Architecture - Urban Regeneration

Educational objectives

General objectives
The Course provides the appropriate knowledge of housing policies, strategies and tools, within the current national and international regulatory framework, with particular reference to urban regeneration strategies. Within this framework, the Course refers to the main case studies and the best practices that represent emblematic experiences, in the European context, in terms of environmental sustainability, saving of land use and social inclusion, in order to pursue high levels of urban quality, in the construction of the "public city" and in the enhancement of “common goods”.
Specific objectives
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the Course the student must have acquired knowledge and understanding skills, as well as skills that allow to support, in a theoretical-methodological approach, the implementation of urban regeneration strategies aimed specifically at urban areas characterized by low levels of livability and marginal conditions – physical, functional, environmental, socio-economic – with particular reference to the settlements of public and social housing.
The student must also have acquired adequate and specific knowledge of the policies, strategies, tools, and related procedures and implementation mechanisms, for the intervention. The intervenction, characterized by multidimensionality and integration, refers to national and international legislative frameworks, and to different territorial contexts. It have to consider preventive assessments on environmental, morphological and functional and social feasibility, in line with the integration and multidisciplinary characteristics of urban regeneration.
The assestment of knowledge and understanding will be carried out through the experimentation activity, carried out during the Course, and through the examination test.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the Course the student must have the ability to apply a methodological-operational, integrated, iterative, multiscalar and interdisciplinary approach, aimed at testing the knowledge and understanding skills acquired, to be applied to the resolution of complex problems inherent in the regeneration of marginal contexts of the contemporary city, characterized by poor levels of livability.
This ability will be pursued through an experimentation activity, which involves the simulation of a real urban planning process applied to a real territorial context. The experimentation activity, carried out by the students both in groups and individually, will allow to exercise critical-interpretative skills and independent judgment, as well as problem solving and team working.
The assestment of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding acquired will be carried out through intermediate feedbacks and through the examination test.

Independent judgment
At the end of the Course the student will have to demonstrate critical-interpretative, synthetic-evaluative and proactive skills within the knowledge acquired and the experimentation activities carried out, highlighting independence judgment and originality.
In particular, awareness of the ethical and civil role of the regeneration project aimed at housing must emerge, as well as its complexity and its necessary interdisciplinarity.
The achievement of these skills will be acquired during the course, throught interactions and feedback during the theoretical-disciplinary communications, and during the experimentation activity, through the simulation of a real urban regeneration process.
The assestment of the skills acquired will be carried out through intermediate feedback and through the examination test.
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Communicative ability
At the end of the Course the student must be able, individually and as part of a team working, to communicate and transmit in an effective and original way, also through advanced and multimedial communication tools, the theoretical, methodological and operational skills acquired both during the theoretical communications and during the experimentation activity.
The assestment of the abilities acquired will be carried out through intermediate feedback and through the examination test.

Learning skill
At the end of the Course students must demonstrate autonomous learning skills, which have contributed to the functioning and growth of their skills and abilities. In particular must demonstrate also the interest about issues relating to the theme of housing and, more generally, the urban planning, aimed at the regeneration of the areas of the contemporary city characterized by physical, functional, environmental, socio-economic conditions of marginality.
The acquisition of these skills will be carried out both through the theoretical-disciplinary and methodological lessons imparted by the teacher during the Course, aimed at increase the framework of competences and of the most innovative national and international disciplinary approaches, as well as through the assiduous and active participation in the experimental activity.
The assestment of the abilities acquired will be carried out, above all, through the examination test.

Educational objectives

This course deals with the issue of Sustainable Construction in order to support design processes that aim to make the cities of the future ‘greener’, more ecologically efficient and more energy efficient, particularly as regards the construction and performance implications of improvement work at an urban and individual building level. The type of design approach required is holistic, environmentally aware and capable of making changes at the various different scales involved - from individual buildings to estates, urban districts and the city as a whole - using innovative techno-morphological solutions aimed at improving architectural and environmental quality. The course provides the design principles, methods and tools needed to build sustainably for a ‘Greener City’, prioritising the enhancement of natural, cultural and technological capital and the increase in the resilience and eco-sustainability of regeneration work given factors such as climate change and the scarcity of resources.

Specific objectives
Knowledge and ability to understand
At the end of the course the student must have acquired knowledge and understanding skills, as well as skills that allow to support, from a theoretical-methodological point of view, the setting up of strategies of sustainable design for greener cities. Furthermore, the student must have acquired an adequate and specific knowledge of the procedures and application tools to operate in the field of green regeneration of the architecture and the city, also by means of project verification methods at the various levels of investigation and the technological feasibility of the proposed regenerative solutions, demonstrating the appropriateness of design and construction, at various scales, with respect to complex context characters.
The verification of knowledge will be carried out through the design experimentation conducted during the Course, through in itinere tests and the final examination.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the Course the student will have to demonstrate the acquisition of specific cultural, theoretical and methodological references to the technology discipline, the full knowledge of the experimental and analytical-methodological approach and the learning of contributions that articulate and characterize the Course. The student will also have to develop and verify, through integrated application processing, the knowledge and understanding skills acquired, aimed to solve complex problems related to the appropriate practice of material processes and technologies that oversee the complex relationship between the project in its theoretical, methodological and instrumental contents, the construction system and the environmental system.
the requirements of sustainability, resilience and 'green' behavior of architecture and the city, indispensable for the creation of an environmentally sustainable Smart Environment.
These capacities will be verified in the context of experimental and design activities, through simulations of regeneration processes related to architectural and urban realities, aimed at developing the ability of individual and group approach to applicative and professional problems.
The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Autonomy of judgment
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate the ability to acquire knowledge and experience, to evaluate and rework them for the purpose of forming an independent and original judgment. In particular, the student must demonstrate skills in the autonomous management of the necessary consideration and integration of the different interacting environmental factors in the same formulation of the regenerative project program for a sustainable architecture and a 'green city', the preventive evaluation of the intrinsic, direct and indirect effects related to the transformation, deriving from the processes of construction, in order to achieve, in trend, an ecological state of equilibrium in the planning, implementation and management of the project intervention, with the aim of restoring technologically innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions. The achievement of these critical and autonomous judgment skills will be acquired during the experimental and project activities, through simulations of regeneration processes related to architectural and urban realities.
The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Communication skills
At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate, for the acquisition and the operational capacity with respect to the theoretical methodological, technical and design knowledge, typical of teaching, to be able to communicate them, in an effective and innovative way, within of project proposals, using advanced and multimedia communication tools in the field of representation and different forms of language: verbal and written-graph. The achievement of these skills will be acquired during the experimental and design activities of the Design Studio that ensure full possession of the specific expressive and illustrative skills of the project. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Learning ability
At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate a high capacity for autonomous learning, which allows to continuously update and increase their knowledge and skills in the field of technological design and, more generally, the issues related to urban regeneration strategies.
The acquisition of these skills will take place through specific theoretical contributions given by the teacher during the course, aimed at expanding the skills framework to access innovative methodologies, tools and applications and through constant participation in the laboratory's experimental and design activities, dialectical field verification of acquired knowledge, within concrete design experiences.
The verification of skills will take place, above all, through the exam test, structured in such a way as to highlight the autonomy in organizing one's own learning.

Educational objectives

General objectives
The Course provides the theoretical-methodological and operational tools necessary for the identification of the main plant formations and communities occurring in urban and peri-urban areas. These tools will be used in various fields of applications such in particular that of environmental recovery and restoration processes these latter being at the base of a sustainable land management strategy. The methodological approach of the course will provide all those tools aimed at the sampling of vegetation in the field both in terms of linear transects and minimum areas plot-sizes. These tools are aimed at highlighting specific vegetation communities and at classifying them on the basis of the most recent syntaxonomic schemes and / or placing them in the legend of thematic maps such as vegetation maps, habitats maps or land-use mape. At the same time these vegetation communities will be compared with those listed in the main biodiversity conservation directives (see for example the Habitats Directive).

Specific objectives

Knowledge and ability in understanding
At the end of the course the student will be asked to demonstrate the acquired knowledge and understanding skills, as well as skills that allow him to support, from a theoretical-methodological point of view, the setting up of territorial planning strategies consistent with the identity and the floristic-vegetational features of the places majorly based on the neutral model of the potential natural vegetation. The verification of knowledge will be carried out through intermediate examination tests both at a theoretical level and at a practical level.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate mastery in the use of analytical keys for the determination of plant species and in the interpretation of thematic mapping of a floristic or vegetational type. It should also be able to propose pools of specific species and or plant groups aimed at designing or planning strategies related to Green Infrastuctures or the implementation of ecosystem services provided by existing vegetation or possible strategies aimed to increase the efficiency of ecological networks. These skills will be verified both in the theoretical and experimental activities. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Autonomy of judgment.
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate the ability in acquiring knowledge and experience, to evaluate and rework them for the purpose of forming an independent and original judgment. In particular, the student must demonstrate skills in autonomous management and in the conscious planning of complex topics in the field of spatial planning related to the use of plant species. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Communication skills.
At the end of the course the student will be asked to demonstrate, after the acquisition and the operational capacity with respect to the theoretical methodological, technical and design knowledge, proper to the teaching, to be able to communicate them correctly and using a consistent scientific terminology. with the issues addressed. It should also be able to use advanced and multimedia spatial planning tools in the field of mapping, in the qualitative and quantitative assessments of naturalness and landscape quality. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Learning ability
At the end of the course the student will be asked to demonstrate a high capacity for autonomous learning, which will allow him to update and continuously increase its knowledge and skills in plant ecology field, and, more generally, the issues related to recovery strategies using the native flora, Restoration and environmental re-qualification. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Educational objectives

General objectives
The Course provides the appropriate knowledge of housing policies, strategies and tools, within the current national and international regulatory framework, with particular reference to urban regeneration strategies. Within this framework, the Course refers to the main case studies and the best practices that represent emblematic experiences, in the European context, in terms of environmental sustainability, saving of land use and social inclusion, in order to pursue high levels of urban quality, in the construction of the "public city" and in the enhancement of “common goods”.
Specific objectives
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the Course the student must have acquired knowledge and understanding skills, as well as skills that allow to support, in a theoretical-methodological approach, the implementation of urban regeneration strategies aimed specifically at urban areas characterized by low levels of livability and marginal conditions – physical, functional, environmental, socio-economic – with particular reference to the settlements of public and social housing.
The student must also have acquired adequate and specific knowledge of the policies, strategies, tools, and related procedures and implementation mechanisms, for the intervention. The intervenction, characterized by multidimensionality and integration, refers to national and international legislative frameworks, and to different territorial contexts. It have to consider preventive assessments on environmental, morphological and functional and social feasibility, in line with the integration and multidisciplinary characteristics of urban regeneration.
The assestment of knowledge and understanding will be carried out through the experimentation activity, carried out during the Course, and through the examination test.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the Course the student must have the ability to apply a methodological-operational, integrated, iterative, multiscalar and interdisciplinary approach, aimed at testing the knowledge and understanding skills acquired, to be applied to the resolution of complex problems inherent in the regeneration of marginal contexts of the contemporary city, characterized by poor levels of livability.
This ability will be pursued through an experimentation activity, which involves the simulation of a real urban planning process applied to a real territorial context. The experimentation activity, carried out by the students both in groups and individually, will allow to exercise critical-interpretative skills and independent judgment, as well as problem solving and team working.
The assestment of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding acquired will be carried out through intermediate feedbacks and through the examination test.
Independent judgment
At the end of the Course the student will have to demonstrate critical-interpretative, synthetic-evaluative and proactive skills within the knowledge acquired and the experimentation activities carried out, highlighting independence judgment and originality.
In particular, awareness of the ethical and civil role of the regeneration project aimed at housing must emerge, as well as its complexity and its necessary interdisciplinarity.
The achievement of these skills will be acquired during the course, throught interactions and feedback during the theoretical-disciplinary communications, and during the experimentation activity, through the simulation of a real urban regeneration process.
The assestment of the skills acquired will be carried out through intermediate feedback and through the examination test.
Communicative ability
At the end of the Course the student must be able, individually and as part of a team working, to communicate and transmit in an effective and original way, also through advanced and multimedial communication tools, the theoretical, methodological and operational skills acquired both during the theoretical communications and during the experimentation activity.
The assestment of the abilities acquired will be carried out through intermediate feedback and through the examination test.
Learning skill
At the end of the Course students must demonstrate autonomous learning skills, which have contributed to the functioning and growth of their skills and abilities. In particular must demonstrate also the interest about issues relating to the theme of housing and, more generally, the urban planning, aimed at the regeneration of the areas of the contemporary city characterized by physical, functional, environmental, socio-economic conditions of marginality.
The acquisition of these skills will be carried out both through the theoretical-disciplinary and methodological lessons imparted by the teacher during the Course, aimed at increase the framework of competences and of the most innovative national and international disciplinary approaches, as well as through the assiduous and active participation in the experimental activity.
The assestment of the abilities acquired will be carried out, above all, through the examination test.

Educational objectives

General objectives
This course deals with the issue of Sustainable Construction in order to support design processes that aim to make the cities of the future ‘greener’, more ecologically efficient and more energy efficient, particularly as regards the construction and performance implications of improvement work at an urban and individual building level. The type of design approach required is holistic, environmentally aware and capable of making changes at the various different scales involved - from individual buildings to estates, urban districts and the city as a whole - using innovative techno-morphological solutions aimed at improving architectural and environmental quality. The course provides the design principles, methods and tools needed to build sustainably for a ‘Greener City’, prioritising the enhancement of natural, cultural and technological capital and the increase in the resilience and eco-sustainability of regeneration work given factors such as climate change and the scarcity of resources.

Specific objectives
Knowledge and ability to understand
At the end of the course the student must have acquired knowledge and understanding skills, as well as skills that allow to support, from a theoretical-methodological point of view, the setting up of strategies of sustainable design for greener cities. Furthermore, the student must have acquired an adequate and specific knowledge of the procedures and application tools to operate in the field of green regeneration of the architecture and the city, also by means of project verification methods at the various levels of investigation and the technological feasibility of the proposed regenerative solutions, demonstrating the appropriateness of design and construction, at various scales, with respect to complex context characters.
The verification of knowledge will be carried out through the design experimentation conducted during the Course, through in itinere tests and the final examination.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the Course the student will have to demonstrate the acquisition of specific cultural, theoretical and methodological references to the technology discipline, the full knowledge of the experimental and analytical-methodological approach and the learning of contributions that articulate and characterize the Course. The student will also have to develop and verify, through integrated application processing, the knowledge and understanding skills acquired, aimed to solve complex problems related to the appropriate practice of material processes and technologies that oversee the complex relationship between the project in its theoretical, methodological and instrumental contents, the construction system and the environmental system.
the requirements of sustainability, resilience and 'green' behavior of architecture and the city, indispensable for the creation of an environmentally sustainable Smart Environment.
These capacities will be verified in the context of experimental and design activities, through simulations of regeneration processes related to architectural and urban realities, aimed at developing the ability of individual and group approach to applicative and professional problems.
The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Autonomy of judgment
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate the ability to acquire knowledge and experience, to evaluate and rework them for the purpose of forming an independent and original judgment. In particular, the student must demonstrate skills in the autonomous management of the necessary consideration and integration of the different interacting environmental factors in the same formulation of the regenerative project program for a sustainable architecture and a 'green city', the preventive evaluation of the intrinsic, direct and indirect effects related to the transformation, deriving from the processes of construction, in order to achieve, in trend, an ecological state of equilibrium in the planning, implementation and management of the project intervention, with the aim of restoring technologically innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions. The achievement of these critical and autonomous judgment skills will be acquired during the experimental and project activities, through simulations of regeneration processes related to architectural and urban realities.
The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Communication skills
At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate, for the acquisition and the operational capacity with respect to the theoretical methodological, technical and design knowledge, typical of teaching, to be able to communicate them, in an effective and innovative way, within of project proposals, using advanced and multimedia communication tools in the field of representation and different forms of language: verbal and written-graph. The achievement of these skills will be acquired during the experimental and design activities of the Design Studio that ensure full possession of the specific expressive and illustrative skills of the project. The verification of the knowledge will be carried out, moreover, through the exam test proper and through tests in itinere.

Learning ability
At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate a high capacity for autonomous learning, which allows to continuously update and increase their knowledge and skills in the field of technological design and, more generally, the issues related to urban regeneration strategies.
The acquisition of these skills will take place through specific theoretical contributions given by the teacher during the course, aimed at expanding the skills framework to access innovative methodologies, tools and applications and through constant participation in the laboratory's experimental and design activities, dialectical field verification of acquired knowledge, within concrete design experiences.
The verification of skills will take place, above all, through the exam test, structured in such a way as to highlight the autonomy in organizing one's own learning.