B9642 - FORME DELLO SPAZIO COLLETTIVO

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students will have acquired a comprehensive understanding of all the components of collective space; they will be able to interpret textual and design sources and apply their knowledge to the transformation of landscape, architectural, and urban space, in relation to the theme of collective living. They will also be able to analyze the relational aspects associated with different forms of community.

Course contents

The module "MODELS AND FORMS OF COLLECTIVE SPACE" (2 credits) is part of the integrated course "LABORATORIO DI LAUREA: PROJECTS FOR THE LARGE CITY. BERLIN 2050" (16 credits).

This module addresses the interpretation of collective living as a complex system in its relationship with the elements of architectural space, the city, and the landscape.

Case studies will be analyzed through a learning process that aims to identify the various components of collective space, in terms of spaces, flows, uses, and relational aspects connected to different forms of community.

The aim is to understand the main causes, ideologies and claims underlying the chosen community practices. In particular, the central role that space — in its morphological, typological, and symbolic articulations — plays in the definition and success of such experiences will be highlighted.

Particular attention will also be given to how these alternative, often non-institutionalized housing practices have influenced, or attempted to influence, design methodologies and housing policies.

Through the critical study of several experiences, both historical and recent, the course will offer tools for reflection on the present, with the aim of identifying and developing criteria for the design of forms and modes of collective living in the 21st century.

Lectures, analysis and critical redesign of selected case studies, as well as guided reading of bibliographic sources will support the learning process and investigation on the theme of collective living space.

Readings/Bibliography

Liselotte Ungers, Oswald Mathias Ungers, Kommunen in der Neuen Welt, 1740-1971, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Colonia, 1972;

Florian Hertweck, Sébastien Marot, The City in the City Berlin: A Green Archipelago A manifesto (1977) by Oswald Mathias Ungers and Rem Koolhaas, Lars Müller, Zurigo, 2013;

Escher, Cornelia, and Common Room, eds. Negotiating Ungers 2: The Oberhausen Institute and the Materiality of the Social. Paperback ed. Common Books, January 1, 2023;

Escher, Cornelia, and Common Room, eds. Negotiating Ungers 3. The Self-Help Housing System and the Construction of Communities.Paperback ed. Common Books, January 1, 2023;

Heckmann, Oliver and Schneider, Friederike. Floor Plan Manual Housing, Birkhäuser, Berlin, 2018;

Hayden, Dolores. The Grand Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist Designs For American Homes, Neighborhoods, and Cities. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1982;

Hayden, Dolores. Sette utopie americane. L’architettura del socialismo comunitario 1790-1975. Feltrinelli, Milano, 1980;

Selbsthilfe im Altbau: Erfahrungen, Versuche und Vorschlage [Self-help in pre-war buildings: experiences, experiments, and suggestions], Internationale Bauausstellung Berlin, Berlino, 1984;

Pugh, Emily, “You Are Now Entering Occupied Berlin: Architecture and Rehab-Squatting in West Berlin”, Centropa, vol 14, no. 2, 2015.

Addition bibliographic references will be provided during the course.

Teaching methods

The teaching will combine theoretical contributions, classroom reviews and practical activities of analytical-critical reading on selected case studies.

Assessment methods

The exam of the integrated laboratory involves verifying the learning of the contents of all the modules/courses that make it up and takes place in a single test, aimed at assesing the suitability of the students to start preparing their degree thesis. The final exam, in individual form, will consist in the illustration and discussion of the design elaborations produced during the course; it will also include the theoretical verification of the aspects relating to the assigned topic and of the topics covered in the laboratory.

The development of some graphic works will be required in order to evaluate the analytical-critical reading ability together with an oral discussion on the contents of the activities carried out during the course.

Periodic reviews in the classroom and intermediate discussion seminars are also envisaged.

Further specifications will be provided as the course progresses.

Teaching tools

Teaching materials will be made available in digital format on the UNIBO OneDrive platform.

Office hours

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