Programme

Aim of this project is to instruct students in completing a brief in its initial design phase (progetto definitivo)
The course will provide a series of theoretical lessons which will evolve in parallel with the architectural design.
Students will be challenged into the design of a medium-sized architectural project situated in an urban site with strong historical and enviromental characteristics. Designing in such a context will be a central aspect in the students work, both formally and in their choice of typology
All technical and energy saving aspects, as well as structural solutions will be explored schematically.
The designs will be drawn at a !:500 scale for the site plan, 1:100 for the architectural design, 1:50 for a detailed drawing as well as a 1.200 model.
Groups are admitted with a maximum number of 3 students each.
The final exam (assessment) will be in the form of an open critique of the students final design and a series of questions on the work covered throughout the course.

Core Documentation

- Krampton K., Storia dell'architettura moderna, Zanichelli, Bologna 1993
- Quaroni L., Progettare un edificio. Otto lezioni di architettura, Mazzotta, Milano 1977

Reference Bibliography

- Giedion S., Spazio, tempo, architettura, Hoepli, Milano 1984 - Norberg-Schultz C., Il significato dell'architettura, Dedalo, Bari 1974 - Panofsky E., La prospettiva come forma simbolica, Feltrinelli, Milano 1962 - Jencks C., Semiologia e architettura, Dedalo, Bari 1974 - Le Corbusier, verso un'architettura, Longanesi, Milano 1984 - Siza A., Scritti di architettura, Skira, Milano 1984 - Zumthor P., Pensare l'architettura, Electa, Milano 2003 - Rossi P.O., Roma, guida all'architettura moderna 1909-2011, Laterza, Bari 2012 - De Guttry I., Guida di Roma moderna dal 1870 ad oggi, De Luca, Roma 2001 - Banham R., Architettura della prima età della macchina, Calderini, Bologna 1970 - Ridolfi M., Il manuale dell'architetto, C.N.R., Roma 1946 - Cellini F., Manualetto. Norme tecniche, costruttive e grafiche, Città Studi, Milano 1991

Type of delivery of the course

The Laboratory includes: 1. Frontal lectures on topics related to the design exercise subject of the Laboratory, concerning the topics of project and context, typological aspects and design and construction techniques. b. Exercises. Students are required, one day a week, the public illustration with the support of images in .ppt format of the results of the project research, with consequent criticism of the teacher and possible debate. The exhibition will clarify the conceptual design of the project, the relationships with the context and the typological solutions adopted.

Attendance

Attendance is required for at least 75% of the lessons

Type of evaluation

The verification of the expected learning outcomes takes place through the critical analysis of the required papers and through an oral exam having as its subject the topics covered during the Laboratory. The documents required for the project part are: - 1: 500 volumetric plan - plant of all levels 1: 100 - section and tables 1: 100 - plastic 1: 200 - details 1:50 / 1:20

Programme

The purpose of the laboratory is to design an office building in the Ostiense area of Rome.
The laboratory is divided in four thematic seminars:

1_volume and the public space (3 weeks)
2_structural system (4 weeks)
3_internal distribution (3 weeks)
4_building envelope (3 weeks)

In the final part of the course the students gather the results of the four seminars and elaborate the final panels.

Core Documentation

P. Desideri (1978), "Pier Luigi Nervi", Zanichelli, Bologna
P. Desideri (1995), "La città di latta", Costa & Nolan, Genova
P. Desideri (2002), "Ex-city", Meltemi, Roma
P. Desideri (2004), "International Style?", Meltemi, Roma

Reference Bibliography

P.Desideri (2003), Progettare la complessità, in Casabella 710 P.Desideri (2006), Architettura versus Engineering, in DOMUS 888 P.Desideri (2010), Progettare in una città enigmatica e sgangherata, in AR 87/10 P.Desideri (2013), La Nervi&Bartoli spa(1947-1961). La creatività applicata all'industria delle costruzioni.

Type of delivery of the course

Students work in groups of 2/3 people; they will have available dwg with maps and profiles of the area and an explanatory dossier. Each seminar includes: lecture, laboratory work, lectures by expert guests, visits to sites of interest in Rome, individual reviews. At the end of each seminar all groups must submitt a progress report of the work that will be subjected to evaluation. The teacher presents the results of the delivery in public.

Attendance

Course attendance is mandatory. Only students who have completed the delivery at the end of each seminar can take the exam.

Type of evaluation

The exam consists in the exposition of the project and in the presentation of the final panels. Students must produce panels (6-8) in which they describe the evolution of the project and the results of the final synthesis work. Students have available, as an example, a series of tables produced by students of past year (in a shared folder in Google Drive). N.B. Due to the health emergency COVID-19 in the Summer session year 2019 the learning verification will be carried out as follows: - distance examination with Microsoft Teams platform