MIT OpenCourseWare: The City, Spring 2003

This webpage offers a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 11.016J/4.211J, The City.  Topics discussed include the variety of physical aspects of cities in the twentieth century and what has influenced their landscape. The course, in particular, examines the history of Boston and how events have affected its development. The page provides recommended readings, links to other resources, assignments, and examples of student work. This course is part of MIT OpenCourseWare, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to put all of the educational materials from its undergraduate and graduate-level courses online and make them freely accessible.