Courses

International Urbanization Seminar: Cross-Cultural Collaboration for Sustainable Urban Development

(This class is supported in part by the Revs Program at Stanford)

Comparative approach to sustainable cities, with focus on international practices and applicability to China. Tradeoffs regarding land use, infrastructure, energy and water, and the need to balance economic vitality, environmental quality, cultural heritage, and social equity. Student teams collaborate with Chinese faculty and students partners to support urban sustainability projects. Limited enrollment via application; see internationalurbanization.org for details. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor(s).

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ID
URBANST 145
Terms
2014 - Fall
Units
4-5
Grading
Letter or Credit/No Credit

The Future of the Automobile - Trends and Challenges in Personal Mobility

(Note: this class is supported by the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford -- CARS -- and is highly recommended by us at the Revs Program)The objective of this course is to develop an understanding for the requirements that go into the design of a highly complex yet easy-to-use product, i.e. the automobile. Students will learn about very different interdisciplinary aspects that characterize the automobile and personal mobility. This is the first part of a 3-quarter seminar series, which build on one another but can be taken independently. This quarter, the seminar will discuss... Read More

ID
ME 302A
Terms
2014 - Fall
Units
1
Grading
Credit/No Credit

Ten Things from Human History: An Archaeology of Design

(Note: This course is open to the public upon registration with Stanford's Continuing Studies program)

Most of us are unconscious of design, our interactions with our everyday artifact world, including the design of intangible experiences such as a visit to a car dealership or health care facility.  Each of the ten artifacts presents different challenges in figuring out how it worked, in every sense, and as we progress we will build a toolkit of insights, questions, and concepts that will enable a better understanding of design innovation and creativity, indeed of our human... Read More

ID
DSN 105
Terms
2014 - Winter
Units
2
Grading

The View through the Windshield: Cars and the American Landscape

Both cars and the landscape are fundamental to American identity. This seminar will consider the relationship between them: how they have shaped each other, how one mediates the experience of the other, and how American artists such as Ansel Adams, Edward Hopper, and Ed Ruscha have represented both. We will discuss the relationship between nature and technology; the aesthetics of highways and parkways; the phenomenology of driving and road trips; maps and way finding; and the future of cars, mapping, and the landscape.

Instructor: Elizabeth Kessler. Course catalog link.

ID
ARTHIST 263B
Terms
2013 - Fall
Units
4
Grading
Letter

Utopia and Reality: Introduction to Urban Studies

The study of cities and urban civilization. History of urbanization and current issues such as suburbanization, racial discrimination, globalization, and urban sustainability. Public policies designed to address these issues and Utopian versions of what cities could be in the future. A portion of this class, supported by the Revs Program at Stanford, focuses on automobiles and transportation. For more information and schedule, click here.

ID
URBANST 110
Terms
2013 - Fall
Units
4
Grading
Letter

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