UP 447

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Land Use Planning Workshop

Credit: 4 hours.

Small group field work applying principles and techniques to specific land use problems in selected jurisdictions.

4 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisite: UP 347 Junior Workshop or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Urban Studies and Planning or Sustainable Design undergraduate major(s). Not intended for graduate students or students with Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior class standing.

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UP 447 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			31060	Laboratory	EVB	1:00PM -3:50PM	F	101 901 W Oregon	Van Buskirk, E	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Info: The Land Use Planning Workshop provides students with an immersive studio experience that applies advanced land use and urban design principles and skills to specific challenges in local jurisdictions. Building on the mapping and analysis skills learned in the Junior Planning Workshop, students will prepare professional quality plans for Park Ridge, Illinois. Students will explore and incorporate elements of legible city form, walkability, incrementalism, new (and old) urbanism, placemaking, activity generation, and missing middle housing into small area plans for various business districts and neighborhood centers within the community. Students will utilize ArcGIS, the Adobe Creative Suite, and SketchUp to prepare professional-quality plans and visualizations for future development. Special emphasis will be placed on learning and utilizing 3D visualization techniques throughout student work. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior class standing. Restricted to BA:Urban Stud & Planning -UIUC or BA:BA USP/MUP UP -UIUC.