ARCH302 Urban Design and Planning
ARCH302 Urban Design and Planning
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Architecture
Adi Ćorović
Course Lecturer
Course Objectives
This course is meant to provide knowledge of basic urban concepts and at the same time to provide a critical investigation of the various urban design paradigms and approaches that respond to the challenges of contemporary urbanism. It introduces the methods with which urban design has guided public interventions in the built environment, and on that basis students are expected to be able to functionally and creatively improve the physical characteristics of the urban space and built environment.
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Course Materials
Required Textbook
V. Milinovic. Urban Design I, 1st, 2nd part. Basis and technic of urbanism / Spatial structure and Elements of urbanistic shaping of cities. Sarajevo, 1997/98 tr Engl; Daniel Pinson. Urban Planning : An ‘Undisciplined’ Discipline ?. Futures, Elsevier, 2004.; Origins and Development of Urbanism: Archaeological Perspectives Author(s): George L. Cowgill, Source: Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 33 (2004), Annual reviews; Karsten Ley. The Urban Matrix. Towards a Theory on the Parameters of Urban form and their Interrelation. Aachen, 2009.; llewelyn – Davies. Urban design compendium. The housing corporation, 2000; Urban Street Design Guide. New York: National Association of City Transportation Officials, October 2012; Urban design: Street and square. Third Edition Cliff Moughtin, 2003; - Donald Watson, Alan Plattus, Rober Shibley. TIME-SAVER STANDARDS for URBAN DESIGN, 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: P Zucker – The Square in space and time; Law related to the Urbanistic planning of Canton Sarajevo,2017, Official gazette n 24; Srecko Pegan. Approach to urbanistic planning. University of Zagreb, 1996 - tr Engl; Emam Hossain. Models of Urban Structure, (99+) Models of Urban Structure | Emam Hossain - Academia.edu, 15 Sept2024; The epistemology of urban morphology. Brenda Case Scheer, College of Architecture and Planning, School of Architecture, University of Utah, US, 2015; Urban Renewal: KL Eco city; From urban renewal to urban regeneration: Classification criteria for urban interventions. Turin 1995–2015: evolution of planning tools and approaches; Kevin Lynch. The Image of the City. Massachusetts Institute for Technology, MIT press, 1959; Frederick Steiner Kent Butler. Planning and Urban design standards.Austin: University of Texas at Austin. American planning association, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007; Eric Paul Mumford. “The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism 1928 1960”. 2002; Brian Chapman. Baron Haussmann and the Planning of Paris. The town planning review. Vol. 24, No. 3 (1953), Liverpool University Press + additional articles; Wienna: Gertrud Haidvogl, Verena Winiwarter, Gert Dressel, Sylvia Gierlinger, Friedrich Hauer, Severin Hohensinner, Gudrun Pollack, Christina Spitzbart-Glasl, and Erich Raith. Urban Waters and the Development of Vienna between 1683 and 1910 + add articles; Hadas Shadar. The linear city: linearity without a city. The Journal of Architecture, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2016.1192427 Tijana Tufek-Memisevic, Ewa Stachura. A linear city development under contemporary determinants, January 2015
Additional Literature
The epistemology of urban morphology. Brenda Case Scheer, College of Architecture and Planning, School of Architecture, University of Utah, US, 2015; Urban Renewal: KL Eco city; From urban renewal to urban regeneration: Classification criteria for urban interventions. Turin 1995–2015: evolution of planning tools and approaches; Kevin Lynch. The Image of the City. Massachusetts Institute for Technology, MIT press, 1959; Austin: University of Texas at Austin. American planning association, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007; Law related to the Urbanistic planning of Canton Sarajevo; Eric Paul Mumford. “The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism 1928 1960”. 2002; Brian Chapman. Baron Haussmann and the Planning of Paris. The town planning review. Vol. 24, No. 3 (1953), Liverpool University Press; Wienna: Gertrud Haidvogl, Verena Winiwarter, Gert Dressel, Sylvia Gierlinger, Friedrich Hauer, Severin Hohensinner, Gudrun Pollack, Christina Spitzbart-Glasl, and Erich Raith. Urban Waters and the Development of Vienna between 1683 and 1910. Note: Additional resources will be provided in classTeaching Methods
1
Class lectures using instructor’s presentations 2
Class Exercise - Team-based 3
Urban design project
Weekly Topics
| Week | Topic | Readings / References |
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| 1 | Introduction to the course. Explanation of tasks and expectations | |
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Selection of the Site (Neighbourhood of 1 student from the group) for the Living place presentation
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| 2 | Introduction in urbanism | Milinovic; D. Pirson, 2004; G. L. Cowgil 2004; K. Ley 2009; llewelyn – Davies 2000. |
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Selection of the Site (Neighbourhood of 1 student from the group) for the Living place presentation; Formation of working Groups
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| 3 | Elements of Urbanistic shaping of the Cities - Streets | Milinovic; Urban Street Design Guide 2012;Urban design: Street and square, 2003. |
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Exercise: Progress of the Living place representation
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| 4 | Elements of Urbanistic shaping of the Cities - Blocks | Milinovic; Time-Saver Standards, 2003. |
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Exercise: Progress of the Living place representation
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| 5 | Elements of Urbanistic shaping of the Cities - Squares | Milinovic: llewelyn – Davies 2000. |
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Exercise: Final review of Exercise 1: Progress of the Living place representation and Final review of the Exercise n. 1
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| 6 | Urban green, Macrourban ensembles | Milinovic; llewelyn – Davies 2000. |
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Submission of the Exercise 1 (15/100)
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| 7 | Spatial morphological structure of the City | Milinovic; Urban Form, A. J. F. Chiaradia, Univ. Hong Kong, 2019; Brenda Case Scheer, 2015. |
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Exercise: Preparation for the Midterm + Professors brief presentation of the material for the after Midterm Task (week 9), relative to the Final project task (week 15) With planning of the (group by group) Site visit
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| 8 | Midterm (20/100) | |
| 9 | Contemporary tendencies in planning and arranging space; Urban renewal, Urban reconstruction.Little urbanism | Milinovic, K. Ley 2009;Urban Renewal: KL Eco city; |
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Exercise: Brief analysis of the Midterm exam + Group analysis (1st step for the Final exam project)
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| 10 | Image of the City and characteristic elements | Milinovic, K. Lynch, 1959. |
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Exercise: Group presentations - Development of the solution for the Urban zone in Sarajevo – urban response in base of the Analysis - Urban Groundfloor plan layout
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| 11 | .Approach to the design of Urbanistic plans | S. Pegan, 1996. |
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Exercise: Analysis of the Development of the solution, Characteristic urb. Plan layout above the Groundfloor plan and Roof plan
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| 12 | Types of Urban Design Plans and Urban Land use models | Milinovic; Planning and Urban design standards, 2007; Emam Hossain. Models of Urban Structure |
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Exercise: Development of the solution - 2 urbanistic elevations
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| 13 | Typologies of divisions of cities; History of planned development of cities 1 - From Ancient world to Baroque and some general considerations related to the term of City | Milinovic, E. P. Mumford, 2002. |
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Exercise: Additional urb. 2 elevations + Axonometric 3D representation of the whole settlement or part
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| 14 | History of planned development of cities 2 - Case studies Urban reconstructions Paris, Wienna; Some notes about cities | Milinovic,B. Chapman, 1953; |
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Exercise: 1 urbanistic section + Detail of block 1:100 (with part of characteristic Floor plan and Section) and calculation of the approximative Dp (eventual); Dc; Cc - Final review; Additional task for the week 15: 3D model of the part of the Urbanistic project
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| 15 | Development urbanistic theories. End XIX, begining XX centery. Emerging theories | Milinovic, D. Watson - Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design, 2003 |
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Final group project presentation (30%)
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Course Schedule (All Sections)
| Section | Type | Day 1 | Venue 1 | Day 2 | Venue 2 |
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| ARCH302.1 | Course | Friday 09:00 - 11:50 | A F3.8 - Big Architecture Studio | - | - |
Office Hours & Room
| Day | Time | Office | Notes |
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| Monday | 13:00 - 14:00 | A F3.18 | ARCH307 |
| Tuesday | 14:00 - 16:00 | A F3.18 | ARCH405, ARCH510 |
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Assessment Components
Final Exam
AI: Not AllowedAlignment with Learning Outcomes : 1 3
Class Exercise - Group
AI: Not AllowedAlignment with Learning Outcomes : 1 2
Mid-term Exam
AI: Not AllowedAlignment with Learning Outcomes : 1
Final project
AI: Not AllowedAlignment with Learning Outcomes : 1 2 3 4 5
Activity
AI: Not AllowedAlignment with Learning Outcomes : 2 5
IUS Grading System
| Grading Scale | IUS Grading System | IUS Coeff. | Letter (B&H) | Numerical (B&H) |
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| 0 - 44 | F | 0 | F | 5 |
| 45 - 54 | E | 1 | ||
| 55 - 64 | C | 2 | E | 6 |
| 65 - 69 | C+ | 2.3 | D | 7 |
| 70 -74 | B- | 2.7 | ||
| 75 - 79 | B | 3 | C | 8 |
| 80 - 84 | B+ | 3.3 | ||
| 85 - 94 | A- | 3.7 | B | 9 |
| 95 - 100 | A | 4 | A | 10 |
Late Work Policy
Information about late submission policies will be shared during class and posted in this section. Please check back for official guidelines.
ECTS Credit Calculation
📚 Student Workload
This 6 ECTS credit course corresponds to 150 hours of total student workload, distributed as follows:
Lecture Hours
14 hours ⏳ (14 week × 1 h)
Exercise
10 hours ⏳ (5 week × 2 h)
Home Study
42 hours ⏳ (14 week × 3 h)
Mid-term Exam Preparation
24 hours ⏳ (8 week × 3 h)
Final Proj preparation
40 hours ⏳ (8 week × 5 h)
Final Exam preparation
20 hours ⏳ (4 week × 5 h)
150 Total Workload Hours
6 ECTS Credits
Course Policies
Academic Integrity
All work submitted must be your own. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in disciplinary action according to university policies. When in doubt about citation practices, consult the instructor.
Attendance Policy
Students are expected to adhere to the attendance requirements as outlined in the International University of Sarajevo Study Rules and Regulations. Excessive absences, whether excused or unexcused, may impact academic performance and eligibility for assessment. Mandatory sessions (e.g., labs, workshops) require attendance unless formally exempted. For detailed policies on absences, documentation, and penalties, please refer to the official university regulations.
Technology & AI Policy
Laptops/tablets may be used for note-taking only during lectures. Phones should be silenced and put away during all class sessions. Audio/video recording requires prior permission from the instructor.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage: The use of AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini) varies by assessment component. Please refer to the AI usage indicator next to each assessment item in the Assessment Methods and Criteria section above. Submitting AI-generated content as your own work, where AI is not explicitly allowed, constitutes an academic integrity violation.
Communication Policy
All course-related communication should occur through official university channels (institutional email or SIS). Emails should include [ARCH302] in the subject line.
Academic Quality Assurance Policy
Course Academic Quality Assurance is achieved through Semester Student Survey. At the end of each academic year, the institution of higher education is obliged to evaluate work of the academic staff, or the success of realization of the curricula.
Learning Tips
Be prepared to contribute thoughtfully during class discussions, labs, or collaborative work. Active participation deepens understanding and encourages critical thinking.
Complete assigned readings or prep materials before class. Take notes, highlight key ideas, and jot down questions. Aim to grasp core concepts and their applications—not just facts.
Use course frameworks or methodologies to analyze problems, case studies, or projects. Begin early to allow time for reflection and refinement. Seek feedback to improve your work.
Don’t hesitate to reach out when something is unclear. Use office hours, discussion boards, or peer networks to clarify concepts and stay on track.
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| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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| ARCH302 | Urban Design and Planning | 1 | 2 | 6 | Friday, 9:00-11:50 | |||||
| Prerequisite | ARCH201-8 | It is a prerequisite to | - | |||||||
| Lecturer | Adi Ćorović | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Monday: 13:00-14:00 ARCH307 Tuesday: 14:00-16:00 ARCH405, ARCH510 |
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| acorovic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
| Assistant | Dženana Šenderović | Assistant E-mail | 240302313@student.ius.edu.ba | |||||||
| Course Objectives | This course is meant to provide knowledge of basic urban concepts and at the same time to provide a critical investigation of the various urban design paradigms and approaches that respond to the challenges of contemporary urbanism. It introduces the methods with which urban design has guided public interventions in the built environment, and on that basis students are expected to be able to functionally and creatively improve the physical characteristics of the urban space and built environment. | |||||||||
| Textbook | V. Milinovic. Urban Design I, 1st, 2nd part. Basis and technic of urbanism / Spatial structure and Elements of urbanistic shaping of cities. Sarajevo, 1997/98 tr Engl; Daniel Pinson. Urban Planning : An ‘Undisciplined’ Discipline ?. Futures, Elsevier, 2004.; Origins and Development of Urbanism: Archaeological Perspectives Author(s): George L. Cowgill, Source: Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 33 (2004), Annual reviews; Karsten Ley. The Urban Matrix. Towards a Theory on the Parameters of Urban form and their Interrelation. Aachen, 2009.; llewelyn – Davies. Urban design compendium. The housing corporation, 2000; Urban Street Design Guide. New York: National Association of City Transportation Officials, October 2012; Urban design: Street and square. Third Edition Cliff Moughtin, 2003; - Donald Watson, Alan Plattus, Rober Shibley. TIME-SAVER STANDARDS for URBAN DESIGN, 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: P Zucker – The Square in space and time; Law related to the Urbanistic planning of Canton Sarajevo,2017, Official gazette n 24; Srecko Pegan. Approach to urbanistic planning. University of Zagreb, 1996 - tr Engl; Emam Hossain. Models of Urban Structure, (99+) Models of Urban Structure | Emam Hossain - Academia.edu, 15 Sept2024; The epistemology of urban morphology. Brenda Case Scheer, College of Architecture and Planning, School of Architecture, University of Utah, US, 2015; Urban Renewal: KL Eco city; From urban renewal to urban regeneration: Classification criteria for urban interventions. Turin 1995–2015: evolution of planning tools and approaches; Kevin Lynch. The Image of the City. Massachusetts Institute for Technology, MIT press, 1959; Frederick Steiner Kent Butler. Planning and Urban design standards.Austin: University of Texas at Austin. American planning association, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007; Eric Paul Mumford. “The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism 1928 1960”. 2002; Brian Chapman. Baron Haussmann and the Planning of Paris. The town planning review. Vol. 24, No. 3 (1953), Liverpool University Press + additional articles; Wienna: Gertrud Haidvogl, Verena Winiwarter, Gert Dressel, Sylvia Gierlinger, Friedrich Hauer, Severin Hohensinner, Gudrun Pollack, Christina Spitzbart-Glasl, and Erich Raith. Urban Waters and the Development of Vienna between 1683 and 1910 + add articles; Hadas Shadar. The linear city: linearity without a city. The Journal of Architecture, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2016.1192427 Tijana Tufek-Memisevic, Ewa Stachura. A linear city development under contemporary determinants, January 2015 | |||||||||
| Additional Literature |
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| Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
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| Teaching Methods | 1. Class lectures using instructor’s presentations 2. Class Exercise - Team-based 3. Urban design project | |||||||||
| Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
| WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course. Explanation of tasks and expectations | |||||||||
| Week 2 | Introduction in urbanism | Milinovic; D. Pirson, 2004; G. L. Cowgil 2004; K. Ley 2009; llewelyn – Davies 2000. | ||||||||
| Week 3 | Elements of Urbanistic shaping of the Cities - Streets | Milinovic; Urban Street Design Guide 2012;Urban design: Street and square, 2003. | ||||||||
| Week 4 | Elements of Urbanistic shaping of the Cities - Blocks | Milinovic; Time-Saver Standards, 2003. | ||||||||
| Week 5 | Elements of Urbanistic shaping of the Cities - Squares | Milinovic: llewelyn – Davies 2000. | ||||||||
| Week 6 | Urban green, Macrourban ensembles | Milinovic; llewelyn – Davies 2000. | ||||||||
| Week 7 | Spatial morphological structure of the City | Milinovic; Urban Form, A. J. F. Chiaradia, Univ. Hong Kong, 2019; Brenda Case Scheer, 2015. | ||||||||
| Week 8 | Midterm (20/100) | |||||||||
| Week 9 | Contemporary tendencies in planning and arranging space; Urban renewal, Urban reconstruction.Little urbanism | Milinovic, K. Ley 2009;Urban Renewal: KL Eco city; | ||||||||
| Week 10 | Image of the City and characteristic elements | Milinovic, K. Lynch, 1959. | ||||||||
| Week 11 | .Approach to the design of Urbanistic plans | S. Pegan, 1996. | ||||||||
| Week 12 | Types of Urban Design Plans and Urban Land use models | Milinovic; Planning and Urban design standards, 2007; Emam Hossain. Models of Urban Structure | ||||||||
| Week 13 | Typologies of divisions of cities; History of planned development of cities 1 - From Ancient world to Baroque and some general considerations related to the term of City | Milinovic, E. P. Mumford, 2002. | ||||||||
| Week 14 | History of planned development of cities 2 - Case studies Urban reconstructions Paris, Wienna; Some notes about cities | Milinovic,B. Chapman, 1953; | ||||||||
| Week 15 | Development urbanistic theories. End XIX, begining XX centery. Emerging theories | Milinovic, D. Watson - Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design, 2003 | ||||||||
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs | AI Usage |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 1,3 | Not Allowed | |
| Semester Evaluation Components | |||||
| Class Exercise - Group | 1 | 15 | 1, 2 | Not Allowed | |
| Mid-term Exam | 1 | 20 | 1 | Not Allowed | |
| Final project | 1 | 30 | 1,2,3,4,5 | Not Allowed | |
| Activity | 1 | 5 | 2,5 | Not Allowed | |
| *** ECTS Credit Calculation *** | |||||
| Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
| Lecture Hours | 1 | 14 | 14 | Exercise | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Home Study | 3 | 14 | 42 | Mid-term Exam Preparation | 3 | 8 | 24 | |||
| Final Proj preparation | 5 | 8 | 40 | Final Exam preparation | 5 | 4 | 20 | |||
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| Total Workload Hours = | 150 | |||||||||
| *T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 6 | ||||||||
| Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 31/08/2026 | |||||||||