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95850 - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY CITY AND LANDSCAPE

Academic Year 2022/2023

                
                        Docente:
                        Loreno Arboritanza
                    
                        Credits:
                        6
                    
                        SSD:
                        ICAR/18
                    
                        Language:
                        English
                    
                        Moduli:
                        
                            Loreno Arboritanza
                            (Modulo 1)
                        
                            Ilaria Cattabriga
                            (Modulo 2)
                        
                        Teaching Mode:
                        
                                    Traditional lectures (Modulo 1)
                                
                                    Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
                                
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                            Architecture and Creative Practices for the City and Landscape (cod. 5809)

                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Oct 10, 2022 to Dec 19, 2022

                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Sep 29, 2022 to Dec 15, 2022

Learning outcomes

Once completed the course, the student has acquired the ability to recognize the testimonial and socio-cultural value of architectural elements and urban contexts. In particular, the student is able to: - document the reasons and the potential for transformation compliant with their protection - envisage transformative scenarios considering the evolution of relationships, communications, productive streams in several areas.

Course contents

An alphabet for the town: definitions of the main elements characterizing the Italian city
The Cervellati plan for Bologna (1969-1973)
Urban Design. The birth of the discipline between Italy and USA
“Comunità Italia”. The Community as a religious, political and cultural model
The towns as a memory container
The “historical city” in Europe. From the industrial revolution to the territorial changes: the main urban developments from 1800 to 1910
The postwar reconstruction in Italy
The reconstruction of the historical center in Frankfurt, 1945-1955
Hints on the History and Theory of the Restoration. The “Barri gòtic” in Barcellona and Alfonso Rubbiani’s Bologna
Matera and Ludovico Quaroni’s neighborhood “La Martella”. From a public shame to example of good urban design
Giancarlo De Carlo: The Piano regolatore of Urbino and the plan for the “New Center” of Rimini
Berlin 1950s-2020s

Readings/Bibliography

Bibliographic references and study materials will be provided during the lectures and seminars.

Teaching methods

Alongside the ex cathedra lessons and face-to-face/online seminars, the course includes visits in Bologna (compatibly with the possibilities and circumstances) and the carrying out of different exercises.

Assessment methods

The final exam will consist in an oral interview to verify the exercises and the acquisition of the topics covered during the lectures and seminar as well as the contents of the bibliographic materials provided.

Teaching tools

Slides shown during the lectures and further bibliographic materials for in-depth study of the course topics.

Office hours

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