84 <strong>Sp<strong>at</strong>ial</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> & Str<strong>at</strong>egy <strong>Sp<strong>at</strong>ial</strong> <strong>Planning</strong>, Regional <strong>Planning</strong> and Area (Re)Development for Undergradu<strong>at</strong>es REMON ROOIJ & WIL ZONNEVELD In the third year bachelors’ curriculum Architecture, Urbanism & Building Sciences (in Dutch: Bouwkunde), the <strong>Sp<strong>at</strong>ial</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> and Str<strong>at</strong>egy Section contributes to two courses, which are compulsory for all bachelors’ students (about 300-350 per year): a 10EC, 10-week design project: Area (Re)Development, and a 5EC, 5-week course: Management, <strong>Planning</strong>, and (Re)Development. The design project Area (Re)Development is a management game in which teams of students develop a sp<strong>at</strong>ial str<strong>at</strong>egy for the redevelopment of an urban area via role-playing and the simul<strong>at</strong>ion of a multi-actor decision-making process. The design assignment entails looking <strong>at</strong> an existing urban area th<strong>at</strong> no longer m<strong>at</strong>ches today’s sp<strong>at</strong>ial, functional, and economic demands and developments. Student teams are asked to develop a future-proof proposal, taking into account existing qualities and new opportunities, on the one hand, and sp<strong>at</strong>ial, societal, and economic feasibility, on the other. Teams consist of nine actors: priv<strong>at</strong>e investors, public authorities, professional advisors, civil society, and users. Students are tutored <strong>by</strong> group teachers and role teachers. The role of the (local and/or regional) planning authority is always tutored <strong>by</strong> a <strong>Sp<strong>at</strong>ial</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> and Str<strong>at</strong>egy Section staff member. The course Management, <strong>Planning</strong>, and (Re)Development consists of lectures and readings on sp<strong>at</strong>ial planning, real est<strong>at</strong>e, economics, urban law, and area development. The course promotes a better understanding of the value of str<strong>at</strong>egy-making and students learn about a variety of methods, perspectives, and actors. The <strong>Sp<strong>at</strong>ial</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> and Str<strong>at</strong>egy Section contributes with workshops, lectures, readings, and several exam questions on the topics of sp<strong>at</strong>ial-planning cultures, sp<strong>at</strong>ial-planning methods, and values for the built environment. Fig. 50: Cover of the book “Het programma en ruimtegebruik van de stad”, <strong>by</strong> Han Meijer (2014).
Urbanism . <strong>TU</strong> <strong>Delft</strong> 85 Fig. 51: Urbanism Masters’ students, 2018. Photo <strong>by</strong> R. <strong>Rocco</strong>.