History of Architecture II and Laboratory

Module Laboratory of History of Architecture II

The course intends to teach reading and documenting the genesis and construction processes of architectural works, exercising the ability of historical-critical analysis of architecture.

With the support of seminars, the course aims to illustrate the foundations of the methodological principles of scientific research in historical disciplines, to guide the students through research studies on themes of the history of architecture.

Monographic research on a theme of architectural history.

Seminars on topics related to research themes.

Students, individually or in small groups, will be guided in the preparation of a research on a topic of their choice within a series of themes proposed. The research can regard a local context or have a broader character, connected to the main paths in the history of Italian and foreign architecture.

Classroom seminars on topics related to research are planned in order to guide students in understanding the objects of study.

Visits to libraries and archives and the execution of inspections of historical architectures in Catania or outside are planned.

-A. Bruschi, Introduzione alla Storia dell’architettura. Considerazioni sul metodo e sulla storia degli studi, Mondadori, Milano 2009.

- K. Frampton, Storia dell'Architettura moderna, quinta edizione italiana a cura di P. Bossi, M. Comba, D. Iacobone, Zanichelli, Bologna 2022.

- Specific bibliography relating to the research topics.

The exam, integrated with the module “History of Architecture II”, consists of an oral interview on the research paper that must be delivered by email in pdf format by the date established by the teacher and presented to the exam in paper form. Students will be admitted to the exam when the papers have reached an adequate level of development.

The learning assessment may also be carried out electronically, if conditions require it.