Abstract：Hefei University of Technology has launched the teaching reform of “Introduction to Urban Design” based on the
concept that cities should be built by the people and for the people after thoroughly learning and understanding this
concept. The teaching reform targets the three major teaching objectives of “knowledge-capability-quality” and adheres
to the teaching concept of “design-technology-art-governance”. It innovatively integrates the teaching reform paths of
course ideology and politics, emphasizes the process of teaching, and creates a living simulation field to guide students
to think about how to carry out social service based on their professional characteristics under the concept of people’s
city construction. Finally, this paper presents four student assignments on spatial equity for disadvantaged groups as
examples of several student-selected projects taught in the course.
