Architecture (Conservation)

The course addresses the topic of architectural and technological redevelopment of existing buildings, with particular reference to modern architecture. The teaching program is divided into: • Theoretical framework: principles of sustainability and resilience, regulatory framework, performance analysis criteria (safety, accessibility, comfort, energy efficiency, flexibility); illustration of best practices and international references on Adaptive Reuse. • Operational tools: survey and diagnosis methodologies, BIM and parametric modeling, control of design phases and building management. • Applied exercise: design exercise on a case study agreed with the teaching staff, relating to a complex modern building. Students, in groups of up to 3, will develop a design reinterpretation with a focus on technological aspects, divided into: 1. project management as a client/entity (planning, technical-economic definition, decision-making parameters); 2. development of design excerpts on a scale appropriate for understanding the relationships between design choices, construction, and economic sustainability of the interventions.

There are no mandatory prerequisites.

• Paris S., Bianchi R. (2018), Riabitare il moderno. Il progetto per il rinnovo dell’housing, Quodlibet, Macerata. • Deplazes A. (2007), Constructing Architecture. Materials, Processes, Structures, Birkhäuser, Basel. • Ferlenga A., Biraghi M. (a cura di, 2014), Architettura moderna e patrimonio. Riflessioni e esperienze di tutela e progetto, Electa, Milano. • Plevoets B., Van Cleempoel K. (2019), Adaptive Reuse of the Built Heritage. Concepts and Cases of an Emerging Discipline, Routledge, London. Didactc material uploaded on classroom platform

Although attendance is not mandatory, it is strongly recommended in order to follow the progressive path of the exercises and benefit from group work and classroom reviews.

• Ongoing assessments through midterm exercises scheduled in the calendar. • Assessment of group work (quality and completeness of the case study analysis, consistency of design choices, clarity of documentation). • Final interview to discuss the project and assess critical knowledge of the topics covered in class and in the adopted texts. The final grade takes into account both laboratory activities and the oral exam.

The course consists of lectures, laboratory reviews, seminars with external guests, and classroom activities. The following are planned: -interim assignments (exemptions) related to group exercises, - collective critiques and individual reviews. Teaching materials will be provided in digital format.