City Literacy - ARCH-3135-R1
What do the escalating crises* reveal about the present and future of cities? *economic, environmental, infrastructural, social, racial, political, technological, moral Course Toolkit Above the Ground Vantage. Physical Form. Geography. Urban Morphology. History Barcelona Plain: de Muntanya a Mar / de Riu a Riu On the Ground Experience. Social Fabric. Convivencia / Co-existence. Density / Intensity / Diversity / Inequality / Inequity Palimpsests and Projections. Traces of the Past / Projections of the Future Locus of inquiry: the thin line of the continuous present Four Approaches How cities are conceived and constructed How cities are perceived and practiced Public Spaces / Life Lived in Public. Streets, Sidewalks, Squares . . . Paying Attention Look. Look Again; Notice; Make Note of; Question; Speculate; Hypothesize; Look up The Main Project A four-hour walk, in real time, through the city that traces an itinerary proposed by each student which threads together the past, present, and