03718 - Architectural Composition I (A)

Course contents

The subject of the course is the transformation of an urban block on the edge of the ancient city of Cesena, whose morphological conditions are determined by the 'invisible presence' of the form of the ancient walls and the Cesuola stream. The intention is to explore the multiple possibilities that the project can assume by returning this area to the city: a public space and a collective building that reveal the physical traces of urban history and its stratification.

Readings/Bibliography

Alexander, Christopher/Ishikawa, Sara/Silverstein, Murray: A Pattern Language. Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York/Oxford 1977

Foucault, Michel: Spazi altri. I luoghi delle eterotopie (a cura di Salvo Vaccaro), Sesto San Giovanni (MI) 2010

Hanada, Heike (a cura di): monumental: public buildings at the beginning of the 21st century, Köln 2021

Hanada, Heike (a cura di): fragmental_on the dissolution of public space, Köln 2024

Hanada, Heike: Baustelle Bauhaus, Köln 2022

Heidegger, Marin: “Costruire, Abitare, Pensare” in: Saggi e Discorsi (a cura di Gianni Vattimo), Milano 1976

Heidegger, Marin: L’arte e lo spazio (a cura di Gianni Vattimo), Genova 2009

Monestiroli, Antonio: La metopa e il triglifo, Bari/Roma 2002

Pasquali, Mattia/Zincato, Marco/Degni, Ilaria: Giorgio Morandi. Il tempo sospeso, Milano 2023

Schröder, Uwe: I due elementi dell’edificazione dello spazio, Firenze 2015

Schröder, Uwe: Architettura lingua romana, Firenze 2022

Schröder, Uwe: Pardié. Idea per una città dopo il regime temporale del Moderno (a cura di Nicola Carofiglio e Matthias Storch). Firenze 2023

Ungers, Oswald Mathias: Architettura Come Tema. Milano 1982

Ungers, Oswald Mathias: Morphologie City Metaphors. Köln 1982

Ungers, Oswald Mathias: “Prinzipien Der Raumgestaltung. Berufungsvortrag Tu Berlin 1963.” ARCH+ 65, 1982.

Teaching methods

The course consists of a series of lectures and the writing of a project by the students.

The course will provide theoretical and critical insights into architecture, in particular its relationship with the theme of memory and urban spaces.

Lectures will cover topics related to learning about the architecture of the past as well as theoretical and design issues of architects whose reflections and works can be considered paradigmatic for the way of thinking and building architecture.

The project seminars will focus on the students' projects, evaluating their design themes and guiding their development.

Assessment methods

The examination consists of various stages of verification through intermediate tests and a final examination. These tests ensure the acquisition of the expected knowledge and skills.

The oral examination consists of a discussion of the project.

The assessment will be based on the student's continuous work throughout the semester and will take into account the work carried out in the different phases of the course, with particular emphasis on

- The student's research and personal study;

- The integration of technological and cultural knowledge in the project;

- The quality of the design process, problem definition and solution;

- The improvement of the work during the semester;

- Care and rigour in the graphic, oral and written presentation of the work.

Students who demonstrate mastery and operational ability in relation to the key concepts discussed in the lecture, in particular architectural design in relation to the historical context, will be awarded the exam. A higher mark will be awarded to students who demonstrate an understanding and ability to apply all the content of the course, particularly in relation to architectural composition.

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