Deepening the skills in planning and design of urban and territorial space, urban sustainability and climate adaptation of settlements on different scales.
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In contrast to Severan's similar and better-known forma urbis, whose intention was to 'outline' the shape of the city of Rome in stone from the architectural elements that made it up, rottura forma urbe counterpoints the destabilising action of disruption.
That it is the disruption that shapes the urbe may sound controversial. And yet, the inhabited territory often looks like a fragment. The disruption, the fracture and what is deformed and hardly recognisable, is the epitome of the urban condition. But here, by disruption, even before the fragment and what breaks the idea of the urban figure, we are referring to the parts of the territory that are 'broken' due to a collapse.
In the urbanised territory, disruption is discontinuity. It is perturbation that, as a-functional to current development, offers eccentric perspectives. It is a heuristic device (Graham, 2011) capable of producing a gap in knowledge as well as in experience. It is a "transformative place" that opens up new possibilities of being and living. It is a space within which a paradigm shift can be inscribed. It is often marginal, and if it is not marginal, it generates marginality. It is urban because it cannot be otherwise. It is revealing of local and planetary relations. Disruption is a lens through which to reinterpret inhabited territory.
The approach of rottura forma urbe is not 'problem-solving'. On the contrary, the position is learning from what is commonly identified as a 'problem'. Disruption is interpreted as an inversely problematic condition because it reveals the structure but also the contradictions and fragility of the present urban condition.
The object of rottura forma urbe are the disruptions of the geography of the Roman urban and beyond. Those disruptions that have to do with infrastructure, including environmental infrastructure such as soil and water. Also included are disruptions resulting from climate change.
The sphere of rottura forma urbe is NO-CITY (www.no-city.org), that is, the diffuse urban condition. The disruption is ubiquitous and manifests itself in any urban gradient, from the centre, to the periphery, to the dispersion, to hinterland and the fragments of the geography of the Roman urban.
Haraway, Donna (1988) Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective. Feminist Studies, 14, 3, pp. 575-599.
Programme
rottura forma urbe is an ambiguous and provocative proposition.In contrast to Severan's similar and better-known forma urbis, whose intention was to 'outline' the shape of the city of Rome in stone from the architectural elements that made it up, rottura forma urbe counterpoints the destabilising action of disruption.
That it is the disruption that shapes the urbe may sound controversial. And yet, the inhabited territory often looks like a fragment. The disruption, the fracture and what is deformed and hardly recognisable, is the epitome of the urban condition. But here, by disruption, even before the fragment and what breaks the idea of the urban figure, we are referring to the parts of the territory that are 'broken' due to a collapse.
In the urbanised territory, disruption is discontinuity. It is perturbation that, as a-functional to current development, offers eccentric perspectives. It is a heuristic device (Graham, 2011) capable of producing a gap in knowledge as well as in experience. It is a "transformative place" that opens up new possibilities of being and living. It is a space within which a paradigm shift can be inscribed. It is often marginal, and if it is not marginal, it generates marginality. It is urban because it cannot be otherwise. It is revealing of local and planetary relations. Disruption is a lens through which to reinterpret inhabited territory.
The approach of rottura forma urbe is not 'problem-solving'. On the contrary, the position is learning from what is commonly identified as a 'problem'. Disruption is interpreted as an inversely problematic condition because it reveals the structure but also the contradictions and fragility of the present urban condition.
The object of rottura forma urbe are the disruptions of the geography of the Roman urban and beyond. Those disruptions that have to do with infrastructure, including environmental infrastructure such as soil and water. Also included are disruptions resulting from climate change.
The sphere of rottura forma urbe is NO-CITY (www.no-city.org), that is, the diffuse urban condition. The disruption is ubiquitous and manifests itself in any urban gradient, from the centre, to the periphery, to the dispersion, to hinterland and the fragments of the geography of the Roman urban.
Core Documentation
Graham, Stephen (2011) Disruptions. In: Gandy, Matthew [ed.] Urban Constallations. Berlin: Jovis, pp. 65-70.Haraway, Donna (1988) Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective. Feminist Studies, 14, 3, pp. 575-599.
Reference Bibliography
Ballard, James Graham (1962) The Drowned World. New York: Berkley Books. Graham, Stephen (2009) Disrupted Cities: When Infrastructure Fails. Routledge, p. 208. Graham, Stephen (2011) Disruptions. In: Gandy, Matthew [ed.] Urban Constallations. Berlin: Jovis, pp. 65-70. Haraway, Donna (1988) Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective. Feminist Studies, 14, 3, pp. 575-599. Illich I. 2009. Tools for Conviviality. London: Marion Boyars. Ingold, Tim (2013) Making: Anthropology, archaeology, art and architecture. London: Routledge, p. 162.Type of delivery of the course
Il corso si struttura in 2 momenti più 1. 1. LETTURA E GEOGRAFIE Un primo momento è dedicato a familiarizzare con la rottura. Una serie di lezioni frontali sarà dedicata prima alla figura del frammento, poi ad alcune celebri rotture del contesto romano e non solo. Contemporaneamente, si lavorerà alla redazione di una prima geografia delle rotture presenti di Roma. Si catalogheranno casi noti e meno noti, di dimensioni diverse, si stabiliranno criteri di lettura e tassonomizzazione. Ai singoli partecipanti, eventualmente organizzati in gruppi, verrà chiesto di scegliere una rottura, di ridisegnarla, di dare conto del collasso e degli agenti che l’hanno generata, di comprendere e ridisegnare le ricadute sul territorio, delle interdipendenze che sottende e/o sottendeva, di indagare le pratiche umane e non umane che essa supporta. Ogni rottura verrà ricondotta nella geografia locale, regionale, sovraregionale e planetaria a seconda delle relazioni che la rottura o il territorio ‘rotto’ intrattiene o intratteneva prima del collasso. 2. INTERMEZZO Un momento intermedio del corso prevede di abitare la rottura secondo un tempo anche molto breve ma che implica lo stare. Abitare lascia dei segni (Illich, 1972) e implica delle azioni, anche totalmente effimere. L’atto di abitare sarà documentato dai partecipanti in forma libera. 3. MODIFICAZIONE Un secondo momento è dedicato alla modificazione. Ogni rottura osservata precedentemente sarà in seguito oggetto di un progetto di modificazione. Il moto è rendere maggiormente abitabile la rottura. Piuttosto che ipotesi di ripristino, i partecipanti sono spinti a riflettere ed elaborare percorsi di valorizzazione della rottura insieme ad ipotetiche estensioni e/o replicazioni. Le reinterpretazioni, anche minute, delle diverse rotture oggetto di modificazione comporranno un paesaggio eterogeneo di rotture amplificate, luoghi entro i quali conoscere ed esperire esperienze di cambiamento rispetto al continuo e all’ordinario. Ad ogni partecipante è chiesto di produrre un saggio originale in formato A4 di circa 500 parole. Il saggio è una riflessione su un argomento che emergerà durante il corso e dovrebbe integrare le sollecitazioni fornite e dal quadro teorico e dall'esplorazione del territorio oltre che da un testo di base a scelta tra una selezione.Attendance
Compulsory attendance (at least 75% of hours) Attendance is compulsory in accordance with the regulations.Type of evaluation
The evaluation is made on the basis of the individual short essay and the results of the project exploration. During the examination, argumentation skills and coherence of the analyses and projects produced will be considered (also in view of the proposed frontal lessons). In the case of an extension of the COVID-19 health emergency, all provisions regulating the methods of carrying out teaching activities and student assessment will be implemented. In particular, the following modalities will be applied: distance teaching and examination while, as far as possible, several key moments of the course (e.g. introduction and workshops) will take place in presence ensuring, however, that safety distances are respected.