71338 - History of the City and of Territory

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Architecture (cod. 0881)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide the students with the interpretative and critical tools necessary for understanding the urban settlements from a historical perspective. The program emphasises the themes of the construction of the physical environment and of the architectural space.

Course contents

The title of the course is: The italian city between Middle ages and the Modern period

We will examine strategies, projects and rules that have contributed to the redefinition of the physical spaces of select italian cities (such as Rome, Florence, Siena, Urbino, Ferrara, Bologna, Mantua, Venice, etc.) between the XV and the XVII century.

After having considered issues related to the formation of the italian city, we will focus on some aspects of its physical organization in a period spanning the late Middle Ages and the Modern era.

In particular, we will devote a number of lectures to problems such as the construction of walls and fortifications, the design of streets and canals, the projects for the seignorial piazze,cartography and the “portrait” of the city,  the urban distribution of religious orders and the construction of magnificent palaces as well as humble residences.

A seminar about the historical city of Bologna is also planned.

Readings/Bibliography

 

L. Benevolo, Storia della città, vol. 2 e 3, Laterza, Roma-Bari (diverse edizioni)

D. Calabi, Storia della città. L'età moderna, Marsilio, Venezia 2001

Select readings will be provided at the beginning of the lectures

Teaching methods

Lectures and labs will alternate for the most efficient exploration of the themes

Assessment methods

The History of the City and the Territory exam consists of testing knowledge of the topics covered in the lectures and participation in a seminar entitled: Waterways and historic canals of Bologna, which includes the development of an assigned exercise.

Teaching tools

Lectures will be delivered with visual aids such as power point presentations, screenings and internet sources.

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Ceccarelli

SDGs

Quality education Clean water and sanitation Sustainable cities Climate Action

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.