Studio Co-urban (ABPL90450)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | September |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The 2025 STUDIO CO-URBAN examines the various localised innovations and strategies that communities often self-organise to address crises such as climate change, pandemics, and the persistent issue of poverty and resource scarcity in urban areas. The studio will use "comparative urbanism" as a lens, which recognises the diversity of urban experiences and stays away from (often eurocentric) theoretical reductionism. Instead, it learns about urban conditions by closely examining a range of different empirical realities. It then compares these realities across places to develop southern knowledge that is more focused on the experiences of the people who live there. In the Indonesian context, students will investigate three major thematic areas: urban settlements, urban nature, and urban infrastructures. This is a multi-disciplinary studio bringing together students of urban planning, design, and architecture from Melbourne ABP and ITB Indonesia. Co-learning and co-design are at the heart of the studio; therefore, students will do initial research and fieldwork in group settings prior to delving into their individual project.
Note : The approximate cost is estimated at $2000 per person
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate experience in interdisciplinary and international collaboration.
- Develop a critical understanding of both the informal and formal dynamics of Asian cities while recognising these cities' cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues as well as potentials.
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the linkages between relevant concepts and practices while recognising the location-specific challenges in dealing with cities in the developing world.
- Demonstrate systematic/creative thinking and problem-solving skills through their investigation of how local issues govern planning, design, and construction processes in a particular location.
Generic skills
- Identification of localised urban dynamics and their connections with the global
- Understanding of relevant social, cultural, economic and environmental issues in cities
- Apply research skills and knowledge in new contexts
- Using a range of creative and mixed method approaches to analyse, appreciate, and communicate urban issues
- Develop cross-cultural awareness and understanding
- Collaborative skills with an inter-disciplinary approach
Last updated: 27 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-URPL Master of Urban Planning
- MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
- MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
- MC-URBDES Master of Urban Design
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Assessment 1: Research project proposal
| Week 9 of semster 2 | 15% |
Assessment 2: Fieldwork and preliminary report(Fieldwork participation, including reporting equivalent of 1250 words)
| Week 10 of semeeter 2 | 25% |
Assessment 3: Oral presentation and final report ( including 10-minute individual oral presentation and final report)
| Week 14 of semester 2 | 45% |
Assessment 4: Active class participation with weekly Journal entries (individual
| During the teaching period | 15% |
Last updated: 27 March 2025
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- September
Coordinator Ash Alam Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours of studio work and 40 hours of fieldwork Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 September 2025 to 25 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 15 May 2025 Census date 19 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 October 2025 Assessment period ends 7 November 2025
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Additional delivery details
Quota= 16
This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing if you are selected.
Selection criteria:
- Academic merit and a 300-word expression of interest explaining their motivation for the travelling studio as well as how the topic of travelling studio helps align with their programme/pathway trajectories.
- Application should be sent to the subject coordinator before the last self enrolment date.
Last updated: 27 March 2025
Further information
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Last updated: 27 March 2025