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 consists of an oral interview on the research paper, which must be submitted by e-mail in pdf format and submitted to the exam in paper form. Students will be admitted to the examination when the papers have reached an appropriate level of development.

Verification of learning may also be carried out electronically, should conditions require it.