Architectural Technology Design Studio aims to combine the activity of thinking and the activity of doing.
It is intended to provide students with the tools of knowledge of the detailed design of a residential building based on human needs.
It strives to contribute to the formation of a vision of architecture as a field where different skills and interdisciplinary synthesis tools intersect.
Course Content - Last names F-L
The Design studio regards mailnly basic housiing according to the principles of building feasibility, sustainability and performance.
I module. Design of space
- User requirements amd site characteristics
- The anthropological, social, functional and environmentale dimensions of living
- Layout of spaces
- Shaping and sizing od spaces
- Housing typology
II module. Design of technological system
- Building systems and their applications. The design of structural system. The envelop design. - Project, Environment and Sustainable Development
III module. Methods and tools for design development
- Graphic language and communication
- design phasing and technological detailing
- technical information
E. Allen, Come funzionano gli edifici, Dedalo, Bari 1990.
G. Nardi, Tecnologie dell'architettura, CLUP, Milano 2001.
S. Drake, The elements of Architecture, Earthscan, London 2009.
G. Pulcini, Il progetto della casa unifamiliare, Carocci, Roma 1998.
E. Reid, Capire gli edifici, Zanichelli, Bologna 1990.
Rivista e monografie DETAIL, Institut für Internationale Architektur Dokumentation GmbH.
Grande Atlante di Architettura, UTET.
Further references during the course
Learning Objectives - Last names F-L
The Architectural Technology design studio aims to provide the methodological tools and operational aspects of architectural design, starting from the knowledge of spatial and technological systems; while considering the role and contribution of the "dimension" technique, the meaning of the project as a ground for comparison of different skills and physical place and time of interdisciplinary synthesis is emphasized.
Prerequisites - Last names F-L
Knowledge of materials and construction elements. Knowledge of fundamentals of applied physics.
Teaching Methods - Last names F-L
The design studio provides the following learning activities: Lectures, Development of a project, visit the site and / or works of architecture and / or fairs
Type of Assessment - Last names F-L
The final examination is a discussion on the topics of the program and the outcome of the project.