Boston's gridded Back Bay neighborhood with its iconic brownstones, as viewed from the top of the Prudential Center. The 111 Huntington Avenue skyscraper can be seen in the foreground. (Image courtesy of Thomas Hawk on Flickr. CC BY-NC.)
Instructor(s)
Kian Goh
MIT Course Number
11.123
As Taught In
Spring 2014
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course explores the physical, ecological, technological, political, economic, and cultural implications of big plans and mega-urban landscapes in a global context. It uses local and international case studies to understand the process of making major changes to urban landscape and city fabric, and to regional landscape systems. It includes lectures by leading practitioners. The assignments consider planning and design strategies across multiple scales and time frames.
