Learning objectives
At the end of the learning experience every student should have acquired the tools and the basic knowledge of urban morphology, sustainable urban design and public space configuration. He/She will have to be able to critically connect these skills with each other in order to control the design experience in a comprehensive and conscious way.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The project of the compact, smart and sustainable city, in which all scales of contemporary living are enclosed, is the theme of the Course. The urban morphology, as operative tool able to "read" the environment and "translate" it into a conscious design synthesis, is the main theme of the learning experience. Added to this are skills in the field of environmental sustainability (indoor and outdoor), automatic design through the most recent modeling and computer graphics software.
Full programme
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Bibliography
In addition to those indicated in the Studio: WAN 2015. Barcelona, Sant Adrià de Besos Waterfront Regeneration Project; WAM 2013.Helsinki South Harbour Regeneration Project, 2015; M. Maretto, Teaching Urban Morphology in a Sustainable Perspective, 2018; M.Maretto, Saverio Muratori. A Legacy in Urban design, 2015; M.Maretto, London Squares. A Study in Landscape, 2018; M.Maretto, From urban nodalities to urban fringe belts.The case-study of Krakow, 2018; M. Maretto, Muratorian urban morphology: the walled city of Ahmedabad 2016; M. Maretto, Il paesaggio delle differenze. Architettura, città e territorio nella nuova era globale, 2008.
ADDITIONAL LEARNING MATERIAL
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Teaching methods
In class monitoring of the design activity carried out by the students along with a series of theorical lectures constitute the basic tools of the learning experience. Added to this is an "In-the-field" intensive workshop, lasting a week, carried out on the project area and a series of exercises necessary to monitor the work of the students for the entire duration of the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exposure of the project carried out during the academic year. The evaluation of the student is made considering both the final result of the design experience and his application in the different phases of the project. The evaluation is sufficient if the student demonstrates an acquired ability to face and solve the design theme in all its aspects, also in terms of oral presentation.
Other information
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