Course Information

About this course

This is a process-based course where the journal is the learning tool. You are introduced to various urban theorists including Jan Gehl, through lectures and on-site assignments. Techniques are presented in each class with regular feedback and open journal sessions. Assignments range from analytical drawing, plans, diagrams, sections, and freehand perspectives.

Syllabus

Fall 2026

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Corequisites

Students enrolled in this course must also be enrolled in one of the following Core Courses: Architecture Design Studio, Architecture Foundations Studio, Graphic Design Studio, Graphic Design Foundations Studio, Urban Design Studio, or Urban Design Foundations Studio

Faculty

Regitze Hess

Architect MAA. Cand. Arch., Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen (1993). B.Eng. – Civil, McGill University, Montreal (1985). A career of working with and advocating for better urban and built environments through the world of philanthropy, non-profits, academia and private practice; as curator; publisher, editor and writer; teacher and critic. Working with and for: B Architectural Publisher, COurban, Cumulus, DAC, Danish Arts Foundation, Design Declaration, Gehl, Gehl Institute, International Federation for Housing and Planning [IFHP], Realdania, Scale Denmark. Positions of trust include: DIS Faculty Chair, DIS Board member. Affiliated with DIS since 2002.

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