ARCHITETTURA TECNICA I E LABORATORIO ARCHITETTURA TECNICA I A - L
Module LABORATORIO ARCHITETTURA TECNICA I

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: Santi Maria CASCONE

Expected Learning Outcomes

Knowledge of usual engineering techniques for the construction of civil engineering works.

Design of detail through the use of traditional and innovative materials.

Focus on the techniques of graphic representation of architectural projects.

Course Structure

Lectures and exercises.

Weekly review of exercise projects.

Didactic seminars.

Attendance of Lessons

3 hours a week

Detailed Course Content

EXERCISES: students in working groups, consisting of a maximum of 2 components, will be assigned the elaboration of an architectural project of residential building on a lot.  The exercises will be carried out with the BIM (Building Information Modelling ) methodology.

REQUIRED REQUIREMENTS: project plan (scale 1: 500), plants at various levels (scale 1: 100), prospects and sections (scale 1: 100), foundation plan (scale 1: 100), carpentry (scale 1: 100), horizontal and vertical construction sections (scale 1:10), details (scale 1: 5), etc

Textbook Information

  • E. Mandolesi, Edilizia, Vol. I, II, III, IV, Torino, UTET, 1991.
  • S. I. Colombini, Lezioni di Architettura Tecnica, Catania, IDAU, 1979.
  • L. Caleca, Architettura Tecnica, Palermo, FLACCOVIO ED., 1992.
  • S. Cascone, Finestre e pareti vetrate, Roma, GANGEMI ED., 1996.
  • E. Dassori, R. Morbiducci, Costruire l'architettura, BEMA, 2011.

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1Inquadramento generale.E. Mandolesi, Edilizia, Vol. I, II, III, IV, Torino, UTET, 1991.
2Il materiale ed il procedimento costruttivo. S. I. Colombini, Lezioni di Architettura Tecnica, Catania, IDAU, 1979
3I principi geometrico-costruttivi. L. Caleca, Architettura Tecnica, Palermo, FLACCOVIO ED., 1992
4I materiali da costruzione: il legno, i materiali lapidei, i materiali ceramici, i laterizi, i leganti, le malte, gli intonaci, il calcestruzzo, l’acciaio, l’alluminio, le guaine impermeabilizzanti, i vetri, il cemento armato ordinario e precompresso, le pavimentazioni, i coibenti termici. L. Caleca, Architettura Tecnica, Palermo, FLACCOVIO ED., 1992.- S. Cascone, Finestre e pareti vetrate, Roma, GANGEMI ED., 1996 - E. Dassori, R. Morbiducci, Costruire l'architettura, BEMA, 2011.
5Redazione di un progetto architettonico di tipo residenziale.

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

At the end of the course an evaluation exam of the design exercises is foreseen. During the oral exam all the project documents produced by the candidates will be examined and they will be asked to justify and argue the technical choices adopted in order to evaluate the skills acquired.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Illustrate the procedural process for drafting the project.

Define the scale of representation appropriate for the preparation of a specific project.