ARCHITETTURA E COMPOSIZIONE ARCHITETTONICA I E LABORATORIO ARCHITETTURA E COMPOSIZIONE ARCHITETTONICA I

Learning Objectives

• Architectural Design Studio 1 (ADS 1) - Theoretical Course

  The aim of the course is to provide students with the conceptual and representation tools necessary for understanding and developing the processes of spatial organisation and of generation of configurations. The course intends to stimulate the growth of a design creativity that integrates in a natural way all the aspects connected with the architectural design process.

• Architectural Design Studio I (ADS 1)- Workshop

  Intended as a moment of application of the educational activities carried out with the theoretical course of ADS 1, the design workshop aims to offer an opportunity to put into practice the basic knowledge acquired during the course by approaching the architectural project in search of the relationships between spatial structure, context and materials. During the design workshop, students will have the opportunity to experiment with the rudiments of architecture and construction as well as the expressive means of viewing space, privileging the use of section drawings and models in order to acquire the tools for managing and modelling space.

Course Structure

• Architectural Design Studio 1 (ADS 1) - Theoretical Course

  The course is divided into two intertwined parts that focus on specific aspects of learning.

  - 1 Cycle of theoretical lectures supplemented by in-depth studies and analysis work

  The theoretical lectures focus on topics related to the methodological approach of the architectural design process and the resolution of particular problems of architectural composition. They are accompanied by a series of communications with a rich visual documentation. The theoretical lessons are supplemented by in-depth study and analysis by the students, aimed at experimenting with active and inclusive learning and supported by innovative online learning platforms. The programme also includes meetings with guests whose contribution, also from other disciplines, contributes to the definition of the problems of the architectural project to be carried out during the course.

  - 2 Design workshop

  Design of a refuge.

  If the course is taught in mixed or distance learning mode, the necessary variations may be introduced with respect to what has been stated previously, in order to respect the programme envisaged and reported in the syllabus.

• Architectural Design Studio I (ADS 1)- Workshop

  The workshop activities consist of classroom practices, each time focused on different topics covered during the theoretical lessons, and supported by communications and seminars on specific aspects of the design process. Wide space is given to experimenting with techniques of representation, control and modelling of space: from freehand drawing to technical and CAD drawing, from photomontages to maquettes, from collages to renderings.

  If the course is taught in a blended mode or by distance learning, the necessary variations may be introduced with respect to what has been previously stated, in order to comply with the syllabus.

Detailed Course Content

• Architectural Design Studio 1 (ADS 1) - Theoretical Course

  The course, which is supported by a parallel workshop, takes place over one semester, during which the teaching sequence is developed in a unified and integrated manner. Learning takes place through the discovery and in-depth study of relevant architectural references and the comparison with exemplary works of 20th century architectural design culture. It also includes the acquisition of representation tools, sketches, drawings and models, necessary for learning to see, accompany and verify the genesis of the project. The use of geometry, the respect for the human dimension and elementary control of construction practices must be gradually internalised by the students. What is important above all, in the first design experience, is to develop an aptitude for design understood as the control of space, through the analysis of the place and the representation of ideas; the aim is to experiment and get to know the rules for escaping arbitrariness, after which it is possible, at a later stage, to explore the possible ways of overcoming and 'getting around' them. It is therefore necessary that the creative process is characterised by a deep awareness of the choices made and by an evident clarity in the exposition of the ideas that animate it.

  Once the students have become familiar with the architectural design processes and the physical elements that allow them to define an architecturally complete space, both through the theoretical lessons and the in-depth studies and during the ongoing laboratory tests, they are asked to synthesise and organically recompose their thoughts.

  The design theme is developed through successive in-depth studies, with gradual changes of scale. Students are stimulated to simulate a design process in all its phases, from the definition of the strategic framework and the urban-environmental framework to the identification of the specific requirements and the functional programme for the architecture to be designed.

  The design process includes:

  - 1 The identification of guiding ideas, concepts, logics and strategic reflections;

  - 2 The spatial and volumetric definition of the planned buildings, with particular attention to the contribution of natural light, internal spaces and relations with the context.

  - 3 A care and research work on graphic expression and the creation of models, both in the elaboration phase and in the final presentation, intended as a useful training ground for cultivating a personal and original sensitivity.

  The project must be defined by means of graphics and models, the presentation of which will be provided by the teacher at the appropriate time.

• Architectural Design Studio I (ADS 1)- Workshop

  The activities are framed in short classroom design exercises, carried out with the aim of translating the inputs of the theoretical lessons into operational terms. In these exercises, architecture is experimented through the simple elements that compose it, each of which is capable, individually, of giving life to places endowed with spatial quality. Students are asked to design small spaces with reduced functionality using primary elements such as the ground, the wall, the roof, the windows. The individual exercises have their own completeness but are interconnected, so it is recommended that students attend the workshop regularly throughout the whole course.

  The workshop then provides the tools for conducting the final project atelier, continuing during the teaching sequence to support the project activities by means of communications, seminars, guided inspections and interviews with the students.

Textbook Information

• Architectural Design Studio 1 (ADS 1) - Theoretical Course

  Caffo L. Quattro capanne o della semplicità, Ed. Nottetempo, Milano 2020.

  Bocchi R., Progettare lo spazio e il movimento, Gangemi Editore Roma 2009 [D-i-118]

  Calvagna S. (2017), Fabrica Complessità Progetto, Gangemi Editore, Roma.

  Cao U. (1995), Elementi di progettazione architettonica, Laterza Bari. In particolare il Cap. 4 (Modulo ELEMENTI) [Da 418]

  Davies C., Il primo libro di architettura, Einaudi Torino 2011 [Cc 745]

  Frampton, K., Tettonica e architettura. Poetica della forma architettonica nel XIX e XX secolo, Ed. Skira, Milano 1999. [Cb 318]

  Quaroni L., Progettare un edificio: otto lezioni di architettura, Gangemi, Roma, 1983, in particolare la lezione quarta [Da 149]

   

  Per il progetto di architettura – cultura architettonica

  De Fusco R., Sacchi L., “Capitolo nono: Il codice dei ‘limiti’. L’architettura alla fine del secolo XX”, in Storia dell’architettura contemporanea, Laterza, Bari 2007. [Ca 546]

  Frampton, K., Storia dell’architettura moderna, Zanichelli, Bologna 1993 (1° ed. 1982). [C a 236]

  Gregotti V., Il territorio dell’architettura, Feltrinelli Milano 2008 (1° ed. 1966)

  Hertzberger, H., Lezioni di architettura, Laterza, Roma 1991. [D a 405]

  Norberg-Schulz C., Genius Loci. Paesaggio ambiente architettura, Electa, Milano 1986.

  Norberg-Schulz, C., Architettura: presenza, linguaggio e luogo, Skira, Milano 1996. [C b 305]

  Purini F., Comporre l’architettura, Laterza, Roma 2000. [Da 490]

  Rossi, A., L’architettura della città, Ed. Città Studi, Torino 2006 (1° ed. 1978).

  Zevi, B., Saper vedere l’architettura, Einaudi, Bologna 2004 (1° ed. 1948). [C b 17]

   

  Parole d’autore

  Chaslin F., Architettura della tabula rasa, due conversazioni con Rem Koolhaas , Mondadori Electa Milano 2003 [Da 528]

  Holl S., Parallax. Architettura e percezione, Postmedia Books, Milano 2004 [Cb 355]

  Koolhaas R., Delirius New York: un manifesto retroattivo per Manhattan, Electa Milano 2001 [Gd 413]

  Le Corbusier, Verso una Architettura, Longanesi, Milano 2003 (1° ed. it. 973; ed. orig. 1923). [C d 246]

  Loos, A., Parole nel vuoto, Adelphi, Milano 1973.

  Tschumi B., Architecture Concepts: red is not a color, Rizzoli New York 20120 [Cd 1189]

  Venturi R., Complessità e contraddizioni in architettura, Dedalo Bari 1980 [Cb 219 – 486]

  Zumthor P., Atmosfere, Electa, Milano 2007. [tra poco in biblioteca]

  Zumthor P., Pensare architettura, Electa Milano 2015. [Cb 365]

• Architectural Design Studio I (ADS 1)- Workshop

  Reference is made to the bibliography of ADS1 theoretical course.