29627 - Distributive Features of Buildings II (B)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student owns the advanced knowledge of the association of the building’s elementary units, through the analysis of the units themselves and their use in the architectural composition, facing the “characters” not only from the distributive point of view, but also from the typological, constructive and stylistic point of view. He also knows the correct cataloguing of the different types that have gone through the history of construction in Europe.

Course contents

The module aims to offer students analytical instruments useful to understand the multiple interrelations between lodging, housing unit and block as constitutive elements of the city. The module begins with the definitions of the architectural models and of the character of the single housing units for then analysing its multiple articulations within the urban texture and within a specific place, emphasising the methods of occupation of the soil and the shaping of the housing block.

The lectures explore urban dwelling on a spectrum ranging from the house and its elements to the building and its incorporation within the city's spaces. Therefore, the module focuses on the relationship between the single housing unit and its surroundings such as the street, the greens and other public spaces and the buildings themselves, exploring the dialectics between architecture and city.

Readings/Bibliography

- AA.VV., Aspetti e problemi della tipologia edilizia, Cluva, Venezia 1964

- AA.VV. "La formazione del concetto di tipologia edilizia", Cluva, Venezia 1965

- AA.VV. "Rapporti tra la morfologia urbana e la tipologia edilizia", Cluva, Venezia 1966

- Carlos Martì Aris, Le variazioni dell'identità. Il tipo in architettura, Clup, Milano 1991

- Carlo Aymonino, Il significato delle città, Laterza, Bari 1975

- Carlo Aymonino, Lo studio dei fenomeni urbani, Officina, Roma 1977

- Adolf Loos, Parole nel vuoto, Adelphi, Milano 1972

- Antonio Monestiroli, L'architettura della realtà, Clup, Milano 1979

- Ernesto Nathan Rogers, Esperienza dell'architettura, Einaudi, Torino 1958

- Aldo Rossi, L'architettura della città, Marsilio, Padova 1966

Teaching methods

The lectures focus on the relationships between architectural models and the urban form and also consider specific urban models looking at architectural developments during the 20th century. Each model shapes in specific ways the urban space and the specific temporal and cultural context in which it is embedded. The lectures focus on the method to understand the urban fabric through analytical schemes and constant elements.

Assessment methods

Group discussions in the lecture room will assess the comprehension of individual lectures.

Teaching tools

Face-to-face lectures using slides' projection as well as audio/video reproductions.

Office hours

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