Architecture

The Theme The proposed design experimentation is part of the research conducted by the Babele: City, Architecture, Nature Laboratory of the Department of Architecture and Design, within the framework of the PNRR CHANGES project. This project investigates Italian landscapes as complex and stratified palimpsests, preserving millennia-old traces of the relationship between humans and nature. In particular, the research team focuses on the theme Sacred Landscapes. Ancient and new routes to re-signify the links between archaeology, nature, and settlements between Rome, Tivoli, and Subiaco. The aim of the project is the landscape enhancement of the Tiburtina/Aniene system, stretching from Rome to Tivoli and beyond, through the creation of a greenway: a green infrastructure for sustainable mobility, designed to improve accessibility and usability of the many sites of interest scattered across this territory. Cultural heritage, slow mobility networks, and environmental infrastructures thus play a central role in building more equitable and inclusive societies, while also improving the quality of living environments. Within this framework, the design studio focuses on the area of the tuff and travertine quarries located between Salone and Bagni di Tivoli. The Area The territory east of Rome, along the Via Tiburtina and the Aniene Nature Reserve — stretching between Parco della Serenissima, the Salone quarries, Bagni di Tivoli, and Tivoli — represents a landscape and productive area of great value, marked by the historic presence of tuff and travertine quarries. Many of them are still active today and date back to ancient times: the travertine used for some of the most renowned monuments of Imperial Rome and later periods, for example, came from the Cava del Barco. In this area, the Lazio Region has established the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Travertini Acque Albule, recognized for its high biodiversity and protected on the basis of monitoring habitats and species of community interest. This site is part of a wider environmental context of great value, where the Parco Lineare Roma Est is planned, a linear park intended to connect Porta Maggiore with the archaeological site of Gabii along Via Prenestina. This scenario therefore offers a particularly interesting case study for the development of systemic actions in the Roman hinterland and for exploring the relationships between urban fabrics, archaeological areas, sustainable mobility, and green infrastructures. In this perspective, the design studio addresses the theme of designing a greenway between Rome and Tivoli, with particular attention to the enhancement of cultural heritage and sacred spaces (in line with the objectives of PNRR CHANGES), the redevelopment of public and environmental spaces, the identification of pedestrian and cycling routes, and the inclusion of “urban attractors” for services and community activities. Scale of Intervention and Functional Program The course has identified as its main axis of intervention the Tiburtina–Aniene corridor, along which to enhance natural, archaeological, and quarry areas, while creating public spaces, parks, and facilities for culture and leisure. The project will include the integration of new architectural elements, the valorization of existing structures, and the design of open spaces, with particular attention to vegetation and landscape aspects. The intervention will be developed consistently across different scales, from the landscape to architectural detail.

Design Studio IV

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Exam The exam will consist of the presentation and discussion of the following materials: - General framework with critical and programmatic analysis - Conceptual diagrams - Strategic framework (scales 1:5000 and 1:1000) - Interpretative and imaginative section - Project with contextual framework: plans and profiles at 1:500 scale - Project at 1:200 / 1:50 scale: plans, sections, and elevations (always including the surrounding context) - Section, plan, and elevation of a significant and representative part of the project, with specific details - Three-dimensional views - Study and final models - Sketchbook, including lecture notes and reading reports Particular importance will be placed on project communication, both in the preliminary submissions (to be presented with PowerPoint) and in the final exam (boards). Before the exam, students must prepare and have approved the project presentation, setting up an A3 layout of the final boards.

Course Organization The lectures will involve professors, tutors, and external guests, and will address both theoretical aspects and practical-operational issues, with particular focus on the challenges of the intervention areas, landscape design, and the recovery and reuse of abandoned quarries. The design work will be developed collaboratively during laboratory sessions, with the support of professors and tutors, as well as individually at home. Projects will be assessed through both group and individual reviews. The activities carried out will form the basis of the mandatory preliminary submissions (their evaluation is binding: failure to submit will preclude admission to the final exam). The work phases correspond to the following submissions: 1. Architectural and Urban Design (individual): collection of materials on the area (surveys, photographs, etc.), construction of a contextual model, analysis of resources and criticalities, study of reference cases in the fields of urban and landscape design, and development of a strategic framework or concept for the architectural, urban, and landscape project (scales 1:500 / 1:200). 2. Landscape and Greenway Design (group work): construction of a contextual model, definition of the general concept for the linear park, and integration of urban nodes, open spaces, green systems, and cycle paths (scale 1:500). 3. Design Development Phase (group and individual): refinement of the architectural, urban, and landscape project, and definition of a representation strategy (scales 1:100 / 1:50). Each student is also required to keep a sketchbook, including lecture notes and critical comments on readings. This sketchbook will form an integral part of the final evaluation. A central role will also be given to the research of design references and the use of physical models as tools to investigate the relationships with the context and the articulation of open spaces. Students will be encouraged to produce several models at different scales, in order to explore settlement, architectural, and detail aspects. The models must be made using monochromatic materials.