This is a presentation where I introduce basic ideas on what is Urbanism at TU Delft and how it is taught. This presentation cannot be seen as the official view of the university on the subject. It is my interpretation of the course and reflects my understanding of the integration of the human sciences, the physical sciences and most particularly DESIGN in the course given at TU Delft. In this presentation, I take special care of explaining what are "objectives" of urbanism, so as to give prospective students a good notion of the tasks ahead.

1. WhatisUrbanismat
TUDelft?
PreparedbyRobertoRocco
ChairSpatialPlanningandStrategy,TUDelft
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URBANISM

2. Welcometothe
facultyofarchitectureofthe
TUDelft

3. ourbuildingtoday

5. ourbuildingin2008

6. webouncedback

12. ourcampus

13. innovativestudenthousing

14. ourcentrallibrary

15. Delft, The Netherlands, pop.: 96.000 (2008)
ourcity

17. Butwhatis
‘Urbanism’?

18. Design
Human
Sciences
Physical
Sciences
AR2U090 Methodology for Urbanism
*Logics of Enquiry
In this exercise, you will need to‘locate’yourself inthe hypothetical triangle that composes URBANISM
at TU Delft. According to your previous education and aspirations for the future, where would you be?
Mark a cross inside the triangle and write your name and country of origin near that cross. Would you
add another element to this geometrical form? Is it a polygon? A square? What other categories would
you add, if any?
Urbanism?

19. Consolidation of
objectives of Urbanism
around the notion of
sustainability
Image source: Sarah Cass at sarahcass.blogspot.com

20. ‘Enhanced’ Sustainability
• “For sustainability to occur, it must occur simultaneously in each of its three
dimensions” (economic, social and environmental) Larsen, 2012 + Duijvestein and van Dorst 2004.
sustainability
social
environmental
project
economic
urban
planning
and design

21. URBANISM @ TU DELFT
OTB
Chair:
Urban an Regional
Development
Prof.Wil Zonneveld
OTB
Chair:
Neighbourhood Change
and Housing
Prof.Maarten van Ham
Chair:
Environmental Technology
Prof.Arjan van Timmeren
Chair:
Cultural History & Design
Prof.Eric Luiten
Chair:
Landscape Architecture
Prof.Dirk Sijmons
Chair:
Urban Design
Prof.Henco Bekkering
Chair:
Theory & Methods
Prof.Han Meyer
Chair:
The Why Factory
Prof.Winy Maas
Chair:
Spatial Planning & Strategy
Prof.Vincent Nadin Chair:
Design & Politics
Prof.Wouter Vanstiphout
Section: Spatial
Pla
nning &
Strate
gy
Section: Urban
D
esign
Section: Urban
L
andscape
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22. area

23. local

24. urban

25. metropolitan

26. But what is
‘Urbanism’?
regional

27. Increasing levels
of complexity

28. London, pop. 8.3 million (2013)

29. But this is not so complex... Or is it?
Delft, The Netherlands, pop.: 96.000 (2008)

30. Urbanisation in the Netherlands, 1950 Urbanisation in the Netherlands, 2010
Delft Delft

31. Urbanisation in the Randstad, 1950 Urbanisation in the Randstad, 2010
Delft Delft

32. Why?

33. Why do we design?
For whom do we design?
What do we want to achieve?

34. Organise competition for limited resources
(spatial, human, natural)
Avoid negative externalities
Create justice
Ensure sustainability
(ensuring there is a world for future
generations)

35. • the elaboration of visions and directions for
sustainable and fair futures
the elaboration of visions and directions for
sustainable and fair futures
Burnham Place at Union Station Master Plan; Washington, D.C. (Image: Akridge & SBA)

36. Increased public goods
Aerial view of the winning design for the European Spallation Source (ESS) by Henning Larsen Architects, COBE and SLA (Image: Henning Larsen Architects)

37. Redistribution of gains
http://roarmag.org/2011/11/what-the-99-want-all-power-to-the-peoples-assemblies/

38. Increased life chances and prosperity

39. Urban planners and designers are no longer the
all powerful figures they once were. We have
moved way from ideas like the ideal city

40. Bijlmermeer

41. The main task for urban planners and designers is to
act as articulators of spatial visions and solutions for
sustainable and fair futures
Foster + Partners, Duisburg City Masterplan, Duisburg, Germany, 2007.The new masterplan for the inner city of Duisburg builds on the success of Foster + Partners’ Inner Harbour
redevelopment and will strengthen Duisburg’s transformation into a vibrant, green and sustainable city.Available at: http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1443/Default.aspx

42. They do that by understanding human activity on space and by
proposing interventions that might improve existing conditions
James Bell:Visualising Social Space, All rights reserved by jamvlog.Available at Flickr

44. Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration | Global Metropolitan Observatory
www.ced.berkeley.edu

45. semester1semester4semester3semester2
Q1Q2Q3Q4
R&D Studio
Analysis and Design of Urban Form
AR1U090 _ 10ects
Free choice
15ects
R&D Studio
Spatial Strategies for the
Global Metropolis
AR2U080 _ 10ects
R&D Studio
Socio-Spatial Processes in the City
AR1U100 _ 10ects
Graduation Lab Urbanism
Graduation studios _ AR3U100
20ects
Thesis Plan /
Methodology
AR3U012
4ects
Theory of
Urbanism
AR3U022
4ects
History &
Theory of
Urbanism
AR1U120
4ects
Practice of
Urbanism
AR1U110
2ects
Sustainable
Urban
Engineering
of Territory
AR1U130
4ects
Research and Design
Methodology for Urbanists
AR2U090 _ 5ects
Graduation Lab Urbanism
AR4U010
30ects
Graduation Orientation _ AR3U040 _ 2ects
MScProgramme
‘DesigningtheUrbanPlanandPlanningtheUrbanDesign’
R&DStudios:Threefoci,threelevelsofscale,threerangesofapproaches,threeP’sforsustainability.
Fundamentals:Broaderscopeoncriticalhistoryandtheory,practice,urbanengineering,andmethods.

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Research & Design Studio Q1
Analysis and Design of Urban Form
urban form and landscape; urban typologies; technical conditions and solutions; legal possibilities
research by design experiment rethink and restructure the city
Viktoria Prilenska (Lithuania), 2010
URBANISM

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Technology
Research & Design Studio Q2
Socio-Spatial Processes in the City
socio-spatial developments; future use; strategic plan; detailing public space; economic feasibility
design assignment framed by empirical research small scale urban intervention
URBANISM

48. 11/12/14
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University of
Technology
Research & Design Studio Q3
Spatial Strategies for the Global Metropolis
globalization and metropolises; think global, act local; working on multiple scale levels;
exploring the future by means of design scenarios defining a strategic metropolitan plan
URBANISM

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University of
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Maarten Caspers (Netherlands), 2010
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
Fan Tingzhang (Singapore), 2010
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
Research & Design Studio Q2
Socio-Spatial Processes in the City
socio-spatial developments; future use; strategic plan; detailing public space; economic feasibility
design assignment framed by empirical research small scale urban intervention
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
NIJMEGEN STATION AREA
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
Research & Design Studio Q3
Spatial Strategies for the Global Metropolis
globalization and metropolises; think global, act local; working on multiple scale levels;
exploring the future by means of design scenarios defining a strategic metropolitan plan
URBANISM

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Technology
Andre Kroese (Netherlands), 2011
Jenny Nauta, Laurens de Lange, Noor Scheltema
With the globalisation and arrival
of the internet everything is within
reach, but when you want to go
from A to B in real life you still have
to deal with long travel times.
Strategic Project
URBANISM

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Hannah Cremers (Netherlands), 2011
Wieke Villerius, Vera Koning , Arnold van den Berg Jeths
Strategic Project
Deltalicious
towards a more independent Delta
URBANISM

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University of
Technology URBANISM

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Elective Courses Q4 People, Movement and Public Space
Architecture & Urban Design
Globalisation: Free Choice
Globalisation: Research on the Urban Impact
Aqua Terra Urban Design (IEdesign)
Smart infrastructure and mobility (IEdesign)
Design in Process, Process in Design
Urban Sustainability + Sustainable Design, Time Based (both TiSD)
Heritage Landscapes
Landscape Architecture ON Site
Political Philosophy Seminar
Vertical Cities Asia

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Elective Courses Q4
Annotation ‘Entrepreneurship’
Annotation ‘Technology in Sustainable Development’ (TiSD)
Annotation ‘Infrastructure and the Environment’ (IE-design)

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MSc Programme: Second Year
Demonstrating your master skills in Urbanism.
Defining a specific field of study or area, defining problem field, theoretical framework and scientific approach.
Taking position and bringing the profession to the next level...

60. 11/12/14
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University of
Technology
Graduation Lab Urban
Transformations and
Sustainability
your fascination becomes your specialization
URBANISM

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Technology
Design of the Urban Fabric
Delta Urbanism
Urban Metabolism
Regional Governance
Metropolitan Spatial Structures
History and Heritage Vector
Design as Politics
International Planning and Developing Regions
Design ♥ Research and Research ♥ Design
URBANISM

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Design of the Urban Fabric
URBANISM

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University of
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Levi Lanser (Netherlands), 2009
URBANISM

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University of
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Design as Politics
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
Andrea Bagnato (Italy), 2011
URBANISM

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Delta Urbanism
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
Vera van den Broek (Netherlands), 2009
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
Felie Ciao (China), 2010
Metropolitan Spatial Structures
URBANISM

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University of
Technology
Urban Metabolism
URBANISM

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Regional Governance and Design
After the award winning regional design 'From
Source: http://www.lolaweb.nl/projecten.php?
id=64
Lake to Delta', an ambitious and more precise
regional landscape design study was made for
MIRT Grevelingen.
URBANISM

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International Planning and Developing Regions
URBANISM

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Technology
Nagasaki Dutchtown by Heeling Bekkering Urbanists
History and Heritage Vector
http://www.tudelft.nl/en/study/mater-of-science/master-programmes/architecture-urbanism-and-building-sciences/
URBANISM

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MSc Programme: More Information?
http://www.tudelft.nl/en/study/master-of-science/master-programmes/architecture-urbanism-and-building-sciences/
URBANISM

74. Thanks for watching & listening!
Should you have any doubts, please contact
r.c.rocco@tudelft.nl
or
f.l.hooimeijer@tudelft.nl
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