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    1 Introduction: Urban Design Politics: From MIT to "The Capital of the World  
    2 Three Perspectives on the Politics of Design:

    1) Political Science: How is power constructed through space?

    2) History: How is the past manipulated to serve the present?

    3) Philosophy: How is meaning conveyed?    		  
    3 Three More Perspectives on the Politics of Design:

    1) Women's Studies: How does gender affect design?

    2) Political Economy: Who benefits from urban development?

    3) Anthropology: Whose perspective matters?    		 Assignment 1 out.
    4 The Political Extremes of Urban Design 1: Mussolini's Rome  
    5 The Political Extremes of Urban Design 2: Berlin, Pre-War to Post-Wall Assignment 1 due
    6 The Political Extremes of Urban Design 3: Capital Cities  
    7 The Design Politics of Public Housing 1  
    8 The Design Politics of Public Housing 2  
    9 The Design Politics of Urban Resilience  
    10 Student Presentations 1  
    11 Student Presentations 2  
    12 Student Presentations 3 Final paper due