Course Description
This seminar focuses on understanding the role of high-quality design as a tool to address urban social problems. This course will also examine marginalized spaces and how urban design can intervene as a tool to creatively challenge traditional urban design practices.
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![Photo of an informal settlement in Medellin, Colombia with a public library in the background and aerial cable cars above.](/courses/11-333-urban-design-seminar-spring-2016/da49c7b4db4000ac905b6e4969a5a518_11-333s16.jpg)
Pictured here is an informal settlement in Medellin, Colombia. This course will take a close examination of informal settlements, which are the most common form of globalization in the world. (Image courtesy of Julio Davila on flickr. License CC BY-NC-SA).