Southeast Asia Travelling Studio (ARCH90001)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Analyse and compare the factors that give rise to informal settlements in both Global South and North contexts, (including the role of urban policy and planning in development, interaction between land use and transport, affordable housing delivery for low-income groups), and evaluate the appropriateness or adequacy of various urban policies (or lack thereof) and planning approaches for slum upgrading and prevention from around the globe, with an emphasis on the Asia Pacific region, individually and as a group.
• Build intercultural competency by identifying and engaging critically with specific cultural practices, industrial contexts and socio-technical traditions by analysing the complex interplay between informal settlement issues and the broader urban challenges (such as poverty, climate change, and natural hazard risks), drawing on the diverse and competing interests of various actors and agencies, and their rights to the city, critically examining how these factors collectively shape promising practices' for creating inclusive, resilient, competitive, and sustainable cities.
• Apply systematic and creative design thinking to problem-solve local issues through place-specific, participatory approaches, and adopting diverse strategies (spanning governance and planning, design and construction, urbanism and placemaking to support the building of inclusive and sustainable settlements), demonstrating reflective and reflexive practice, particularly.

Generic skills

• Interdisciplinary teamwork.
• Understanding and navigating social and cultural differences.
• Knowledge transfer.
• Organisational collaboration.
• Managing risk.
• Reflective skills.