The course in the first semester, aims to stimulate students in the study of architecture as a moment of critical acquisition, putting them in a position to understand the original nature and the essential principles that constitute the architectural practice and to trace the complexity of the phenomenon towards the archetypal essentiality of the basic elements.
Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
A detailed functional program is provided, and the client is a collector of 20th-century art
L. Quaroni, Progettare un edificio. Otto lezioni di Architettura, Milano, Mazzotta, 1977.
P.O. Rossi, La costruzione del progetto architettonico, Bari, Editori Laterza, 1996.
H.Hertzberger, Lezioni di architettura, Bari, Editori Laterza, 1996.
L. Altarelli et al., Forme della composizione, Roma, Kappa, 1997.
G. Ponti, Amate l’architettura, Genova, Vitali e Ghianda, 1957, (ristampa in commercio: Milano, CUSL, 2004).
M. Bonaiti, Architettura è. Louis I. Kahn, gli scritti, Electa, Milano, 2002
R. Moneo, Inquietudine teorica e strategia progettuale nell’opera di otto architetti contemporanei, Electa,2005.
B. Munari, Fantasia, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1977.
B. Munari, Da cosa nasce cosa, Laterza, Bari-Roma, 1981.
M. Meneguzzo, Bruno Munari, Electa, Milano, 1986
M. Meneguzzo, Munari ’50. La bellezza come funzione, Corraini, Mantova, 1991.
Programme
The practical component of the course introduces students to the design of a single-family residential building situated on a specific plot within a real-world environmental context. The site—characterized by a slight yet perceptible slope—is located within an urban fabric with minimal morphological constraints, in a neighborhood in the southern quadrant of Rome.A detailed functional program is provided, and the client is a collector of 20th-century art
Prerequisiti
Knowledge of architectural drawing codes is required in order to be able to read architectural examples illustrated by the teacher and to represent the architectural organism being designed coherently and correctly, according to established conventions.Core Documentation
B. Zevi, Saper vedere l'architettura. Saggio sull'interpretazione spaziale dell'architettura, Torino, Einaudi, 1953.L. Quaroni, Progettare un edificio. Otto lezioni di Architettura, Milano, Mazzotta, 1977.
P.O. Rossi, La costruzione del progetto architettonico, Bari, Editori Laterza, 1996.
H.Hertzberger, Lezioni di architettura, Bari, Editori Laterza, 1996.
L. Altarelli et al., Forme della composizione, Roma, Kappa, 1997.
G. Ponti, Amate l’architettura, Genova, Vitali e Ghianda, 1957, (ristampa in commercio: Milano, CUSL, 2004).
M. Bonaiti, Architettura è. Louis I. Kahn, gli scritti, Electa, Milano, 2002
R. Moneo, Inquietudine teorica e strategia progettuale nell’opera di otto architetti contemporanei, Electa,2005.
B. Munari, Fantasia, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1977.
B. Munari, Da cosa nasce cosa, Laterza, Bari-Roma, 1981.
M. Meneguzzo, Bruno Munari, Electa, Milano, 1986
M. Meneguzzo, Munari ’50. La bellezza come funzione, Corraini, Mantova, 1991.
Reference Bibliography
B. Zevi, Saper vedere l'architettura. Saggio sull'interpretazione spaziale dell'architettura, Torino, Einaudi, 1953. L. Quaroni, Progettare un edificio. Otto lezioni di Architettura, Milano, Mazzotta, 1977. P.O. Rossi, La costruzione del progetto architettonico, Bari, Editori Laterza, 1996. H.Hertzberger, Lezioni di architettura, Bari, Editori Laterza, 1996. L. Altarelli et al., Forme della composizione, Roma, Kappa, 1997. G. Ponti, Amate l’architettura, Genova, Vitali e Ghianda, 1957, (ristampa in commercio: Milano, CUSL, 2004). M. Bonaiti, Architettura è. Louis I. Kahn, gli scritti, Electa, Milano, 2002 R. Moneo, Inquietudine teorica e strategia progettuale nell’opera di otto architetti contemporanei, Electa,2005. B. Munari, Fantasia, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1977. B. Munari, Da cosa nasce cosa, Laterza, Bari-Roma, 1981. M. Meneguzzo, Bruno Munari, Electa, Milano, 1986 M. Meneguzzo, Munari ’50. La bellezza come funzione, Corraini, Mantova, 1991.Type of delivery of the course
The second part of the course includes introductory lessons on the theme of the design of a residential architectural organism; illustrative lessons of notable examples of single-family residential architectures of modern and contemporary production; lessons on design topics related to the assigned theme. These lessons are combined with the design work carried out in the classroom through the development of three-dimensional models and drawings at the appropriate scales. Periodic collective reviews of the works mark the progress of the project, refining the individual proposals in view of the final exam.Attendance
Mandatory attendance is required, particularly for the development of the project refined through individual and collective reviews.Type of evaluation
The evaluation will refer to the quality and technical, spatial, distributive and aesthetic coherence of the project's architectural organism, both in its internal parts and in its connections with the external proximity spaces. It will also be connected to the ability of the individual candidates to illustrate the whole of their annual work (both the introductory part and the application part) and to interact with the solicitations of the commission. teacher profile teaching materials
In the teaching of design, one experiments with multi-scalar procedures, gradually constructing the typological, structural and aesthetic connections that define the special characteristics of the form of architectural space. The acquisition of this ability allows the project to be interpreted as a tool capable of relating objects - as compositions of plastic forms - architecture and the city - the fixed scene of human events - through the definition of multiple systems of relationships. The landscape - artificial or natural, but always understood in its morphological components, hence also geographical and geological - plays an active role in the definition of spatial sequences where interior and exterior are parts of a single narrative.
It deals with the construction of a small building with a simple programme, grafted into the specificity of a given place. The project theme involves some fundamental tensions: individual and collective, public space and private dimension, typological, structural and expressive choices, exterior and interior, nature and artifice. Drawing and model building will be fundamental tools of analysis and design.
The students will thus have the opportunity to put into practice with the project the experiences acquired in terms of the measurement and configuration of space, the identification of formal structures and their expression through construction choices, and the search for the most appropriate character for the definition of the theme. The objective is to root the geometric-abstract dimension of the project in the specific identity of the place, with its identity, history and geographical condition.
Fernando Távora, Dell'organizzazione dello spazio, nottetempo, 2021
Jörn Utzon, Idee di architettura. Scritti e conversazioni, Christian Marinotti, 2011
Francesco Venezia, Che cos’è l’architettura, Milano 2011
Francesco Cellini, Manualetto, Norme tecniche, costruttive e grafiche per lo svolgimento di una esercitazione progettuale sul tema della casa unifamiliare, Palermo, 1991
Programme
This is the second part of an annual architectural design workshop.In the teaching of design, one experiments with multi-scalar procedures, gradually constructing the typological, structural and aesthetic connections that define the special characteristics of the form of architectural space. The acquisition of this ability allows the project to be interpreted as a tool capable of relating objects - as compositions of plastic forms - architecture and the city - the fixed scene of human events - through the definition of multiple systems of relationships. The landscape - artificial or natural, but always understood in its morphological components, hence also geographical and geological - plays an active role in the definition of spatial sequences where interior and exterior are parts of a single narrative.
It deals with the construction of a small building with a simple programme, grafted into the specificity of a given place. The project theme involves some fundamental tensions: individual and collective, public space and private dimension, typological, structural and expressive choices, exterior and interior, nature and artifice. Drawing and model building will be fundamental tools of analysis and design.
The students will thus have the opportunity to put into practice with the project the experiences acquired in terms of the measurement and configuration of space, the identification of formal structures and their expression through construction choices, and the search for the most appropriate character for the definition of the theme. The objective is to root the geometric-abstract dimension of the project in the specific identity of the place, with its identity, history and geographical condition.
Core Documentation
Le Corbusier, Verso una architettura, Longanesi, 2003Fernando Távora, Dell'organizzazione dello spazio, nottetempo, 2021
Jörn Utzon, Idee di architettura. Scritti e conversazioni, Christian Marinotti, 2011
Francesco Venezia, Che cos’è l’architettura, Milano 2011
Francesco Cellini, Manualetto, Norme tecniche, costruttive e grafiche per lo svolgimento di una esercitazione progettuale sul tema della casa unifamiliare, Palermo, 1991
Reference Bibliography
Étienne Louis Boullée, Architettura. Saggio sull'arte, Marsilio, 1967 Adolf Loos, Parole nel vuoto, Adelphi, 1992 Heinrich Tessenow, Osservazioni elementari sul costruire, Franco Angeli, 1974 Le Corbusier, Verso una architettura, Longanesi, 2003 Fernando Távora, Dell'organizzazione dello spazio, nottetempo, 2021 Jörn Utzon, Idee di architettura. Scritti e conversazioni, Christian Marinotti, 2011 Francesco Venezia, Che cos’è l’architettura, Milano 2011 Francesco Cellini, Manualetto, Norme tecniche, costruttive e grafiche per lo svolgimento di una esercitazione progettuale sul tema della casa unifamiliare, Palermo, 1991Attendance
Attendance is compulsory for 75% of the lectures. Attendance is tracked by noting attendance at general reviews as well as the various discussions during the semester. The assiduity and continuity of reviews with lecturers and assistants is essential for the project to run successfully.Type of evaluation
The assessment will be carried out through in itinere verifications and a concluding seminar, in which the student will demonstrate the knowledge acquired, presenting the work with drawings and models, accompanied by a short analytical-critical text. This will also include documentation of the process that led to the final project, through a selection of study drawings, photos of the models, sketches, references, notes. The assessment will take into account participation in the classroom activities, the degree of autonomy in managing the design process, the ability to react critically to the indications offered by the lecturers, as well as the completeness of the design outcome, its correspondence to the themes dealt with and the quality of its presentation. teacher profile teaching materials
The second part of the course is devoted to the development of the architectural project, exploring and testing the issues addressed during the first semester through the design brief proposed by the studio: the single-family house.
Building on the exercises carried out during the first semester, which focused on the cube, students will apply the compositional operations and design tools they have acquired to transform an elementary geometric form into a small building intended for living. The transition from an abstract exercise to the creation of a real space introduces a new level of complexity: form is no longer merely an object of transformation, but must engage with the human body, with the activities that take place within the house, and with the different conditions of dwelling.
The very concept of family can no longer be reduced to a single model. Contemporary society has given rise to a plurality of family structures, relationships, forms of cohabitation, and ways of living. Consequently, the idea of the house cannot be taken for granted as a predefined model, but must be critically examined in relation to the different paradigms of contemporary dwelling.
Despite its limited dimensions, the 12 × 12 × 12 m cube-house therefore provides an opportunity to address the complexity inherent in architecture: the need to establish an order through the relationships between different parts and the whole.
The second semester thus marks the transition from acquiring the tools of architectural composition to applying them in the design process. The operations explored through the cube during the first semester are tested against the demands of reality, in a process through which every formal decision must find a corresponding expression in the conditions of space, dwelling, and form.
George Leonard Hersey, Il significato nascosto dell'architettura classica, Editore: Bruno Mondadori, Anno edizione: 2001
F.Purini, Esercizi di composizione, Editore: Libreria, Melfi Anno edizione: 1996
F.Purini, Comporre l'architettura, Editore: Laterza Bari, Anno edizione: 2000
Colin Rowe, La matematica della villa ideale, Editore: Zanichelli, Anno edizione: 1992
E.H. Gombrich, La storia dell'arte, Editore: Phaidon, Anno edizione: 2008
Ulteriore bibliografia verrà fornita allo studente durante l’anno accademico.
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Programme
Second Part of the Course (Second Semester)The second part of the course is devoted to the development of the architectural project, exploring and testing the issues addressed during the first semester through the design brief proposed by the studio: the single-family house.
Building on the exercises carried out during the first semester, which focused on the cube, students will apply the compositional operations and design tools they have acquired to transform an elementary geometric form into a small building intended for living. The transition from an abstract exercise to the creation of a real space introduces a new level of complexity: form is no longer merely an object of transformation, but must engage with the human body, with the activities that take place within the house, and with the different conditions of dwelling.
The very concept of family can no longer be reduced to a single model. Contemporary society has given rise to a plurality of family structures, relationships, forms of cohabitation, and ways of living. Consequently, the idea of the house cannot be taken for granted as a predefined model, but must be critically examined in relation to the different paradigms of contemporary dwelling.
Despite its limited dimensions, the 12 × 12 × 12 m cube-house therefore provides an opportunity to address the complexity inherent in architecture: the need to establish an order through the relationships between different parts and the whole.
The second semester thus marks the transition from acquiring the tools of architectural composition to applying them in the design process. The operations explored through the cube during the first semester are tested against the demands of reality, in a process through which every formal decision must find a corresponding expression in the conditions of space, dwelling, and form.
Prerequisiti
Required Materials and Tools For the exercises in the first part of the design studio, students will need a smooth A3 sketchbook with heavyweight paper (Fabriano A6), pencils of varying hardness, and set squares for technical drawing. Technical pens of different line widths will also be used. The final examination drawings will be produced using traditional, hand-drawing techniques, with a minimum of ten sheets. The project developed during the design studio will be presented on these sheets using appropriate scales and hand-drawn perspective representations.Core Documentation
James G. Frazer, Il ramo d’oro, Newton Compton 2009George Leonard Hersey, Il significato nascosto dell'architettura classica, Editore: Bruno Mondadori, Anno edizione: 2001
F.Purini, Esercizi di composizione, Editore: Libreria, Melfi Anno edizione: 1996
F.Purini, Comporre l'architettura, Editore: Laterza Bari, Anno edizione: 2000
Colin Rowe, La matematica della villa ideale, Editore: Zanichelli, Anno edizione: 1992
E.H. Gombrich, La storia dell'arte, Editore: Phaidon, Anno edizione: 2008
Ulteriore bibliografia verrà fornita allo studente durante l’anno accademico.
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Reference Bibliography
James G. Frazer, Il ramo d’oro, Newton Compton 2009 George Leonard Hersey, Il significato nascosto dell'architettura classica, Editore: Bruno Mondadori, Anno edizione: 2001 F.Purini, Esercizi di composizione, Editore: Libreria, Melfi Anno edizione: 1996 F.Purini, Comporre l'architettura, Editore: Laterza Bari, Anno edizione: 2000 Colin Rowe, La matematica della villa ideale, Editore: Zanichelli, Anno edizione: 1992 E.H. Gombrich, La storia dell'arte, Editore: Phaidon, Anno edizione: 2008 Ulteriore bibliografia verrà fornita allo studente durante l’anno accademico. Instagram francesco_menegatti_studentsType of delivery of the course
Course Structure and Delivery The course will be delivered in the form of a design studio. Lectures will be held in person, as will the practical exercises, which will be carried out partly in the classroom and, where necessary, completed at home. The exercises will be designed to further explore the topics addressed during the lectures. They will focus on graphic representation through the production of drawings and the construction of physical models. Considerable time will be devoted to the collective review of students’ work, providing opportunities for discussion, the exchange of ideas, and critical reflection. In parallel, students will engage directly with the design process, working towards the definition of the building at the appropriate scales, in accordance with the design brief proposed by the course. Further instructions regarding the format and techniques to be used in producing the required work will be provided during the course. Travel Sketchbook Students are required to keep a travel sketchbook: a notebook with blank or squared pages in which they can draw what they imagine, redraw what they observe, and record their reflections throughout the course.Attendance
Attendance is mandatory for 75% of the courseType of evaluation
The examination will take place in the form of an oral discussion focusing on the work produced during the first and second semesters, with particular attention to the design process, compositional decisions, and methods of representation adopted. The examination may also include questions on the texts listed in the course bibliography.