01069 - Town-Planning (A)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student has got basic knowledge about the themes that cross the contemporary town-planning, and theories, strategies and tools used by town planners in the reading of the city and in the design of its transformations.

Course contents

The Lab-based Course on Town Planning (Integrated Course 12 CFU, 168 hours) is formed by the main unit/course Town-Planning (8CFU, 120 hours) and by the unit/course Town-Planning Technique (4 CFU, 48 hours).

The Studio's title is “REGENERATION STRATEGIES AND NEW PATHS IN SMALL TOWNS”. The Studio has the aim of experimenting approaches to urban regeneration and reuse, and of getting the students close to the contemporary themes of urban planning (soil consumption, public spaces, new welfare spaces, public cities, urban ecology and green networks, …).

The proposed study areas are located in the province of Forlì-Cesena, where the students in small groups will develop specific surveys. Starting from their results, the students will develop design explorations on specific sites about the themes illustrated during the lessons.

During the first semester the Studio, that will be focused on the analysis and on the development of the strategies, will involve a whole regional/urban district, while during the second semester it will be centred on urban regeneration projects of one or more small areas that will be chosen by the students from the district previously analysed.

The urban analysis will be presented in a portfolio format (size and number of panels to be decided with the professors) and, if necessary, it can be integrated with multi-media presentation (e.g. video). The portfolio will include:

- urban/territorial asset analysis

- in depth analysis at the local scale

- critical appraisal of strenght and weaknesses, opportunities ant threats at the local scale, step and times of the strategies

Project proposal for small areas will be developed by the students at the following phase, which will end with the final examination.

LECTURES

Lectures will be held in class and will provide to the students the theoretical framework that is needed to develop the design Studio; each lecture will be followed by an assignment (Town-Planning Technique module) and by a list of recommended paper on the topic discussed.

Readings/Bibliography

Aim of the workshop studio is to test urban design projects that are focused on urban regeneration and reuse. Specific references about these topics will be delivered to the students during the lectures. List of general references for the course:

De Rossi, A. (2018) (ed.), Riabitare l'Italia. Le aree interne tra abbandoni e riconquiste, Roma, Donzelli

EcoWebTown. Journal of Sustainable Design, Vol. 1, n. 19. Dossier: Il progetto urbano per i centri minori. Opinioni a confronto. Disponibile on-line: https://ecowebtown.com/

Fontanari E., Piperata G. (2017) (a cura di), Agenda Re-cycle. Proposte per reinventare la città, Il Mulino, Bologna.

Gabellini, P. (2018), Le mutazioni dell'urbanistica, Carocci, Roma

Gehl, J. (2010), Cities for People, Island Press, London

Vento-Politecnico di Milano (Pileri,P., Giacomel, A., Giudici, D., Munno, C., Moscarelli, R., Bianchi, F.) (2018) (eds.), Ciclabili e cammini per narrare territori. Arte design e bellezza dilatano il progetto di infrastrutture leggere, Ediciclo Editore

Metta A. (2022), Il paesaggio è un mostro. Città selvatiche e nature ibride. Derive Approdi

Franz G. (2022), L’umanità a un bivio. Il dilemma della sostenibilità a trent’anni da Rio De Janeiro. Mimesis Eterotopie

Gaeta L., Rivolin U. J., Mazza L. (2022), Governo del territorio e pianificazione spaziale. Città Studi Edizioni

Teaching methods

The Studio includes lectures, individual and group discussions and seminars for the assessment of the students' work, led in association with the other teachers in person and/or online.

Assessment methods

The Lab-based Course on Town Planning (C.I. 12 CFU) is formed by the main unit/course Town-Planning (8CFU) and by the unit/course Town-Planning Technique (4 CFU).

All the teaching activities included in the Laboratory program (lectures, reviews, visits) contribute to the achievement of the learning outcomes defined in five main areas:
- Knowledge and understanding skills
- Ability to learn
- Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
- Autonomy of judgment
- Communication skills

The examination includes the verification of the contents of all the units/courses that form the integrated Lab-based Course.
The final exam is oral, focused on a presentation of the analytical and design works produced during the laboratory, and on the discussion of their contents with reference to the general themes of the course.

The final grade will be determined by the sum of the evaluations related to the criteria listed below:
1 - Consistency of the design process (analysis and project, video presentation);
2 - Deepening of the project themes (project and video presentation);
3 - Adequacy of the proposed strategy in relation to the territorial context (project and video presentation);
4 - Ability to illustrate the project proposal: quality of the drawings and language (project, video presentation and discussion during the exam);
5 - Knowledge of the disciplinary aspects addressed by the Urban Planning Technique module (A3 dossier and discussion during the exam).
6 - Autonomy in the definition phase of the project strategies and communication of the choices made (project and video presentation).

Each criterion will be assigned from 0 to 5 points. The elements considered for grading the score for each criterion are indicated in parenthesis.

Teaching tools

Lectures in classrooms with multimedia presentations available through IOL.

Group work supported by maps and thematic materials available through IOL.

Department library as useful support for bibliographic research, specific documentation and investigation.

Office hours

See the website of Marialuisa Cipriani