Urbanism + the Built Environment

Using Boston’s landscape, students in this course will investigate the role of cities in shaping ecological and cultural systems that will influence the built environment in future design. Students will examine key moments in the city’s growth, including the impact of industrialization, immigration, and urban renewal on Boston’s physical and social landscape. Students will also research and examine the history and legacy of social, cultural, and economic inequalities as they consider how today’s built environment addresses contemporary issues by reinventing, reimagining, and planning design spaces that will impact the relationship between people and their environment. Students will meet with experts to discuss, question, and critically analyze the issues facing metropolitan areas. Travel may be an opportunity that exists as part of taking this class. Students will engage in the design process by constructing their ideas and solutions for conceptualizing future cities using physical materials and digital technologies to create 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional models to showcase their work.

• Interests: Architecture, History
• Grades: 11th, 12th
• Subjects: Global History & Social Sciences