New Cross-Disciplinary Course on Transforming Urban Infrastructure
Outcome/Accomplishment
A new cross-disciplinary course is introducing students to technological innovations that help cities create healthier, safer, more equitable, and more resilient futures. The course was developed with support from the Center for Smart Streetscapes (NSF CS3), a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) based at Columbia University.
Impact/Benefits
Taught at Columbia, the course will motivate students from diverse backgrounds to help realize the promise of tomorrow’s “smart city” in terms of livability, safety, and inclusion. The course was started with support from a new grant program at Columbia that supports innovative courses spanning multiple disciplines.
Explanation/Background
Co-created between the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the course is offered to undergraduate and graduate students. Its foundation is based in two sets of traditional disciplines — architecture, urban design, and real estate development; and structural, civil, and mechanical engineering — and incorporates newer areas of study such as data analytics and smart communication technologies.
Location
New York City, NYwebsite
Start Year
Microelectronics and IT
Microelectronics, Sensing, and IT
Lead Institution
Core Partners
Fact Sheet
Outcome/Accomplishment
A new cross-disciplinary course is introducing students to technological innovations that help cities create healthier, safer, more equitable, and more resilient futures. The course was developed with support from the Center for Smart Streetscapes (NSF CS3), a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) based at Columbia University.
Location
New York City, NYwebsite
Start Year
Microelectronics and IT
Microelectronics, Sensing, and IT
Lead Institution
Core Partners
Fact Sheet
Impact/benefits
Taught at Columbia, the course will motivate students from diverse backgrounds to help realize the promise of tomorrow’s “smart city” in terms of livability, safety, and inclusion. The course was started with support from a new grant program at Columbia that supports innovative courses spanning multiple disciplines.
Explanation/Background
Co-created between the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the course is offered to undergraduate and graduate students. Its foundation is based in two sets of traditional disciplines — architecture, urban design, and real estate development; and structural, civil, and mechanical engineering — and incorporates newer areas of study such as data analytics and smart communication technologies.