ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN COMPOSITION
COMPOSIZIONE ARCHITETTONICA E URBANA
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| 2021/2022 | 8 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Valentina Radi | Everyday by agreement with email |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The first approach to the discipline must allow the understanding of the context in which you live, that is rather of the contemporaneity in which you are immersed both socially and technically, correlating this knowledge to the specific architectural and urban.
In particular, the course addresses the theme of architectural composition in the founding aspects of the method, spatial, distributive, functional and relational aspects, even through compositional models, bringing students closer to the complexity of the project in its relationship with the urban context.
The main objective of the teaching is to give both theoretical and practical principles to acquire and develop the sense and ability to measure the architectural space related to the reading of space and urban structure.
To this end the course chooses as teaching theme to develop a project with mixed functions of residences and services, with limited physical dimensions, contextualized in a stable and consolidated urban area.
The knowledge that the learner will have to assume will be related to the fundamentals of architectural composition, the selection and critical evaluation of models of living referred to modern and contemporary debate. Reading the constitutive elements of architectural and urban spaces. Basic references of morphological and spatial reading in the urban context. Critical analysis of typological and historical evolutionary characters of urban contexts.
Program
The course explores issues related to the relationship between the architectural project and the city.
1] Provides students with the basic notions for the knowledge of the meaning of architecture, the understanding of styles, what it is made of and the relationship between form and meanings. Together with the development phases of a project.
2] Provides knowledge of the definitions and method of approach of contemporary living as a place of single and family life, according to explanatory cases also as a broader settlement system.
3] Knowledge of the definitions and method of the concept of model, type, building typology, with respect to the place. In other words, the urban morphological fabrics that he composes, in order to recognize them in their dominant characteristics, between ancient and contemporary. Study of some particular cities, such as Bologna, Ferrara and European examples, such as Barcelona, Lisbon, etc. Also through the vision of relevant masters.
4] The knowledge of the city of Urbino as a case study, architectural typological settlement, and of the works that from the architectural to the urban scale were created by the architect. Giancarlo De Carlo.
5] It provides the knowledge to recognize the settlements in the different historical periods, fundamental to the reading of today's fabrics, as stratification processes. Relevant and significant case studies on an international scale. The founding principles of the new references of architectural and urban design in today's debate.
From an architectural composition point of view, the basic lines of the design method are addressed, supported by selected references on in-depth studies on historical references, the twentieth century and contemporary reality, including local ones, with related examples and case studies. In a complementary way, attention will be paid to the analysis of urban morphology and building types, with case studies in which the relationship between the urban structure and the shape and characteristics of the building systems is highlighted. In the seminar, the principles of composition of shapes and volumes, functional schemes and distributive characteristics of buildings will be developed. The principles of contemporary living will be addressed. Notions on living will be given with the support of the masters of modern architecture with examples that express its peculiar architectural characteristics. The concept of place, the relationship with memory and tradition. Morphological structure of the city with relevant examples. Building density and typology. The classroom activity will include the development of a small project starting from the design idea, identifying the defined relationships with the city and the environment. This is an intellectual and practical exercise that will involve the knowledge that will be gradually transferred and autonomously implemented. The project will be elaborated through drawings.
Bridging Courses
There are no prerequisites.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and applied understanding of the fundamental phases of the design process, from conception to finalized form, integrated into the urban and typological context of reference. Knowledge and ability to understand and place the different architectural styles, building types and urban morphologies in order to read the city and territory. Notions that allow an autonomy of vision integrated with a communication with the technical terms specific to the discipline.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
In addition to lectures, the course includes expert seminars and an exercise. Details on support activities will be provided at the beginning of the course of study.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
The architectural and urban composition course is divided into lectures and classroom activities. Lessons will be held on a weekly basis on the following topics:
Topics of the lectures
Architecture definitions, components and styles
The idea of a project in the composition of an architecture
The form and its meaning in the composition of an architecture
Space and its meaning in the composition of an architecture
Architecture and design, phases of the architectural project
Definition of living, Dedicated contemporary living
Contemporary living as a refuge
Small contemporary living
Contemporary Mediterranean living
The type and the place. Terminology, definitions
City morphologies. The thought of the masters
Italian cities. The city of Ferrara
The court, terraced, in-line, block, gallery, hybrid type
Le Corbusier. Walter Gropius. Mies Van Der Rhoe
The city of Urbino and Giancarlo De Carlo Architecture
The city and the type the dawn of the city, the city in Mesopotamia and Egypt
The city and the type, the Greek polis and the Roman city
The city and the type, Middle Ages
The city and the type, the Ideal and Royal city
The city and the type, Renaissance and Baroque
The city and the type, Modern movement
Five cities, Chandigarh, Brasilia, Runcorn, Milton Keynes
Sustainability, Recycling, Resilience, Regeneration, Smart City, Participation and the Emotional city
In addition to the lectures, the course includes expert seminars and a classroom exercise, details of which will be provided at the beginning of the course.
- Attendance
Attendance at the course is recommended.
- Course books
Educational materials and bibliographical information on the topics covered by the course will be provided at the beginning of the semester and during the course of the lessons. The qualifications indicated are a general framework for the discipline to which study is recommended, in particular the texts indicated in relief.
Quaroni L., Progettare un edificio. Otto lezioni di architettura, Edizioni Kappa, Bologna, 2001
RINALDI A., Progettazione architettonica 7+1 appunti per l’uso, Aracne Editrice, Roma, 2013
ZUMTHOR P. Pensare architettura, Mondadori Electa, Milano, 2003
FRANCO PURINI, Comporre l’architettura, Laterza, Bari, 2000
CANIGGIA G. e G.L. MAFFEI, Lettura dell’edilizia di base, Marsilio, Venezia, 1999
ZAFFAGNINI M., GAIANI A., NICOLA M., Morfologia urbana e tipologia edilizia, Pitagora Editrice, 1995
ZAFFAGNINI M. (a cura di), Architettura a misura d’uomo, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 1994
MARETTO M., Il progetto sostenibile. Morfologia, architettura, information technology, Franco angeli, 2020
DE CARLO G., MIONI A., DE MICHELIS M., BOERI S., Giancarlo De Carlo. Immagini e frammenti, Triennale di Milano, Electa, Milano, 1995
DE CARLO G., Il nuovo piano per Urbino, Urbanistica, INU, n°102, Rivista semestrale, gennaio-giugno, 1994
CHOAY F., La città. Utopie e realtà, Einaudi, Torino, 2000
BIRAGHI M. e SILVIA M., Storia dell’architettura italiana, 1985-2015, Einaudi, Torino, 2013
CACCITATORE F. (a cura di), Cornelis van de Ven. Lo spazio in architettura, Lettera ventidue, Siracusa, 2019
CALVINO I., Lezioni Americane: sei proposte per il prossimo millennio, Mondadori, Milano, 1993
CALVINO I., Città invisibili, Mondadori, Milano, 1972
CERRI P. E NICOLIN P. (a cura di), Le Cordusier. Verso una architettura, Longanesi, Milano, 1986
FRAMPTON K., Storia dell’architettura moderna, Zanichelli editore, Bologna, 1992
KANDINSKY W., Punto, linea, superficie, Aldelphi edizioni, Milano, 2014
KOCH W., Dizionario degli stili architettonici, Sugarco edizioni, Milano, 1985
LOOS A., Parole nel vuoto, Adelphi, Milano, 1972
MARTÌ ARÌS C., Le variazioni dell’identità. Il tipo in architettura, Città studi edizioni, Torino, 2006
OTTOLINI G., Forma e significato in architettura, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano, 2012
PONTI G., Amate l’architettura, Rizzoli, Milano, 2010
MONEO R., Inquietudine teorica e strategica progettuale nell'opera di otto architetti contemporanei, Electa, Milano, 2012
RINALDI A., RADI V., Abitare contemporaneo, Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2014
ROSSI A., L’architettura della città, Quodlibet, Macerata, 2011
TESSENOW H., Osservazioni elementari sul costruire, Franco Angeli, Milano, 1985
KOOLHAAS R., Delirus New York, Electa, Milano, 2001
- Assessment
The final exam will include theoretical questions and drawings relating to the proposed exercise. The theoretical questions will refer to the topics covered during the course and connected to the exercise.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
The architectural and urban composition course is divided into lectures and classroom activities. Lessons will be held on a weekly basis on the following topics:
Topics of the lectures
Architecture definitions, components and styles
The idea of a project in the composition of an architecture
The form and its meaning in the composition of an architecture
Space and its meaning in the composition of an architecture
Architecture and design, phases of the architectural project
Definition of living, Dedicated contemporary living
Contemporary living as a refuge
Small contemporary living
Contemporary Mediterranean living
The type and the place. Terminology, definitions
City morphologies. The thought of the masters
Italian cities. The city of Ferrara
The court, terraced, in-line, block, gallery, hybrid type
Le Corbusier. Walter Gropius. Mies Van Der Rhoe
The city of Urbino and Giancarlo De Carlo Architecture
The city and the type the dawn of the city, the city in Mesopotamia and Egypt
The city and the type, the Greek polis and the Roman city
The city and the type, Middle Ages
The city and the type, the Ideal and Royal city
The city and the type, Renaissance and Baroque
The city and the type, Modern movement
Five cities, Chandigarh, Brasilia, Runcorn, Milton Keynes
Sustainability, Recycling, Resilience, Regeneration, Smart City, Participation and the Emotional city
In addition to the lectures, the course includes expert seminars and a classroom exercise, details of which will be provided at the beginning of the course.
- Attendance
Attendance at the course is recommended.
- Course books
Educational materials and bibliographical information on the topics covered by the course will be provided at the beginning of the semester and during the course of the lessons. The qualifications indicated are a general framework for the discipline to which study is recommended, in particular the texts indicated in relief.
Quaroni L., Progettare un edificio. Otto lezioni di architettura, Edizioni Kappa, Bologna, 2001
RINALDI A., Progettazione architettonica 7+1 appunti per l’uso, Aracne Editrice, Roma, 2013
ZUMTHOR P. Pensare architettura, Mondadori Electa, Milano, 2003
FRANCO PURINI, Comporre l’architettura, Laterza, Bari, 2000
CANIGGIA G. e G.L. MAFFEI, Lettura dell’edilizia di base, Marsilio, Venezia, 1999
ZAFFAGNINI M., GAIANI A., NICOLA M., Morfologia urbana e tipologia edilizia, Pitagora Editrice, 1995
ZAFFAGNINI M. (a cura di), Architettura a misura d’uomo, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 1994
MARETTO M., Il progetto sostenibile. Morfologia, architettura, information technology, Franco angeli, 2020
DE CARLO G., MIONI A., DE MICHELIS M., BOERI S., Giancarlo De Carlo. Immagini e frammenti, Triennale di Milano, Electa, Milano, 1995
DE CARLO G., Il nuovo piano per Urbino, Urbanistica, INU, n°102, Rivista semestrale, gennaio-giugno, 1994
CHOAY F., La città. Utopie e realtà, Einaudi, Torino, 2000
BIRAGHI M. e SILVIA M., Storia dell’architettura italiana, 1985-2015, Einaudi, Torino, 2013
CACCITATORE F. (a cura di), Cornelis van de Ven. Lo spazio in architettura, Lettera ventidue, Siracusa, 2019
CALVINO I., Lezioni Americane: sei proposte per il prossimo millennio, Mondadori, Milano, 1993
CALVINO I., Città invisibili, Mondadori, Milano, 1972
CERRI P. E NICOLIN P. (a cura di), Le Cordusier. Verso una architettura, Longanesi, Milano, 1986
FRAMPTON K., Storia dell’architettura moderna, Zanichelli editore, Bologna, 1992
KANDINSKY W., Punto, linea, superficie, Aldelphi edizioni, Milano, 2014
KOCH W., Dizionario degli stili architettonici, Sugarco edizioni, Milano, 1985
LOOS A., Parole nel vuoto, Adelphi, Milano, 1972
MARTÌ ARÌS C., Le variazioni dell’identità. Il tipo in architettura, Città studi edizioni, Torino, 2006
OTTOLINI G., Forma e significato in architettura, Raffaello Cortina Editore, Milano, 2012
PONTI G., Amate l’architettura, Rizzoli, Milano, 2010
MONEO R., Inquietudine teorica e strategica progettuale nell'opera di otto architetti contemporanei, Electa, Milano, 2012
RINALDI A., RADI V., Abitare contemporaneo, Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2014
ROSSI A., L’architettura della città, Quodlibet, Macerata, 2011
TESSENOW H., Osservazioni elementari sul costruire, Franco Angeli, Milano, 1985
KOOLHAAS R., Delirus New York, Electa, Milano, 2001
- Assessment
The final exam will include theoretical questions and drawings relating to the proposed exercise. The theoretical questions will refer to the topics covered during the course and connected to the exercise.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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