Architecture - Urban Regeneration

General objectives In the studio of architectural planning for urban regeneration the student, in the classroom with individual and seminar activities through lessons and exercises, is required to develop a complex urban project of architectural regeneration strategically oriented to define a new identity for a chosen area with particular attention to the issues of construction and its feasibility. The project integrates the elements of architectural and urban planning with those more specific to the environment and the landscape, with attention to the use of technologies aimed at saving energy. The student must complete a project with technical and theoretical knowledge that renders all aspects that contribute to the construction of architecture in a coherent formal synthesis. Specific objectives Knowledge and understanding skills At the end of the workshop the student must have acquired knowledge and understanding skills, as well as skills that allow to choose a urban space project strategy supported by the awareness of the most recent experiences on the theme of urban regeneration. Furthermore, the student must have acquired an adequate and specific knowledge of the Urban Project tools and of its various declinations and awareness and ability to reason about space. The assessment of knowledge will be verified through the project developed by the student during the entire period of the course and through exercises to be conducted independently. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding The student must be able to decline design solutions suitable for specific contexts, whose knowledge provides a thorough, autonomous and original phase of analysis of the context, capturing the interdisciplinary implications. Some exercises in the classroom with the characteristic of the ex tempore will measure the ability to find original solutions. Autonomy of judgment Both the drafting of the project and all the phases that precede it must be declined by the student through the exposure of the logical path that led to the design choices. These choices must also be made through the exploration and selection of different project alternatives. Communication skills At the end of the course the student must demonstrate, in addition to the knowledge of architectural design skills, to be able to communicate the project in innovative way, using both advanced communication tools in the field of representation and more traditional forms. The design choices must be presented with a speech, in a report and in particular transferred into drawings, schemes and representations capable of clearly communicating the design process. Learning ability At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate a high capacity for independent learning, which will allow him to update and continuously increase his knowledge and skills in architectural design and issues related to the project for urban regeneration. The acquisition of these skills will take place through lessons given by the teacher during the course. The lessons are aimed at providing and expanding the theoretical knowledge of design methodologies and innovative experiences. The acquisition of these skills will also take place through the constant participation of the student in the experimental and design activities of the Laboratory. The Laboratory is in fact the privileged place for acquiring technical skills. The assessment of skills will take place, above all, through the exam test, structured so as to highlight the autonomy in organizing their own learning.