Settlement History and Planning Theory
SHP621S
Question 10
Discuss the two basic types of housing, prevalent in Rome, as one of the urban form determinants
of the ancient city of Rome.
(5)
Question 11
There are five (5) broad categories of towns in medieval Europe, classified on the basis of their
origins. Identify and explain briefly the three (3) categories of the organic growth towns.
(6)
Question 12
Describe “markets” as a typical urban component of the Medieval Towns. Your answer must refer
only to the organic town, not the planned town.
(10)
Question 13
Frederick Law Olmsted, together with his business partner, the architect Calvert Vaux, can still be
regarded as pioneers of a new approach to the urban built environment. Describe some of
Olmsted’s guidelines/suggestions regarding the provision of parks and streets.
(4)
Question 14
a) Ebenezer Howard prided himself on being “the inventor of the Garden City idea” as
illustrated by the quaintly Victorain illustrations and diagrams. Explain the Garden City idea,
the project that he was devoted to.
(10)
b) | Howard’s second project (Welwyn Garden City), demonstrates the limits of the “social city”
concept. Indicate the limits of the physical realisation of Howard’s “social city”.
(4)
Second Opportunity/Supplementary Question Paper Page 5 of 7
January 2020