Architecture (Conservation)

The teaching & learning objective of the course is represented by the experimental knowledge of the methodologies and technical tools aimed at the requalification (building adaptive reuse and urban regeneration) of the architectural heritage between the mid-nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, from the point of view of technological culture, in the scenario of innovation and sustainability. The course aims to describe and experiment with the conscious use of design solutions and construction techniques, in relation to multiple requirements, spatial and functional solutions and related morphological outcomes, in compliance with current standards and regulations. Students will learn about approaches and characteristics of recent interventions, where the evolution of operational processes, the continuous advancement of construction techniques and materials -but also the increasing importance of solutions in terms of sustainability- determine a complex of processes and product innovations which, combined in various ways, inevitably give rise to a "new architecture". The approach, therefore, is each time “experimental”, which far exceeds the simple application of technical data and/or the very logic of traditional manuals. With these aims, the Course activity will consist, in a first phase, in the critical examination of a good number of projects, selected as significant case studies at national and international level. Describing or "retracing the design and implementation process", with the methodological support of a grid of general criteria, will make the objectives clear, the framework of constraints and boundary conditions, placing the nature and quality of the solutions in the real, programmatic and operational context. At the same time, the scientific methodologies and technical tools aimed at the conception and technical declination of the requalification project will be described. Subsequently, we will proceed to phase II, i.e., the design experience, to be developed in, urban, architectural, and technological terms. The Course has selected an iconic building in the city of Rome that will be the object (together with the surrounding urban areas) of the architectural and urban requalification project.

No prerequisites are required. However, a good knowledge of subjects such as surveying, construction science, history of art and architecture, and technical physics is highly recommended.

All study materials are available on the e-learning page of the Course.

Attendance is not mandatory but highly recommended.

The exam involves the drafting of a project that must be conducted and illustrated on the basis of the contents of the lessons and the bibliography. The design workshop will be punctuated during the semester through some intermediate project deliveries subject to evaluation. The final exam will consist of an interview to verify the theoretical and bibliographic contents of the course and a discussion of the project. The evaluation - which will probe the student's critical and autonomous ability to elaborate connections between the various topics covered in the semester - will be the result of a careful weighting of all the exercises carried out in the semester. The evaluation will be based on the objectives of the Dublin descriptors: Knowledge and understanding, Applied knowledge and understanding, Making judgments, Communication skills, Learning skills.

ATLANTE DELLA RIQUALIFICAZIONE DEGLI EDIFICI Georg Giebler, Rainer Fisch, Harald Krause, Florian Musso, Karl Heinz Petzinca, Alexander Rudolphi, UTET, 2009. RESTAURO, RECUPERO, RIQUALIFICAZIONE, IL PROGETTO CONTEMPORANEO NEL CONTESTO STORICO a cura di M. Balzani, SKIRA, 2011. «Detail», Refurbishment, 4 (2013); 5 (2011); 11 (2009); 5 (2005). «Archetipo», Recupero, 57 (2011); 30 (2009); 20 (2008). «Lotus international», Above Ruins, 144 (2010). MATERIALI DEL MODERNO. CAMPO, TEMI E MODI DEL PROGETTO DI RIQUALIFICAZIONE, a cura di L. Cupelloni, Gangemi Editore, 2017.

The Course activity will consist, in a first phase, in the critical examination of a good number of projects, selected as significant case studies at national and international level. Describing or "retracing the design and implementation process", with the methodological support of a grid of general criteria, will make the objectives clear, the framework of constraints and boundary conditions, placing the nature and quality of the solutions in the real, programmatic and operational context. At the same time, the scientific methodologies and technical tools aimed at the conception and technical declination of the requalification project will be described. Subsequently, we will proceed to phase II, the design experience, to be developed in, urban, architectural, and technological terms. The Course has selected an iconic building in the city of Rome that will be the object (together with the surrounding urban areas) of the architectural and urban requalification project. The teaching activity includes theoretical lessons, discussion of case studies, description and application of methods and techniques aimed at design experimentation. The course does not require attendance, but this is highly recommended for a successful learning experience, also in consideration of the fact that most of the design process will be conducted in class, under direct faculty supervision.