b'SYDNEY - BOSTON - FUKUOKA 2018 - 2019Urban Design Research - 2018MUDD 24 Research Supervisors & Advisors Professor James Weirick, Andrew Sweeney, Dr. Scott Hawkins, Dr. Anne Warr The urban design research project provides students thethat urban designers need to consider when proposing changes opportunity to research a critical aspect of urban developmentto a major pedestrian space. In Singapore, research suggested and design, as either a written dissertation or design thesis.that in the 21st century, networked transit hubs have subsumed Students may return to a topic area introduced previously inthe activities that were once the domain of the street.their studies and explore this in more depth and with a more critical approach. Alternatively, students might choose toRecognising that urban designers now have powerful new research ideas and interests inspired by current advances inanalytical tools, two students embraced new technology in practice. their research. Using crowd-sourced data that tracks running and cycling activity, the street network and built morphology This year, fourteen students presented their urban designof Sydneys CBD was given a new perspective. The micro-research projects for assessment. The topics coveredclimatic performance of one of the worlds most prominent demonstrate once again, the multi-disciplinary and cross- urban redevelopments, Stuttgart 21, was evaluated using digital cultural backgrounds of our students, with research projectsmodelling that allowed alternative designs to be tested against that explored many different subject matters across locationsthe current proposals in an attempt to provide an optimal design both familiar and exotic.The impact of rapid urbanisationsolution.Sustainable development was examined through a upon Chinas cities was the focus for several students, withcomparison of the use, recycling and water management at research undertaken on improving living conditions in Xiamen,mega-project sites in Sydney and Shanghai. The sustainable appropriate redevelopment for historic parts of Chongqing andpolicies of three Sydney local councils were also assessed to a comparison of different international conservation techniquesdetermine if the climate change initiatives adopted by these that might apply to conserving traditional districts in Nanjing.councils were achieving their desired outcomes.This same pursuit of an appropriate conservation model also extended into Chinas regional centres and case studies ofFinally, in the only design thesis this year, Yang Huei-Han Shanhaiguan Ancient Town and of Hui-style architecture inpresented a sophisticated analysis of Walsh Bay and an Anhui Province asked us to reconsider the very notion ofeloquent vision for its revitalisation. Using public transport as conservation and contextual urban development. a catalyst, precise incisions and targeted interventions were proposed to the existing urban fabric to reconnect this isolated The street, as a pivotal part of any urban design was studied insite to the rest of the city, demonstrating the power of well-various forms. An evaluation of pedestrian space in Shanghaisreasoned and sensitively realised urban design. 152152streets was undertaken to provide recommendations for improvement. A mapping of the space syntax of central Sydney provided recommendations for improving walkability and guidelines for future block developments, while a sound map was produced for Martin Place that identified the aural markers Master of Urban Development & Design 2018-2019yang research new0131 8pt.indd 3 26/11/2019 5:01:07 PM'