Urban Theory Syllabus
This post contains materials I want to learn. I divided it into two subcategories, books and courses. I know that it might be not the most comprehensive list, I have collected all pieces from different websites, mostly Reddit and Quora.
Books
- Happy city by Charles Montgomery
- Cities for people by Jan Gehl
- Local Planning: Contemporary Principles and Practice
- The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch
- The Art of Making Cities by Camillo Sitte
- Design of Cities by Edmund Bacon
- Geography of No Where by James Howard Kuntsler
- Well Tempered City by Johnathon F.P. Rose
- Walkable City by Jeff Speck
- Architecture and The City by Aldo Rossi
- Notes on the synthesis of form by Christopher Alexander
- Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander
- Good city form by Kevin Lynch
- Image of the city by Kevin Lynch
- The death and life of great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
- The production of space by Henri Lefebyre
- Writings on cities by Henri Lefebyre
- A City is Not a Tree by Christopher Alexander
- Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander
- A New Theory of Urban Design by Christopher Alexander
- Emerging Concepts of Urban Space Design by Broadbent
Courses
Future Cities
https://www.edx.org/xseries/future-citiesMaking Architecture
https://www.coursera.org/learn/making-architectureGreening the Economy: Sustainable Cities
https://www.coursera.org/learn/gte-sustainable-citiesCities are back in town : urban sociology for a globalizing urban world https://www.coursera.org/learn/urban-development
Designing Cities
https://www.coursera.org/learn/designing-citiesA Global History of Architecture
https://www.edx.org/course/global-history-architecture-mitx-4-605x-0The Architectural Imagination
https://www.edx.org/course/architectural-imagination-harvardx-gsd1xManagement of Urban Infrastructures – part 1
https://www.coursera.org/learn/managing-urban-infrastructures-1Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures
https://www.coursera.org/learn/smart-citiesCitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life
https://www.edx.org/course/citiesx-past-present-future-urban-life-harvardx-urban101xUrban Design for the Public Good: Dutch Urbanism
https://www.edx.org/course/urban-design-public-good-dutch-urbanism-delftx-urbanismx-0Urban Graphics mapping GIS
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/urban-graphics-mapping-gisUrban Design
https://courses.planetizen.com/track/urban-designSustainable Urban Development
https://www.edx.org/course/sustainable-urban-development-0Quality of Life: Livability in Future Cities
https://www.edx.org/course/quality-life-livability-future-cities-ethx-fc-02x-1Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
https://www.edx.org/course/sustainability-in-architecture-an-interdisciplinary-introduction-0Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs
https://www.edx.org/course/ecodesign-cities-suburbs-ubcx-ecodesignx-0Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges
https://www.edx.org/course/rethink-city-new-approaches-global-local-delftx-rtc1-0LOT OF COURSES ARE AVAILABLE HERE: https://courses.planetizen.com/
Here is my old post on Reddit, from the time I thought about becoming an Urban Designer. Even if my goal had switched, I still think it is valuable source of materials and knowledge.