ARCH1453 (Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Offers an interpretative look at the characteristic patterns of settlement and attitudes towards cities and urban life that are identified with American urbanization. Fosters a critical understanding of the cultural aspirations, processes, policies, planning, and design actions, which have influenced American urbanization, while introducing visual and analytic skills necessary for its interpretation.
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