Latino Urbanism: Design and Engagement in the American City
Explores urban design, placemaking, and development in the 21st-century American city, focusing on how Latinos shape the built environment through culture, place, and design.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.90 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Analyze the role that design, planning, and public engagement have in addressing the needs of Latino communities in the U.S
Evaluate through a historical lens how socio-economic conditions of Latinos influence choices in the contemporary American city
Use real world examples to demonstrate how diversity and culture can impact regions, governments, and economies for producing a just city
Understand the concept of justice in the city through both qualitative and quantitative measure
Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges as they relate to planning for Latino communities.
Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of marginalized population groups.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.90 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
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Topics
- Urban design and placemaking in the 21st-century American city.
- How Latinos shape the built environment in the public realm and the home.
- The concept of justice in the city through qualitative and quantitative measures.
- Sustainability challenges related to planning for Latino communities.
Skills
- Analyze the role of design, planning, and public engagement in addressing the needs of Latino communities in the U.S.
- Evaluate through a historical lens how socio-economic conditions of Latinos influence choices in the contemporary American city.
- Understand the concept of justice in the city through both qualitative and quantitative measure.
- Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of sustainability challenges related to planning for Latino communities.
- Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of marginalized population groups.
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