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Dialogue in Art, Architecture, and Urbanism

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States4.303
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2006English
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In this class we will examine how the idea of the city has been “translated” by artists, architects, and other diverse disciplines. We will consider how collaborations between artists and architects might provide opportunities for rethinking / redesigning urban spaces. The class will look specifically at planned cities like Brasilia, Las Vegas, Canberra, and Celebration and compare such tabula rasa designs with the redesign of recyclable urban spaces demonstrated in projects such as Ground…

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