The Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Design is a three-semester, 36-credit,
post-professional Master Degree for those holding a first professional degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or planning, with an emphasis on physical design
of the built environment. Our graduate urban design program engages the evolving
and critical role of urban design in the 21st century. The contemporary field of urban
design is fluid, fast-moving, and global. The intersection of urban form, sustainability
and climate is at the forefront of urban design research, and this is the focus of the
three advanced urban design studios. The three design studios (Fall, Spring, Fall)
are organized by themes. New York City: The contemporary metropolis after relentless urbanization; Urban Climate Lab: Students research the intersection of urban
form, low-carbon cities, and climate; Global Megacities: Students integrate urban and
regional design applied to the New York metropolitan region and world cities.
The Fall 2015 Paris Design Studio is aligned with the COP21 climate negotiations.
This publication is the product of third-semester students who worked for 10 days in
Paris with leading urban climatologists and architects-urbanists, configuring a compact district to adapt and thrive in changing climate conditions.
Many thanks for the generosity and hospitality of our colleagues at Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés, Architecture et Urbanisme.
Special thanks to Ariane Dienstag.