Programme

The Module will conduct a multi-level investigation of different portions of the city of Rome. Following the categories established by the capital's master plan (e.g., historic, consolidated, etc.), students will be engaged in an exercise of decomposing the territory in order to investigate the systemic and temporal components that form it. Infrastructures, services, built environment, and both environmental and social ecosystems will therefore be the subject of practical and theoretical investigation.

Core Documentation

Benevolo, L. (1968) Le origini dell’urbanistica moderna. Bari-Roma: Laterza.
Benevolo, L. (2014) Storia dell’architettura moderna. Roma: GLF editori Laterza.
Crosta, P.L. (2010) Pratiche. Il territorio è l’uso che se ne fa. Milano: FrancoAngeli.
Russo, M. et al. (2023) Transitional Landscapes. Macerata: Quodlibet. Available at: https://www.quodlibet.it/libro/9788822908094 (Accessed: 31 May 2023).
Secchi, B. (2000) Prima lezione di urbanistica. Roma: GLF editori Laterza.
Secchi, B. (2013) La città dei ricchi e la città dei poveri. Roma-Bari: Laterza.
Settis, S. (2017) Architettura e democrazia: paesaggio, città, diritti civili. Torino: Einaudi.

Reference Bibliography

Benevolo, L. (1968) Le origini dell’urbanistica moderna. Bari-Roma: Laterza. Benevolo, L. (2014) Storia dell’architettura moderna. Roma: GLF editori Laterza. Crosta, P.L. (2010) Pratiche. Il territorio è l’uso che se ne fa. Milano: FrancoAngeli. Russo, M. et al. (2023) Transitional Landscapes. Macerata: Quodlibet. Available at: https://www.quodlibet.it/libro/9788822908094 (Accessed: 31 May 2023). Secchi, B. (2000) Prima lezione di urbanistica. Roma: GLF editori Laterza. Secchi, B. (2013) La città dei ricchi e la città dei poveri. Roma-Bari: Laterza. Settis, S. (2017) Architettura e democrazia: paesaggio, città, diritti civili. Torino: Einaudi.

Attendance

Course attendance is mandatory. Only those who have produced the required analysis assignments and have participated in the intermediate deliveries scheduled for collective review sessions will be eligible to take the exam.

Type of evaluation

Evaluation is based on an oral discussion and on the analytical work conducted during the semester. The following aspects will be considered: the ability to argue the themes and systemic analysis; the coherence and understanding of the proposed investigation; the maturation of an independent thought on urban topics; relational skills related to group work (e.g., active communication, conflict management, adaptability, and reliability).