- Docente: Luisa Molari
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ICAR/08
- Language: English
- Moduli: Luisa Molari (Modulo 1) Elisa Lancellotti (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Architecture and Creative Practices for the City and Landscape (cod. 5809)
Learning outcomes
Once completed the course, the student owns an adequate knowledge of the theories and methods of structural design and he/she knows how to effectively integrate them in the definition of the project.
Course contents
The Integrated Lab “Structuring the city by design” consists of the modules Sustainable Features of the Urban Systems, Structural Concept Design and Architectural Design III.
The field of experimentation of this Lab is sustainable urban transformations, with a specific focus on contemporary instances of urban regeneration. The experimented approach is integrated between the different disciplines that are part of the Laboratory, and moves in a coherent way between different scales of the project – from urban design to architecture and structures.
The STRUCTURAL CONCEPT DESIGN module aims to offer the basic knowledge for a structural project. Starting from simple structural schemes we will arrive at the understanding of the stresses and the design of the structural elements. Sustainable materials such as bamboo, wood and straw will be employed.
Tools and materials are provided to the students for studying the sites assigned to each group to develop a structural project.
Readings/Bibliography
IL31 Bambus Bamboo – Bamboo as a building material
E. Allen W. Zalewski Form and Forces Designing efficient, expressive structures, Boston Structures Group
L. Floissac La construction en paille, Terre Vivante editions
Règles professionnelles de construction en paille RFCP 2012 Editions Le Moniteur.
O. Hemke Untersuchung der Konstruktionsweisen im Strohballenbau hinsichtlich ihres Wärmedämmverhaltens mit Hilfe der Thermografie
Teaching methods
The laboratory includes a series of lectures, design exercises and seminars.
The detailed program, deadlines, and methods of presentation of the exercises will be communicated at the opening of the laboratory. The lectures will be accompanied by periodic reviews of the work of students and some collective seminars on the progress of the work.
The laboratory will develop by drawing content from disciplines relating to the areas of urban planning, construction science and architectural and urban composition.
Assessment methods
STRUCTURING THE CITY BY DESIGN LAB I.C. consists of a module of SUSTAINABLE FEATURES OF THE URBAN SYSTEMS (4 + 2 CFU, 60 hours), a module of STRUCTURAL CONCEPT DESIGN (4 + 2 CFU, 60 hours), and a module of ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III (3 CFU, 30 hours).
The final exam includes the assessment of the contents of all the modules that compose the Integrated Laboratory and takes place in a single exam.
The assessment of the laboratory themes will concern the evaluation of the project, the exercises carried out during the semester and the theoretical themes approached during the lessons.
Teaching tools
Lectures in the classroom with multimedia presentations are available in IOL.
Group work supported by maps and site visits.
Department library as useful support for bibliographic research, specific documentation and investigation.
Office hours
See the website of Luisa Molari
See the website of Elisa Lancellotti
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.