The Evolution of Togetherness

A rotating series of in-depth dives of pressing social issues facing our communities. Topics such as affordable housing, homelessness, and crime prevention are some of the options to be explored.

Course curriculum

1. Syllabus
2. Detailed Weekly Schedule
1. Readings and Media
2. Neighborhood Walk and Observation
3. Decline of Social Capital
1. Readings and Media
2. Option 1: Digital Detox
3. Option 2: Screen Time Reflection
4. Communication Technology
1. Readings and Media
2. Community Play Space Audit
3. “Intergenerational Responsibility and the Recovery of Play as a Vision for Flourishing Communities”
1. Readings and Media
2. What Is This Place Worth?
3. Urban Design
1. Readings and Media
2. Stroad Spotting and Zoning Analysis
3. Urban Sprawl, Zoning, and the Architecture of Exclusion
1. Readings and Media
2. Human-Centered Design Brainstorm
3. Reflecting on the Journey and Prototyping Change

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21 lessons
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The Evolution of Togetherness

Course curriculum

Welcome to the Evolution of Togetherness

Week 1: Understanding Social Capital and Its Decline

Week 2: Communication Technology and Relational Disruption

Week 3: Childhood, Play, and the Loss of Embodied Community

Week 4: Urban Design and the Architecture of Belonging

Week 5: Urban Sprawl and the Fragmentation of Place

Week 6: Designing for Togetherness

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