93725 - Architectural Design II

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the logical structures of software for architectural design and he is able to critically apply simulative and generative tools.

Course contents

In the furrow of the research and teaching that characterized the schools of Venice and Milan since the second half of the 20th century, the course proposes a reflection on the theme of architecture 'of' and 'in' the city.

Starting from the current conditions of the contemporary city, the architectural project is understood as an indispensable moment of synthesis, capable of holding together a multiplicity of issues, from technical and compositional matters, directly attributable to the 'construction' of artifacts and architectural and urban space, to those more closely linked to the need for a critical reading of the multiple and different characters stratified in the history of the city.

The project becomes, in this sense, a 'place' of design experimentation that makes use of a method at the same time 'analytical' and 'synthetic' to bring back the different 'knowledges' coming from other disciplines to the operational categories and analytical tools proper to architecture; not only to interpret the processes of physical transformation of urban phenomenas but also and above all to give form and expression to the characters and memories that are preserved in them.

For this reason, particular relevance is assumed by the theme of the dialectic 'construction-figuration' in architectural and urban composition, understood, the latter, as a foundational category of a design and critical analysis method that allows the construction of meaningful forms capable of attributing 'value' to the different 'spaces-place' of the city through the design of its architecture.

Readings/Bibliography

Lamberto Amistadi and Ildebrando Clemente (eds.), Aldo Rossi, Aión, Firenze 2015.

Le Corbuiser, Precisions oh the state of architecture and urban planning, Park Books, Zurich 2015.

Nicola Braghieri, Architettura arte retorica, Sagep, Genova 2013.

André Gide, I nutrimenti terrestri, Mondadori, Milano 1948.

Giorgio Grassi, La Costruzione logica dell'architettura, Marsilio, Padova 1967.Massimo Iori (a cura di), Analisi architettonica & progettazione analitica, CittàStudiEdizioni , Milano 1995.

Alioscia Mozzato, Eminentemente rappresentativo e totalmente astratto. Le Corbusier e il Palazzo dei Filatori di Ahmedabad, Libria, Melfi 2023.

Luciano Semerani, L'altro Moderno, Allemandi & C., Torino 2000.

Aldo Rossi, The Architecture of the City, MIT Press, Cambridge Mass. 1984.

Aldo Rossi, Introduzione a Boulleé, in Rosaldo Bonicalzi (ed.), Aldo Rossi. scritti scelti sull'architettura e la città, Quodlibet, Macerata 2012, pp. 321-337.

Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter, Collage City, MIT Press, Cambridge Mass. 1979.

Colin Rowe, The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays, MIT Press, Cambridge Mass. 1982.

 

Teaching methods

The course is a Design Laboratory.

Students will develop an architectural project within a specific urban context. A series of lessons will accompany the design activities to provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary for the development of their own project.

Assessment methods

The final exam will take into account the results achieved in the activities of the course "Building Information Modelling II" and includes the evaluation of design exercises developed within the laboratory through an oral discussion on the content of the activities carried out during the course.

The assessment of the exam will be based on the quality of the project and its presentation with respect to the course bibliography. Therefore, particular relevance in the final judgment is given to the oral presentation of the project's contents and the appropriateness of the drawings and representation techniques adopted.

The exam will be preceded by a workshop, which all course participants are required to attend. At the end of the workshop, the student who has completed the required assignments (details of which will be provided at the beginning of the course) will be eligible to take the exam. The exam will consist of the presentation and discussion of the design assignments.

The exam board will assign a rating to the student following an assessment grid that considers the quality of the presentation, acquired knowledge, theoretical depth, correctness of the project, and the quality of the assignments. Further details will be provided in tandem with the course progression.

Teaching tools

Each student must equip themselves with tools for project development, both for hand drawing and digital drawing. All boards and drawings will be developed based on a layout that will be provided at the beginning of the course. The construction of physical architectural models is also required.

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