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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

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Sept.
Tuesday
Thursday
Lab session
Week 1
6
Orientation day.
8 First day of class
Lecture1:
Introduction to the issue
Introductions
Assignment 1 Issued.
Week 2
13
Lecture 2:
The Streetcar City
15
Lecture 3:
Guest Lecture City of Vancouver, Lon LaClaire

Week 3
20
Lecture 4:
Streetcar City 2
22
Lecture 5:
Gust Lecture Transportation (TBA)

Week 4
27
Lecture 6:
Design an interconnected street system.
29
Lecture 7:
Five minute walking distance to commercial services and transit.
Assignment one due. Assignment two issued.


Oct.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 5
4
Lecture 8:
Guest lecture Scot Hein City of Vancouver planning.
6
Lecture 9:
Guest lecture David Beers, Solutions based Journalism.
First Quiz

11
Lecture 10:
Provide a diversity of affordable house types.
13
lecture 12:
Guest Lecture Dale MacClanaghan housing affordability

Week 7
18
Lecture 13:
Guest Lecture Housing affordability. Peter Ladner.
20
Lecture 14:
Locate good jobs close to affordable homes
Assignment two due. Assignment three issued.
Week 8
25
Lecture 15:
Create a linked system of natural areas and parks
27
Lecture 16:
Guest lecture (TBA) Bartholomew plan for Vancouver.


Nov.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 9
1
Lecture 17 :
Lighter greener cheaper infrastructure 1
3
Lecture 18:
Guest lecture. Professor Daniel Roehr, Greenskins Lab. .
Second quiz
Week 10
8
Lecture 19:
Lighter greener cheaper infrastructure 2
10
Lecture 20:
Flex.
Assignment three due. Assignment four issued.
Week 11
15
Lecture 21
Guest lecture Kent Mulnix
17
Lecture 22
The sustainable city. The Vancouver Plan.

Week 12
22
Lecture 23
The sustainable region. The Regional Plan.
24
Extra lab studio time

Week 13
29
Extra lab studio time.

Assignment four due.

Dec.
Tuesday
Thursday

Week 13

1 Last Day of Class
Hanging of the big maps.
Final exam.

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