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Florida A&M University

School of Architecture + Engineering Technology

ARC 6373 – 301 (#3019)

Urban Design Studio

MWF 1:30pM - 5:30PM

Room 360/ Graduate Studio

Semester: Fall 2018

Credits: 6

Associate Professor Andrew Chin,

[email protected], 850.339.8168 cell

Office Hours: MWF, 10:00AM - 12:00 Noon

We don’t want a plan based on land uses. We want a plan based on experiences.

Who visits downtown to see land uses? Mitchell Silver.

ARC 373 - 601 (#3019) Urban Design Studio

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The graduate class focuses on the planning and management of urban development projects. Upon the completion of the

course students will have an introductory understanding of the planning and management processes and procedures

involved in urban development projects.

COURSE GOALS/ OBJECTIVES

• Students will have an awareness of contemporary urban design theory.

• Students will have an understanding of issues related to rural, suburban and urban contexts.

• Students will have an understanding of urban design terminology.

• Students will be able to use urban design graphic communication techniques.

• Students will be able to apply ADA requirements related to site planning issues.

TOPICAL OUTLINE

• Urban Design Theory

• Urban Design Graphics

• Urban Design Terminology

• ADA Site Planning

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS + READINGS (NOT REQUIRED)

A series of course readings and video lectures are posted to the class Google Drive.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS + EVALUATION

Class Participation Andrew Chin 10%

Project 1 Jose Gamez 30%

Project 2 Herman Howard 30%

Project 3 Donald Gray 30%

GRADING SCALE

A is 90-100% B is 80-89% C is 70-79% D is 65-69% F is less than 65%

ATTENDANCE POLICY STATEMENT

The class will follow the University attendance policy. Also, if a student is more than 10 minutes late for class, the late

arrival is equal to50% of an absence.

ARC 373 - 601 (#3019) Urban Design Studio

ACADEMIC HONOR POLICY STATEMENT

The Florida A&M University SAET Student handbook states that “the relationship between students and faculty is

based upon trust, and the continued maintenance of this trust is necessary for education to be successful. (1) Students

need to trust that faculty has made appropriate judgments as to the content and structure of the course. (2) Faculty

members need to trust that the work turned in by students represents their own effort. Violation of this trust undermines

the educational process. As such, academic dishonesty will be dealt with seriously. Any student found to have copied a

homework assignment, cheated on a quiz or examination or submitted work that was created by another individual will

receive a failing grade (F) for the assignment, and will be referred to the Dean of the School of Architecture +

Engineering Technology for disciplinary action. Students are cautioned that the disciplinary sanctions for academic

dishonesty (imposed in addition to the F grade) can be quite severe.” Additional detail on FAMU Academic Honesty

Violations are provided in University Policy 2.012 (10.)(s). If you have any questions, please see your Academic

Advisor.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) STATEMENT

The Florida A&M University Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement sates that “Individuals who

need a reasonable accommodation must notify the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs at 599-3076.” It is the

responsibility of the FAMU Equal Opportunity Programs (EOP) Office, through the ADA Coordinator, to ensure the

Florida A&M University is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you have any questions, please

contact your Academic Advisor or the University EOP Officer, Equal Opportunity Programs, 674 Gamble Street,

Tallahassee, FL 32307, (850) 599-3076

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Florida A&M University to assure that each member of the University community be permitted to

work or attend classes in an environment free from any form of discrimination including race, creed, color, age,

disability, sex, martial status, national origin, veteran status and sexual harassment as prohibited by State and Federal

statues. This shall include applicants for admission to the University and employment. Questions concerning this policy

and procedures for filing complaints under the policy should be directed to: University EOP Officer, Equal Opportunity

Programs, 674 Gamble Street, Tallahassee, FL 32307, (850) 599-3076

ACADEMIC LEARNING COMPACTS (ALC)

The Florida Board of Governors has articulated the importance of student achievement in its strategic planning and

accountability processes. Therefore, FAMU has developed Academic Learning Compacts (ALC) and related assessment

processes to define and demonstrate student achievement in its degree programs. The FAMU SOA Academic Learning

Compacts (ALC) are posted online. http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?Architecture&AcademicLearningCompacts

New New Urbanism: Rethinking Density, Landscape + Suburbia (6 Credits) Visiting Studio Critic: Jose’ Gamez., PhD. Associate Director-School of Architecture + Interim Director-Master of Urban Design Program, UNCCharlotte

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Florida A&M University School of Architecture + Engineering Technology

Division of Architecture: ARC 6373 Urban Design Studio Fall 2018 (6 credits)

Master of Architecture (71181) General Description: This phase of your core studio will explore emerging trends in the field of urban design with a focus on the future of suburban/urban areas that now face increasing pressure to redevelop, to densify and to become more sustainable. The first phase of this studio will take on an array of multi-disciplinary topics around the subject of “retrofitting” urban areas to meet a 21st century set of social, environmental, physical, and economic needs through several lenses: Infrastructure, People, Ecologies, Typologies, and Technologies. Given the need to imagine a new set of futures for our metropolitan landscapes, this phase of the studio will set its planning horizon on the year 2050—by which time many of the impacts of global climate changes and cultural flows will be evident. This will involve a set of exercises culminating in the design of a networked and reinvented suburban prototypes that respond to a specific urban location in Tallahassee, Fl.

• The first week of the term will introduce a series of topics and readings that will establish a working urban design vocabulary for the group.

• In the second week of the term, we will focus on the analysis and illustration of issues corresponding to each of the lenses listed above as they relate to the current state of Tallahassee—as well as projections of those same conditions for the year 2050. This will involve online team-based presentations and in-person exhibitions/pin ups at FAMU.

• The third week of the term will focus on site analysis in Tallahassee. This will involve online team-based presentations and in-person exhibitions/pin ups at FAMU.

• The fourth week of the term will involve an initial design charrette at FAMU. Working in teams, visions for the city’s “(sub)urban future” will be proposed through new urban prototypes that address each of the research lenses and each team’s individual speculation regarding the future of Tallahassee.

• The fifth and sixth weeks will focus on design development and delivery of a schematic and projective new suburban prototype that corresponds to both the group’s collective analysis as well as each team’s speculative design brief, ideas for growth/phasing, and a new urban fabric/DNA for the city.

Organization: Working in teams, the studio will engage two phases of exploration: Analysis and Speculation. Phase I: Analysis: Understanding the Urban Condition Teams will select one of the topics listed below to present a general “snap-shot” of the current state of Infrastructure, People/Demographics, Ecologies/Environment, Urban and Building Types, and Technologies impacting North American suburbs generally and Tallahassee specifically. This exercise is intended to expose students to both the general issues and trends facing cities today, as well as to ground their charrettes and design proposals in quantitative data, analysis, mapping, and documentation. Phase II: Speculation: Looking for a New New Urbanism The second phase will ask teams to develop a speculative design brief – a vision and provocation for the city -- as they would in a professional setting. Assuming a multi-disciplinary approach, each team will be responsible for addressing the analytical resources developed by the class and a specific site within a network of urban locations. This charrette and the research from phase I will be the basis for the delivery of a schematic design proposal by the end of the session. These schematic designs will form the base material for an exhibition at FAMU and a report to be assembled by the instructor.


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Master of Architecture (71181) FALL 2018 FAMU URBAN DESIGN STUDIO: (SUB)URBAN RETROFIT CHARETTE CALENDAR

**SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Week1Mon Aug27 SemesterBegins:IndependentPrep Wed Aug29 2:00PM IntroductionOnline:NewNewUrbanism? Readings: LANowVolumes1&2(referencematerial) Watch: RogerSherman:ArchitectasAgent https://vimeo.com/51215270 DavidGrahameShane:RecombinantUrbanismLecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YRqsEPD0Hs EllenDunhamJones:RetrofittingSuburbia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_5tTnsaVA4 TeddyCruz:TheInformalAsPraxis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0WP2v_PPoM JoeMinicozzi:DollarsandSenseofDowntownDevelopment https://vimeo.com/130384860Fri Aug31 3:00PM SeminarOnline:Urbanisms Readings: MichiganDebatesOnUrbanismSeries EverydayUrbanism NewUrbanism Post-UrbanismandRe-Urbanism KevinLynch:ElementsoftheCity AldoRossi:TheArchitectureoftheCity Week2Mon Sep3 Holiday-LaborDay(UniversityClosed)Wed Sep5 OnlineSeminar:Phase1_LensesandAnalysis Readings: StanAllen,PointsandLine JamesCorner,AgencyofMapping AlbertPope,Ladders DavidGrahameShane,UrbanDesignSince1945 JonesandWilliamson,RetrofittingSuburbia DNASamplingFri Sep7 Workday Week3Sun Sep9 FAMUCharrette Phase1AnalysisDueMon Sep10 FAMUCharrette BeginSiteAnalysisWed Sep12 WorkdayFri Sep14 Workday Week4Sun Sep16 FAMUCharrette SiteAnalysisandDNASamplesDueMon Sep17 FAMUCharrette BeginSpeculationsWed Sep19 WorkdayFri Sep 21 Workday Week 5 Wed Sep26 CharretteSessionOnline:ConceptualVisionsDue/BeginDesignDevelopmentFri Sep28 Workday


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Master of Architecture (71181) Week6Mon Oct1 CharretteSessionOnline:DesignDevelopment Wed Oct3 WorkdayFri Oct5 Workday Sun Oct7 CharretteDrawingsandReportDueMon Oct8 FinalPresentation


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Master of Architecture (71181) Phase 1: Suburban Research Lenses For each lens, teams must cite and showcase the most relevant and pressing issues from a quantitative and geo-spatial perspective. This will be done through an inventory of nationa/globall trends and statistics and their impacts upon the local landscape. The analysis must represent a “current snap-shot”, meaning that data should be collected from recent reputable sources (census reports, for example). This snap-shot should also compare current conditions to projections for the year 2050. Using the LA Now documents as references, each team will pick one lens to produce: 1x Poster _ Statistical info-graphics of relevant information (24x36 landscape format) 1x Map _ Continental United States + Regional and Metropolitan District (24x36 landscape format) 1xSet _11x17 spreads (8 to 10 in InDesign) that present the results of the team’s research in the

format of a “chapter” for future publication Below is a non-exhaustive list of possible topics to research as they relate to their lenses (the lenses are fixed but the topics can be expanded through each lens): Infrastructure: Federal, state, and municipal spending and deficit information; infrastructure failures and/or investments; locations and concentrations of public amenities such as parks, schools or libraries; public service centers; transportation systems and networks; water-related services (potable, grey, storm/run-off);… etc. People: Migration and immigration; age groups shifts and trends; ageing and millennial concentrations; house-hold incomes; concentrations of wealth and/or poverty; education levels, gender; race and ethnicity; health-indices; food deserts and/or commercial shopping destinations;…etc. Ecologies: Local natural systems and phenomena; percentages of pervious / impervious surfaces; biodiversity and ecological integrity indices; air and/ or water pollution, wild-life regeneration and degradation; food and waste consumption; industries, agriculture and other production networks and quantities; soil quality;…etc. Typologies: Urban patterns and form; retail and housing; cultural amenities; open-spaces; real-estate values and market influences; new construction patters, locations and character; big-box development, new malls and aging/dead malls and/or commercial stock; employment centers; foreclosure numbers and concentrations; architectural styles; typical massing, scale, volume, and/or square footage figures;…etc. Technologies: Mobility; telecommunications and digital divides; concentrations of connectivity; networks; energy production and/or consumption; renewables and/or recycling; industries and production networks; innovative employment centers; knowledge centers;…etc.


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Master of Architecture (71181) Phase 1.A: Suburban Site Analysis Using the South Monroe Corridor as our case study site, document and analyze the existing conditions of the area. Reinvent the traditional SWOT Analysis and Identify Opportunity Sites for Intervention. Use the same formatting strategy established for your first set of presentation materials. 1x Poster _ Statistical info-graphics of relevant information (24x36 landscape format); these should

reference the research lenses from Phase 1. 1x Poster _ DNA samples from the South Monroe Corridor 1x Map _ Site in Context and Key Sites for Intervention 1xSet _11x17 spreads (6 to 8 in InDesign) that present the results of the team’s research in the

format of a “chapter” for future publication

Infrastructure: Federal, state, and municipal spending and deficit information; infrastructure failures and/or investments; locations and concentrations of public amenities such as parks, schools or libraries; public service centers; transportation systems and networks; water-related services (potable, grey, storm/run-off);… etc. People: Migration and immigration; age groups shifts and trends; ageing and millennial concentrations; house-hold incomes; concentrations of wealth and/or poverty; education levels, gender; race and ethnicity; health-indices; food deserts and/or commercial shopping destinations;…etc. Ecologies: Local natural systems and phenomena; percentages of pervious / impervious surfaces; biodiversity and ecological integrity indices; air and/ or water pollution, wild-life regeneration and degradation; food and waste consumption; industries, agriculture and other production networks and quantities; soil quality;…etc. Typologies: Urban patterns and form; retail and housing; cultural amenities; open-spaces; real-estate values and market influences; new construction patters, locations and character; big-box development, new malls and aging/dead malls and/or commercial stock; employment centers; foreclosure numbers and concentrations; architectural styles; typical massing, scale, volume, and/or square footage figures;…etc. Technologies: Mobility; telecommunications and digital divides; concentrations of connectivity; networks; energy production and/or consumption; renewables and/or recycling; industries and production networks; innovative employment centers; knowledge centers;…etc. SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Treats? Sweet spots, what ifs, openings, transitions…..


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Master of Architecture (71181) Phase II: New New Urbanism_(sub)Urban Prototyping Using the information from Phase I, each team will produce a schematic design that responds to the studio’s collective research and that speculates upon the future of suburban landscapes in the US using Tallahassee as a model. Charrettes: Sept. 9-10, 16-17, Oct. 7-8 (Tentative) On site (FAMU) charrette dates will be announced and Gamez will be in studio for collaborative design workshops during which each team will propose, develop, revise, and elaborate their visions for Tallahassee’s new urban futures. Building upon the work from Phase I, each team will produce a 10-minute slide presentation (20 slides maximum plus a written narrative of 1000 words) that will be used to kick-off each charrette visit; these presentations should reference the research lenses explored by the full studio, highlight how those data have influenced a set of design strategies, and indicate how those strategies translate to implementation phases on a given site. Students will also be responsible for the preparation of material such as base-maps, site photos, and relevant documentation prior to each charrette as in professional public presentation settings. For the initial and final schematic design charrettes, teams will produce: 1x Site Model (all teams, scale TBA) 1x P lan _ District / Network / Urban Scale (1:500) 1x Plan _ Site / Detail Scale (1:250) 2x Site Sections (1:250) 1x Set of Diagrams_Existing DNA, Actions that will lead to transformations in the urban environment (think:

verb like “mix”) Intervention “Ingredients” and Proposed “Edited” DNA, and Tools 1x Programming and Phasing Strategy Diagram 3x V iews _Proposal in Schematic Design 1000 word – Written description of strategy and proposal


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Master of Architecture (71181) 21st Century Design Topics to Consider:

Age-less Mobility: To address the needs of aging communities or to retrofit suburban conditions for aging groups, especially as it relates to mobility needs. Biophilic & Metabolic Open Spaces-Zero-Waste Water and Food: Propose an integrated relationship between agriculture and development through design, balance resource flows with respect to water, materials and energy and incorporate integrated infrastructural strategies to reduce waste. Innovative Employment Centers: Plan and design for marginalized populations to be integrated into new and emerging economies, establish inclusive and diverse urban centers and inclusive future employment sectors. Innovative Employment Centers-Multimodal Logistical Hubs: Harness logistical flows and capitalize on economic opportunities presented by multi-modal hubs (transportation, distribution, telecommunications, etc.), as a suburban driver for the redesign land uses and forms. Real Estate-Preserving the Value of Public Lands Through Suburban Subdivision Development: Improve the current state public land distribution within the suburban context by inserting a new multi-faceted uses and human inhabitation.


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Master of Architecture (71181) Phase 2.A: Speculations

There are fundamental shifts occurring in urban populations and in urban formations. Some urbanists suggest that we have reached “peak car”—meaning that in many cities across the globe, citizens are choosing to live and work in places that do not require car ownership. Millennials and recent generations are putting off getting driver’s licenses. Urbanization and market costs are pushing density and agglomeration such that many urban areas are so densely populated virtually all sectors of work, play and live can be meet in a single block. And, former suburban and “middle belt” landscapes are facing development pressures by downtown growth and new suburban rings; in essence, many former auto-oriented corridors no longer meet social or economic needs—they have aged out. This presents opportunities to reinvent suburban typologies and to suggest innovative new frameworks for sustainable urban redevelopment. This phase of design research will involve a careful (large scale) study the South Monroe Corridor, which will lead to a conceptual master-plan and speculative visions for the area. At the scale of case study site, you will: • Rethink how to address valuable public infrastructure potentially including utilities, public open spaces, affordable housing, and new modes of connectivity; • And, reinvent urban and suburban typologies to meet the needs of a 21st century society Each conceptual master-plan should put forth a vision for a new way of living in cities and new approaches to natural resources and systems for the 21st century and beyond.


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Master of Architecture (71181) Project Methodology: Each team will analyze the overall study area, establish a matrix of relationships (a network of systems) that unify the area and connect it to the city at large, and each team will identify key “sites” for intervention. This should come in the form of diagrams, phasing strategies and strategic interventions (ingredients and steps) aimed at establishing a method for achieving a new vision for the South Monroe Corridor. Each proposal should explore precedents (urban theories and specific project examples) that address both urban form and sustainable landscape strategies that aim to balance the need for growth with the need to address ecological systems that will also help mitigate the local effects of climate change. Beginning with site analysis, each team will also identify specific urban architectural and typological conditions that characterize the area. These should be decoded and documented as DNS samples (see attached).

Programs and Planning Codes You may use the following programs as a “point of departure” for your design considerations (each team may determine the appropriate mix of uses and “urban frameworks” as they implement specific design strategies):

1) The development calls for a minimum Floor Area Ratio between 2 and 2.5, translated into around 360,000-450,000 sq. meters of new building construction.

2) Commercial spaces such as shopping centers, market spaces, production sites, market streets, and/or entertainment areas should be considered within a larger “mixed use” strategy.

3) Given the proximity of the site to the FAMU, hotels (potentially including a 5-star hotel and a boutique hotel) should be evaluated as potential pieces of a new community.

4) Office spaces of around 40,000 sq.m. 5) Housing suggested at around 120,000-150,000 sq.m. (mixed income with at least 30% affordable or social

housing included). 6) Cultural facilities including, but not limited to, a sport museum, performing arts, and/or live concert venue

could be included as a part of an overall destination oriented strategy. 7) Additional complementary programs can be proposed based on analysis and design concept. 8) Open space is a critical component in this development. At least 30% of land should be designated as open

spaces and multi-functional landscapes (recreational / infrastructural). 9) Connectivity, accessibility, and integrated sustainable systems should be orchestrated throughout (buildings

and paths/circulation routes, as well as through vertical and ecological design strategies). 10) The multi-nodal mass transit opportunities should be considered pivotal points in organizing circulation and

programs. 11) There is no building height limit. 12) Give special consideration to infrastructure that can adapt and grow to support increased density and

urbanization.


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Master of Architecture (71181) Method and deliverables Five groups would be formed each consisting of four to six students. Each team will be responsible for a group project. Model: 1/1500 virtual massing model (the same area as the illustrative master plan, include the immediate surrounding context such as existing coastal development, expressways, BRT system, water features, etc. Existing buildings or structures should be denoted clearly). Boards: 1) Illustrative Master Plan: 1:500 2) Site Sections: One S-N (long) massing elevation (1:500), and one E-W section (1:500) 3) Diagrams: --Main concept/inspiration --Urban and Geographic Context --Site Constraints --Circulation (vehicular & mass transit system) --Pedestrian system and public spaces (access & egress) --Figure/Ground --Building massing, height and vertical design --Programming and Phasing --Landscape and Ecology --Other analytical diagrams as needed 4) Three perspectival images of the proposed master-plan generated from your digital model. 5) Images of precedents (building forms and public spaces) referenced to specific parts of the master-plan. 6) Photos/pictures of the existing site you feel important related to your concept with critical analysis illustrating your team’s design responses. 7) Narrative descriptions must be included in the document (labels/descriptions of analysis, findings, strategies, design precedents referenced, intended outcomes, suggested key policies/criteria for achieving and implementing proposed designs). 8) 1000 word project statement


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Master of Architecture (71181)

Expanding the Core: Effective Density in the Suburban Fabric Visiting Studio Critic: Donald Gray Jr., AIA & Chris Robinson, AIA ARC 6373 Urban Design Studio Fall 2018

Exercise 1: Site Analysis Case Study

Description. You should have developed a thorough high-level understanding of the site boundary and city context after the compressed research period since last studio meeting. Our discussion today should serve as a threshold between that early effort and the more concentrated and focused site study we anticipate for this exercise, a deeper dive into a finer grain of site understanding.

Each of you will be responsible for research on a single subject area associated with our designated site boundary, a total of 15, all of which derive from discussions in our studio meeting today. (a list of students and subject areas will be disseminated today) The exercise will be split into 3 main tasks – research through mapping, analysis graphics, and critical takeaway narrative:

Research through mapping. Maps are a snapshot, a curation of data pared down to reveal specific details about a determined set of issues. Roads, food access, coastal boundary edges, flood zones, forest fire damage, world war troop progressions, etc. You are responsible to find as much mapping data as available on your subject area, scaled appropriately (same-scale studio-wide) to produce a real apples-to-apples comparison. Some maps will be available, some will need to be custom-created from data and miscellaneous research.

Analysis Graphics. When you consider the maps – compile and compare, overlay and intersect – a story emerges. You are responsible for discerning the patterns through an analysis of your maps‘ interrelationships and developing graphics that clearly tell the story. This will likely be a mix of annotated/diagrammed map overlays and info-graphics.

Critical Takeaway Narrative. You are responsible for clearly and concisely describing your observations in 3 parts: what you researched, what you found, what it means. Minimum 250 words; maximum 300 words.

As we discussed last meeting, you are expected to take a take a critical stance on the data: to go beyond the maps, reflect on intersected, conflicting and interpolated patters, and respond in-kind with a response rooted in the specific multifaceted fabric you have explored. Each of your studies will be a crucial resource to the entire studio and available for reference on future projects.

Deliverables. Research map drawings. Analysis Graphic Drawings. Critical Takeaway Narrative “Drawing.” All completed concisely, thoughtfully, and beautifully. Each on 11” x 11” format, printed on cardstock; digitally on multi-page PDF.

Research Maps Drawings. Total of five (5) boards.

Analysis Graphic Drawings. Total of three (3) boards.

Critical Takeaway Narrative “Drawing.” Total of one (1) board, all text. NO images.

Due Date. Monday, October 29, 1:30pm.

Expanding the Core: Effective Density in the Suburban FabricVisiting Studio Critic: Donald Gray Jr., AIA & Chris Robinson, AIAARC 6373 Urban Design Studio Fall 2018

Exercise 1: Site Analysis Case Study

Student Name Research Topic

Zach Browning 2000+ Socio‐Economic Historical Demographics

Gina Conn post war‐2000 Socio‐Economic Historical Demographics

John Curnin Pervious + Impervious

Benjamin Hanna Barriers

Joel Joghnson Building Typologies

Raymond Joghnson Public Amenity Access

Min Jung Kim Historical property Value

Edgar Lara Historical Land Development

Issac Mangual Crime

Jose Morales Mobility

Anthony Percell Figure Ground and Massing

Michael Ray Property Ownership

Lauren Shields Hydrology and Stormwater Management

Hallie Waitcus Targeted Marketing

Shannon Williams Public Private Access Points + Parking

ARC 6373 Syllabus allFAMU SAET UD Studio B_Excercise 1 - Site Case StudiesSAET UD Studio_Exercise 1 Analysis Topics

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