First PNUM workshop on urban morphology: Different approaches in the study of urban form

摘要

The First PNUM workshop on urban morphology, 'Different approaches in the study of urban form' will take place in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, from 30 June to 4 July 2015. This week-long workshop is particularly relevant to students, academics, researchers and professionals in the fields of architecture, geography, planning and history. The main goal of the workshop is to offer insight into a set of theories, concepts and methods for the analysis of the physical form of cities. During the first day of the workshop, different morphological approaches (historico- geographical, process typological, space syntax and spatial analysis) and the case study, the city of Porto, will be presented. At the end of the day, each participant should be able to choose one morphological approach. The participants will be divided into different groups according to the selected approach. In subsequent days, each group, advised by a supervisor, will apply the selected approach in the case study. On the last day, a comparison between the different approaches will be developed, demonstrating the potential and weaknesses of each approach, as well as the fundamental complementarities between them, bearing in mind an integrated utilization. The best performance(s) in the workshop will be rewarded with participation in ISUF 2015 - Rome, taking place on 22-26 September 2015.