Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning: The Cardener River Corridor Workshop
This MIT urban studies and planning workshop tackles a real site, the Cardener River Corridor in Catalunya, Spain, working alongside the Polytechnic University of Catalunya and the Barcelona Provincial Council. Students investigate the region's natural and cultural landscape and develop a framework for its enhancement, preservation, and future development. Course materials on MIT OpenCourseWare include the syllabus, studio assignments, and project briefs used in the actual workshop, giving a window into how a graduate planning studio approaches a cross-border, multi-institution landscape problem. The course is free to access through MIT OpenCourseWare, with no certificate offered. It suits anyone curious about river corridor planning, landscape preservation, or how design studios structure fieldwork and proposals around a specific geography rather than abstract theory.