Learning objectives
The history of architecture is essential in the intellectual development and in the practise of architecture. The major aim of the course is to enable the student to make judgment, have an historical and bibliografic instruments to be able to analyse and understand movements, effects and protagonists (architects, artists, patrons, benefits, etc) of this foundamental period (first Dublin Descriptor). To achieve this aim it’s necessary to always use multiple approaches and different methods of analysis observing the Unity of History (second Dublin Descriptor). Undergraduate shall be able to: use the acquired knowledge to make personal and mature judgements (third Dublin Descriptor); use the appropriate tecnical language (fourth Dublin Descriptor); establish logical connections between topics; read the complexity of architecture (fifth Dublin Desrciptor).
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The History of Architecture and the unity of the History
Paul Weine and Manfredo Tafuri: motivations and limits of the critique
The problem of the New States in the Italian Cinquecento
The consolidation of the Farnese Duchy
Cultural and artistic patronage of the Farnese family
The Farnese court: between the Medici and the Papal Rome
The Farnese gardens
The construction of the Pilotta Palace
Architectural interventions on the city
Urban ephemeral architecture
The collapse of the City Tower
Architects in Parma
Full programme
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Bibliography
B. Adorni, L'architettura a Parma sotto i primi Farnese 1545-1630, Diabasis, Reggio Emilia 2008,
M. Tafuri, Teorie e storia dell'architettura, Laterza Bari 1968 (prima ed.).
Teaching methods
Teacher orientated lessons with slides and documentary films; possibility to visit museums and monumental sites; possibility of seminars with esternal experts.
Attendance is highly recomended because contents of the course are necessary to take for some following exams. Students unable to attend (with certificate reasons such as work) have to contact the teacher to agree on a proper bibliography.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examimation, if necessary elementary sketch exemplifications, descriptions of photos or drawings of buildings, details, architectural sculptures, etc. The first set of questions tend to evaluate the basic knowledge of the program and basic ability to establish logical connections between topics. The second set of questions check strictly the criticism, the correct use of the appropriate language (fourth Dublin Descriptor), the ability to establish logical connections between topics and of reading the complexity of architecture (fifth Dublin Descriptor).
Other information
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