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Arts & Communication Integrating films in city planning and urban design

Carefully curated viewing exercises and original Further disclosure
methodologies that we have developed in our urbanism
studios can elucidate urban theories and stimulate deeper Although this paper shares part of the same title, “Cinematic
intellectual engagement with the material. Moreover, the Urbanism,” and discusses cinema in relation to urbanism, it is
insights gained through cinematic urbanism are invaluable distinct from Cinematic Urbanism: A History of the Modern
for informing urban policy and practice, as they offer from Reel to Real by Nezar AlSayyad (Routledge, London,
policymakers and practitioner’s alternative perspectives on 2006), which explores the urban history of modernity and
urban challenges and innovative approaches to addressing postmodernity through the lens of cinema. This paper
them. Nonetheless, it is imperative that educators does not share the same outlook, discourse, or focus as
meticulously select films that align with pedagogical goals, AlSayyad’s book and is entirely different in its content. The
ensuring that the content is both relevant and enriching. title Cinematic Urbanism was chosen for its relevance to the
Ultimately, the intersection of cinematic urbanism and paper’s themes, and although AlSayyad’s work is cited as one
educational practice presents fertile ground for exploration, of the references, the paper’s title is presented in a completely
with vast potential to deepen our understanding of urban different and original context, so that there won’t be any
development, both past and present. potential confusion or possible discontent.

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