Introduction
1.1 Definitions of design and space
1.2 Visual perception
- Seeing, imagining, representing
1.3 Elements of design
- Line
- Colour
- Texture
- Form
- Shape
- Space
1.4 Principles of design
- Balance
- Unity
- Variety
- Repetition
- Pattern
- Scale
- Emphasis
1.5 Visual Communication
- Graphic diagramming elements :


Urban Form
2.1 Urban Form : From 2D to 3D
- Shapes and forms
- Positive & negative
- Solid and voids
- Transformation from 2D to 3D
- Figure ground diagram
- Figure ground model

Townscape Appreciation
3.1 Origin
3.2 Introduction
3.3 Elements
3.4 Analysis Technique
3.5 Tools

Q1 : What is the importance of this course to urban planning students?
A1 : The importance of this course to the urban planning students is to expose the basic understanding and appreciation of the design and urban space. The course gives the understanding of the concept of design, space characteristics, and appreciation of the elements of townscape. Beside that’s, a dynamic approach enables the students to study space through a variety of scales and from a variety of angles to ensure the successful design of urban space.