a Work of Art | |
| 19 | Case Study: Tradition and Invention in City Design / The Case of San Diego Guest: Adele Naude Santos, Dean, School of Architecture and Planning | |
| 20 | Case Study: The Political Art of Capital Cities Guest: Larry Vale, Head, MIT DUSP | |
| 21 | The Efficient City | |
| 22 | Case Study: Globalizing Cities Guest: Yung Ho Chang, Head, MIT Department of Architecture | |
| 23 | Urban Nature | |
| 24 | Discussion Session (In Sections) | |
| 25 | Case Study: The End of the Suburbia? Guest: Prof. Robert Fishman, University of Michigan, Historian and Critic | |
| 26 | The Secure City | |
| 27 | The Information City | |
| 28 | The Virtual City Guest: Prof. William Mitchell, MIT Design Lab | |
| 29 | Debating the Models | |
| 30 | The Good City | Assignment 2 due |
| 31 | Wrap-up | |