Itinerary & projects

If you're curious, this is the itenerary and project info for the Czech trip from our professor:

Cesta do Czech Itinerary

May 22-July 1, 2007

Part I

Objectives for this part of the course are:

· To identify historic/cultural layers, patterns and processes that define Prague and other European capitals

· Become familiar with planning and design issues in Prague

· Be introduced to heritage issues: cultural and natural resource preservation/conservation

· To identify historic/cultural layers, patterns and processes that define selected city

Product: Visual journal

22/5/07 Group departs US

23/5/07-29/5/07 Prague

24/5/07 Free day in Prague

25/5/07 Old town, City pattern, street studies

26/5/07 Castle, gardens

27/5/07 Garden suburb

28/5/07 Free day

29/5/07-2/6/07 To Decin and on to Regional Tour with focus on Germany

Part II

Objectives:

· Become familiar with Decin and attendant issues of development /management of park resources

· To become immersed in a particular community/regional planning or design problem

Product: Visual journal, plan/management report that can help guide decision-making (to be completed Fall semester)

3/6/07-14/6/07 Resident in project community, staying at Czech Technical University hostel in Decin

2-week charrette

15/6/07-18/6/07 FREE TIME

Part III

Objectives:

· Become familiar with contemporary planning and design issues in Cesky Raj region

· Be introduced to issues of management related to a significant heritage area and development conflicts

Product: Visual journal, plan/management report (Fall semester completion)

19/6/07-29/6/07 Resident in project community, staying at Pension Svaty Jan in Turnov

10-day charrette

30/6/07 Return to Prague, stay again in Suchdol