Introduction to Urban Design and Development

An image from the walking tour of Boston, part of lecture 2.

The Berkeley Building, 420 Boylston Street, Boston. (Image by Prof. Larry Vale.)

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MIT Course Number

11.001J / 4.250J

As Taught In

Spring 2006

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This course examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can be designed and developed. Boston and other American cities are studied to see how physical, social, political and economic forces interact to shape and reshape cities over time.

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Susan Silberberg. 11.001J Introduction to Urban Design and Development. Spring 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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